Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What Consumers Are Reading About Travel... - Update

Conde Nast Traveler’s List 2010 with “the best places to stay in the world” as selected by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine included some of our HSMAI-South Florida area’s hotels. These included in Palm Beach: The Brazilian Court, The Breakers, Sundy House – Delray; In Miami-Dade: Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Mandarin Oriental Miami, Sagamore Hotel-Miami Beach, The Setai-Miami Beach; and In Southwest Florida: Ritz Carlton and Ritz Carlton Golf Resort-Naples.

Fodor’s Newsletter featured an article on “6 Ways to Save on Your Warm Weather Vacation”. In #2: “Don’t Pay for Stuff You don’t Need”, the editor suggested passing on a large resort if you prefer a low key holiday. In #5: “Simply Pick a Cheaper Place”, they suggested staying a few blocks inland from the beach for lower rates and mentioned this would be true for South Beach and for Fort Lauderdale.

Fodor’s Winter Escape Photo contest: “Show Us Your 80 Degrees” ends on February 28th.

The “Free Your Florida side Sweepstakes” to win a trip for 2 to Florida (plus a chance to win a new Miata convertible) was kicked off in their newsletter the beginning of this month and runs through April 30th. The Delray Beach Marriott and the Key Largo Resort Marriott are the featured hotels.

A Fodor’s article on “Spa Retreats in Paradise” featured The Canyon Ranch Hotel and Spa in Miami as the “splurge” location and The Standard in Miami Beach as the “save” location.

TripAdvisor featured Miami Beach (as #5) in their January “Top 10 Warm Weather Escapes”.

TripAdvisor’s “Travelers’ Choice 2010” list of “Top 10 Trendiest Hotels in the U.S.” included the W Fort Lauderdale as their # 2, with #3 The EPIC Hotel (Miami) and #10 Sense South Beach Hotel (Miami Beach);
and their “Top 10 Spring Break Rental Hotspots” list included Marco Island, FL at #7.

Best, Julie Wernick, HSMAInsider

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