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- Top 20 Hotels Attract Business Travelers on the Job - HULIQ
- F1 boost for the leisure industry - ArabianBusiness.com
- UAE and global markets eye China to boost revenues from tourism - Emirates Business 24/7
- AP TRAVEL AND LEISURE DIGEST For Week Of Nov. 16 - CBS News
| Top 20 Hotels Attract Business Travelers on the Job - HULIQ Posted: 04 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST What amenities and services do hotel business travelers expect when working away from the office? Free wi-fi, breakfast, plush robes, free parking, a fully stocked mini bar perhaps? Why should business travel be deemed any less important than high priced luxury travel? Traveling executives are basically living out of their suitcases, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be comfortable, pampered and well fed. Just because business travelers are making money on the go, doesn't mean they should get charged luxury prices because hotels see the guest as walking hundred dollar bills. After an exhaustive World's Best survey, Travel + Leisure came up with this impressive list. You know you can count on their suggestions, after all, they are Travel + Leisure.
XV Beacon, Boston World's Best Business Hotels for 2009 by Travel & Leisure For more information, go to Travel + Leisure. Sources: travelandleisure.com; xvbeacon.com; thelondonwesthollywood.com; montrealgazette.com Written by Donna Diegel This content has passed through fivefilters.org. | |
| F1 boost for the leisure industry - ArabianBusiness.com Posted: 05 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST It's easy to get immune to hype when you live in a country undergoing such rapid development. With the marketing wheels in full motion, particularly when it comes to promoting the tourism and leisure facilities the UAE has planned, terms such as 'world-class', 'world's best', 'best-in-class', as well as promises of the world's 'tallest', 'biggest', 'widest' and 'longest' are bandied around all too often. So, when I heard the pre-opening hype regarding Yas Island and the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix, it was easy to take it with a pinch of salt. I mean, how good could it possibly be? Well, I'm no motor sports fan and don't really know my Brawns from my Ferraris, but I have to say, I was mightily impressed by the F1 track on Yas Island — you don't have to be a petrol head to appreciate this state-of-the-art facility, which is simply awesome. As a spectator watching the final race, I was not only mesmerised by the high-speed action, but the view beyond — the colourfully-lit Yas Hotel straddling the track at the centre of the action and the adjacent marina, which was packed with yachts full of partygoers as well as those belonging to some of our esteemed rulers. Behind the spectator areas there were plenty of F&B outlets, shops full of merchandise, chill out areas and lots of kids' activities. Not only that, but the event was well organised in terms of parking and shuttle buses making attending a pleasurable experience all round. The international attention (600 million TV viewers and 500 spectators) and the positive press generated by the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will no doubt pay immense dividends for the UAE capital's travel and leisure industries. In the short term, Deloitte's STR Global data revealed that revenue per available room (revPAR) growth in Abu Dhabi peaked on the first day of the event — Friday October 30 — was up 97.6% year on year, while occupancy and average room rates hit the highest point during the three-day event on Saturday October 31 at an "astonishing" 97.5% and US $606 respectively. These figures are an indication of the positive impact of this and other events taking place on Yas Island in the long term. And with Ferarri World soon to open its doors, having already been tested out for the post-race concerts each evening, the facility will soon extend its appeal to even more source markets worldwide. The Formula 1 Grand Prix was proof that you can use prestigious sporting events to market a destination with such success that almost overnight your status as a sports and tourism hub is upgraded. Abu Dhabi will no longer been seen as an emerging destination, but one that can put its money where its mouth is and deliver on its promises to provide world-class facilities. This can only bode exceedingly well for the future of the emirate's burgeoning sports and leisure industries. Gemma Greenwood is the senior group editor of ITP Business' travel & hospitality tiles. READERS' COMMENTSMORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COMThis content has passed through fivefilters.org. | |
| UAE and global markets eye China to boost revenues from tourism - Emirates Business 24/7 Posted: 05 Dec 2009 09:34 AM PST
