Pubs bring in freshly mown grass to mask sweat and stale beer odour (ANI via Yahoo! India News) London, Aug 6 (ANI): Don't be surprised when you find the stale whiff of alcohol and cigarette missing from the air in pubs, for bar managers have found a way to mask the unpleasant smell. Mitchells and Butlers, that is in charge of 2,000 pubs, has decided to bring in freshly mown grass to beat the odour of beer, sweat and drains, that were earlier covered by cigarette fumes. The measure has ......more...hotels.com adds interactive mapping tools (eyefortravel.com) The new mapping capabilities, in conjunction with side-by-side comparisons, photos, virtual tours, user reviews, and detailed property descriptions, are designed to streamline the hotel selection and booking process, according to Scott Booker, chief hotel expert for hotels.com....more... Strategic Hotels & Resorts Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Strategic Hotels & Resorts today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007....more... /FIRST AND FINAL ADD -- AQW180A -- Strategic Hotels & Resorts Earnings/ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) over-quarter basis....more... RBS close to sale of Hilton hotels (Tiscali) LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is poised to sell a 1.1 billion pound portfolio of mainly Hilton hotels to Jeremy Robson, the Financial Times reported on Saturday....more... Condo.com forms JV with CondoHotels.com (eyefortravel.com) Condo.com will use its proprietary technology platform to power the domain CondoHotels.com. The companies shared that Condo hotels are a relatively new phenomenon in property ownership, making the timing of this partnership indicative of a growing trend....more... Electronic bookings show no signs of slowing down (eyefortravel.com) The data shows the total Central Reservation System (CRS) reservations for major hotel brands increased 6.9 percent in Q1 2007, reaching more than 21 million bookings....more... Turning traditional hotel advertising on its head (eyefortravel.com) Westin?s $30 million campaign uses experiential mediums including 3-D and Bluetooth billboards, image-shifting lenticulars and sub-media (ads that appear to move on the train tunnel walls, much like a giant flip book), in order to bring to life the brand?s ongoing concept of personal renewal....more... Cheapflights.com adds hotel search and search-by-date features (eyefortravel.com) The initiative is based on consumer feedback, which included focus groups and a 60-day beta test period, and partner input....more... |