The Radisson Blu Krakow was one of my favorite hotels on the Baltic Explorer tour and a great base to explore Krakow and the historic sights in the area. A good location just outside the old town, beautiful rooms and good service – all at a reasonable price made for the perfect fit! Read my […]
The first quarter of the year is usually slow business for hotels in Europe and North America – it’s winter, fewer people travel after the big holidays and business travel is slow to kick off. That often results in good hotel promotions to fill all those rooms and a chance to get some good deals
Manila is a huge city and I recommend to read my “where to stay in Manila” post and decide carefully where to be! If Fort Bonifacio is the area you picked (congratulations, my favorite), then you have a growing number of hotels to choose from. But if you are traveling as a family, a serviced
LeMeridien Hotels is one of the upscale brands in the Starwood portfolio, very similar to the Westin brand. I’ve stayed at a few LeMeridien hotels and like their flair and style – read more to find out what experience to expect!
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you an update on IHG Rewards Club’s latest devaluation – you have a few days to book hotels at the old rates, so be quick. There are also fare sales at Alitalia for global travel and at Singapore Airlines for flights from the Philippines, so lots of ways to save
Sheraton is the flagship brand in the Starwood portfolio with more hotels than any of their other brands. It’s a midscale, full-service hotel chain. I’ve had pretty mixed experiences with Sheraton hotels, so read on to find out what you can expect from a Sheraton property.
It was one of these weeks where you just need to get away and we were looking for a beach hotel near Manila for the weekend. We found the Buceo Anilao Beach & Dive Resort online at a good price and were all set for our weekend trip. It turned out to be a pleasant
This week’s Deal Dispatch brings you one of my favorite promotions, IHG Reward Club’s PointBreaks promotion with hotel room from only 5,000 points/night. And to get there, you can take advantage of Air Berlin’s Global Sale with good deals on business class flights!
The Starwood hotel group with 1,270 hotels in over 100 countries is one of the smaller American competitors, but a favorite of many US business travelers. While the Sheraton brand is the best known and most frequent brand, it’s the more upscale Westin and W brands that have shaped the image of this group. Apparently,
For my last night in Warsaw as part of my Baltic Explorer trip I selected the Westin hotel as a treat. While it was expensive on cash rates, it was available on points, so I was looking forward to enjoying a night at an upscale hotel with all the amenities. Did it deliver on the
hoteltonight is a free smartphone app developed for last-minute hotel bookings at deep discounts. It’s a great idea: If a hotel room isn’t booked on that day, it’s probably going to be empty. Selling it at a big discount to travelers willing to book last minute fills the room and adds to the bottom line
For my second night in Warsaw as part of my Baltic Explorer trip, I selected the Hampton Warsaw City Center for its location, value and to complete the Fast Track to Gold promotion offered by the Hilton Hhonors rewards program. I hadn’t stayed at a Hampton hotel outside the US and was pleasantly surprised –