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| AP TRAVEL AND LEISURE DIGEST For Week Of Nov. 16 - CBS News Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:30 PM PST (AP) AP Travel for week of Nov. 16 OBAMA-NYC NEW YORK - Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago. To fill in the gap, Miller offers a tour of Upper Manhattan called "Obama's New York." The two-hour $25 walking tour includes stops at Columbia University, a Harlem subway station, and the street where the man who now sleeps in the White House once slept in an alley. By BETH J. HARPAZ. AP Photos NY400-407 AP Travel Video filename: 1116trav_walkobama HONDURAS ROATAN, Honduras - "The president's been arrested already this morning," hotel owner Jeff Kuken told me and my wife one Sunday morning in late June. We had spent months planning a vacation across Honduras, but now Latin America's first military coup in decades was unfolding on the third day of our trip. Not exactly part of our plans, and definitely not included in guidebooks that painted Honduras as the Next Big Destination for affordable eco-tourism. We wondered whether it would be possible to have fun and relax in a beautiful country going through political chaos. The answer turned out to be a resounding yes - with some changes in plans and a bit of luck. By RYAN J. FOLEY. AP Photos NY421-426 HOLIDAY GIFTS NEW YORK - What makes a good holiday gift for a traveler? If you have big bucks, splurge on an e-reader or a netbook. But if you're on a budget, go for clever stocking-stuffers, like a laminated cardboard wine wheel to help wine-challenged foodies instantly determine good pairings, $8.85 from Magellan's, or a funky $17 passport wallet from Flight 001. By BETH J. HARPAZ. AP Photos NY408-410 HOLIDAY BOOKS NEW YORK - Whether you're looking for a gift for an armchair traveler or a frequent flyer, you can't go wrong with a book. Booksellers from three travel bookstores - Distant Lands - http://www.distantlands.com/ - in Pasadena, Calif., Globe Corner - http://www.globecorner.com/ - in Cambridge, Mass., and Idlewild Books - http://idlewildbooks.com/ - in New York City - offered their recommendations for travel books that make good holiday gifts, from coffee-table books filled with gorgeous photos, to travelogues of long-ago adventures in faraway places, to practical guidebooks for every type of traveler. By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Photos NY411-414 HOLIDAY LIGHTINGS NEW YORK - This season's Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas' first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington. By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Photos NY415-420 FASHION-SNL WINDOWS NEW YORK - It's not quite the warm and fuzzy crowd one probably imagines gathering around the Christmas tree, but Barneys New York is celebrating the holidays at its flagship store with a motley crew that includes Roseanne Roseannadanna, the Church Lady, Father Guido Sarducci, Wayne and Garth - and Pat. Two dozen "Saturday Night Live" favorites have been transformed into life-size, paper-mache ornaments to hang in the windows on Madison Avenue as the retailer puts on its biggest visual show of the year. By Samantha Critchell Eds: Story expected Tuesday, Nov. 17 TRAVEL BRIEFS Eds: Items on travel survey, cruises for babies, holiday airfare, New Year's Eve-Times Square, New Year's Eve-Vegas, books, Smithsonian holiday exhibit, Forbes awards, Indiana-cranes, Alabama governor's mansion FLIGHT PLAN-CREDIT CARD FEES ATLANTA - Another fee is coming in the new year for airline and hotel customers - this time from your credit card company. The message: Miss a payment one month and you forfeit the miles or points you thought you earned for making purchases on your card during that period. To get the rewards back, it's going to cost you. By Airlines Writer Harry R. Weber. Eds: Moving Wednesday. UPCOMING TRAVEL STORIES: Eds: For planning purposes, here are some of the print stories scheduled for the AP Travel package for the next few weeks (list subject to change). For Nov. 23: St Barth Amtrak-AutoTrain Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue tours - Philadelphia Daisy Bates house tours - Little Rock Holiday train shows For the near future: Nov. 30 - 3 stories for Olympics-themed ski package: A look at the 3 U.S. venues that have hosted the Olympics and how the winter games influenced those destinations: Squaw Valley, CA; Lake Placid, NY; SLC, Utah. Bethlehem, PA: Christmas City East v. West skiing - pros and cons Rethinking green skiing Colorado - ski season outlook Honduras Motorcycle - tour rentals Bonaire Virginia pirates exhibit St. Bart's January - Vancouver - one month out from winter OLY Late January - cruise trends AP Travel editor Beth Harpaz is reachable at bharpaz(at)ap.org. For AP Photos, call 212-621-1921. Reruns of stories are available from http://apexchange.com or from the Service Desk (800-838-4616). This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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