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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Deer Crashes Hotel


Sleep at the Terrace Hotel in Cincinnati was rudely interrupted on Tuesday when a deer crashed through a window and into the quiet Cincinnati hotel.

At 5:10 a.m. the police received the call about the large buck causing chaos inside the Terrace Hotel. It wasn’t until 6:25 a.m. that the deer was captured by SPCA workers. The deer was obviously scared and confused.

Unfortunately, after the deer was taken to SCPA headquarters ...

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

A helping hand for liquid-less travelers


The Omni Jacksonville Hotel and the Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk in Jacksonville Florida are supplying free liquid and gel products to all their guests.

Last week, the Omni Jacksonville Hotel began supplying items including cosmetics, sunscreen, toothpaste, contact lens solution, nail polish, and nail polish remover. They are also providing guests a list of nearby pharmacies with phone numbers and hours of operation to refill ...

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Focused on Female Business travelers


The rate of female business travelers is steadily increasing everyday. This spike has made way for a new niche market - rooms catering completely to the needs and wants of female business travelers.

Hotels like Don Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club in Miami Lakes have reserved an entire floor for female travelers. The rooms on this special ‘Patrician Floor’ (named after Patricia Graham, wife of William A. Graham, chairman emeritus of ...

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Allergy-Friendly Hotel Rooms are under the microscope


For years now the hotel industry has banked on the concept of allergy-friendly hotel rooms. These rooms are said to do everything from purifying the air and killing airborne viruses, to filtering shower water and using germicidal ultraviolet lights in air-conditioning units to keep cooling coils free of molds and fungi.

But has anyone actually stopped and asked the companies who sell the products and the hotels that use them: "Hey ...

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Environmentally Friend Cost Cutting


According to the St. Petersburg Times, the TradeWinds Island Resort on St. Petersburg Beach became the only Tampa Bay hotel property to be certified under Florida's Green Lodging program.

The program means the TradeWinds Island Resort guest rooms are now sporting brand new energy-efficient air conditioners, and low-flow shower heads. There is also a strict recycling policy in effect to cut down on cardboard, glass, and paper waste. Once per year ...

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Keeping your Valuables Safe


You always hear horror stories of people on trips having their valuables or money stolen. It happens all the time, but is there a way to prevent this from happening to you? Of course there is!

Most hotel descriptions will mention if they have a safe available for you to use. However, if there isn’t one listed the first thing you should do when you arrive is ask if there is a hotel safe you can keep valuables in. The hotel safe is one of the securest places to put anything important, for example,your passport. If you do not have access to a hotel safe, or you need to have everything you travel with at you finger tips at all times, how can you keep your money and valuables out of the hands of thieves?