(A collection of items from various sources... Editor’s Note JWF)
Orbitz is offering a summer hotel sale where travelers who book a hotel get two coupons worth up to $300 for future travel.
Expedia has opened a website for gay travel featuring “welcoming” hotels. In partnership with the Gay & Lesbian Travel Association, it features 10 domestic destinations (including South Florida) and 5 international ones.
Expedia research shows that 16 percent of people worldwide book online on a Monday (the most popular day). Sunday is the “quietest” day for bookings.
Priceline reports a 52.5% gross travel bookings increase for the first quarter of this year, 2010.
Priceline has a new “Big Deal Guarantee” offering a $25 “bounty” to hotel customers who find a lower price (than what they paid) for their reservations through Priceline.
TripAdvisor launched TripAdvisor for Business, a new “B2B” marketing division.
They have also started a new free iphone app to access reviews which can be sorted by rating, distance, and price and can also send reviews from the road.
TripAdvisor was started in 2000. Now, ten years later, they have launched Trip Friends where people can get advice (through Facebook) from friends who have previously visited a destination.
Fort Lauderdale Hotels, featured recently on TripAdvisor, include:
The Lago Mar (“Way more than I expected”);
Embassy Suites (“Best part of the trip”);
W Hotel (“Best W Hotel stay ever – pleasantly surprised”).
Fodor’s article on “Best US Road trips – 4 Great Drives” featured US Route 1. In their best sights along the route, they included the Florida Everglades and the Overseas Highway to the Keys.
Best, Julie Wernick, HSMAInsider. (July/August, 2010)
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