The Hotels.com Hotels Price Index (HPI) has revealed that the prices paid for hotel rooms in the UK have fallen for the first time in four years. Prices dropped 4% in the third quarter of 2008 to £97 per room per night, compared to £101 being paid during the same period a ...
Hotels.com has reported global hotel prices fell 3% in 2008, the first-year on-year fall in prices measured since the Hotel Price Index was started in January 2004
The average price paid by travellers for a room during the period July-September 2008 fell by 3% globally when compared to the same period ...
December 23rd 2008
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Superbreak, the UK based market leader for short breaks, has revealed a new winter deal, offering people the chance to visit Edinburgh and ...
When husband and wife team Carl and Susan Hruza relocated their business to Door County WI it was with a clear vision of the future. Owners of a successful Internet business and two art gallery locations in North Eastern Wisconsin, the Hruza's deliberated long and hard before deciding to move their businesses to ...
December 16th 2008
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Experts have said that religions evolve according to the needs of their followers. The parallels between the Nativity story and the myth of the birth of Zeus are close because the traditions that have surrounded the myths of Zeus’ life may have transferred to that of Jesus Christ.
This December 25, ...
VillaPlus.com has been named second for villa holiday websites, in the latest test by Travolution.
The results were based on a recent user test, which was performed by Cass Heaphy, Marketing Director of Strange Creative and Digital Marketing Agency. The test criterion was carried out on a number of villa operator’s ...
December 10th 2008
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Hotels.com, the world's most visited online accommodation website, has surveyed over 1000 members of match.com, the UK's most popular online dating site, revealing that four out of five women (84%) expect their partner to pay the full cost of their first mini break away, even though 73% of women still expected ...
November 21st 2008
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Superbreak, the leading short break holiday company, has announced plans to expand its overseas accommodation network, after managing to book 100,000 travellers onto its overseas accommodation programme in the last year. A new target of 115,000 has been set for the next 12 months, up to the end of September ...
November 11th 2008
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To coincide with the release of the latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, Hotels.com have announced details of discounts for hotels in the cities visited by Bond.
The 22nd film in the Bond series sees the English spy travelling the world making stops in Haiti, Austria, Italy and much of ...
A new website launched this week lets independent travelers who want to do more than just 'see the sights' connect with a local person for an authentic, local experience.
The concept has benefits for both the traveler and the local residents who provide the tours. As company President, Paul Melhus puts it, ...
October 31st 2008
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Noshi Webmart, an upcoming web company in India, has launched http://www.yourasianvacations.com, a comprehensive site focused on vacations in Asia. The site is the first in a series of services which would be later launched by the company.
YourAsianVacations.com is a comprehensive, innovative site covering all aspects related to tourism in Asia. The ...
October 9th 2008
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Macdonald Hotels and Resorts has teamed up with many of the UK's top attractions, including National Trust for Scotland properties, English Heritage properties and city sightseeing bus tours to provide guests with a host of Great Days Out discounts on activities across the country.
The Great Days Out Autumn break deals are available at ...
M&S Money reports that the popularity of destinations outside the Eurozone is growing among British tourists, with Turkey emerging as a top holiday hotspot for 2008.
Foreign currency expert M&S Money has seen a 53% year-on-year increase in sales of Turkish Lira. The Turkish Lira has proved to be the second most ...
September 18th 2008
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Research by lastminute.com shows Russian holidaymakers' willingness to spend big means hoteliers are now aiming for the Russian holiday market by offering its tour operators better deals than they would to British and German Operators.
This has led to the traditional battle between the Brits and the Germans for the sun ...
Britannia Hotels, the leading privately owned hotel group in the UK, has refurbished its main Manchester property with traditional style décor and a number of additional amenities which, along with Britannia Hotels’ Sachas hotel in central Manchester, help make it an ideal city centre hotel for many, with easy access to attractions ...
Embassy Suites Hotels have recently conducted its nationwide search for the best Do Not Disturb door hangerdesigns to be used in all of its nearly 190 upscale, all-suite hotels. The contest was held During September and October 2007, where a panel of Embassy Suitesjudges has choosen the cleverest design/copy submitted ...
September 8th 2008
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Warner Leisure Hotels' Holme Lacy House Hotel near Hereford is the location of The Orchard, a brand new restaurant which looks set to be one of the region's leading places to dine.
Situated in one of the recently restored and refurbished grand reception rooms at Holme Lacy House, The Orchard offers guests and non-residents alike the ...
Sea Trail Joins Storied Courses Like Pinehurst No. 2 And Pine Needles On Prestigious List Of The State’s Best In Its Latest Ranking
Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center's Rees Jones course has been named one of the best courses in North Carolina according to Golf Magazine’s “first-ever” ranking of the ...
August 8th 2008
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