ANNE CHALFANT: TRAVEL: Now playing, London-style (Contra Costa Times)
On weekends, Parisians cram the Chunnel train, heading for trendy London and its theater scene. Pardon? It's true. London, financial sugarplum of Europe these days, rocks with mod-decor bars; trendy hotels; and shows, shows, shows....more...Global Hyatt Launches Bold New Brand - Hyatt Place(TM) - Designed Around Travelers' Integrated Mindset (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Inspired by the changing landscape of contemporary, multi-tasking business travelers, Global Hyatt Corporation today unveiled Hyatt Place, an innovative hotel concept with a strong appeal to a newly identified target audience who has successfully adapted to today's "24/7 lifestyle."...more... Hostelworld.com Offers Mobile Solutions for Exploring Destinations (PR Web)
Want to travel and explore without being emblazoned with the scarlet letter of tourists: the fat, clunky guidebook? Hostelworld.com, the leading provider of online reservations to the budget, independent and youth travel market, announces an alternative and fun way to be an informed traveler, offering its users free podcasts to accompany the 25 free downloadable pocket guides to some of the ......more... Business Travel News Names The 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006 (Business Travel News)
Business Travel News editors once again have named the 25 decision makers they perceived as having exerted the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year. Editors vetted nominations from industry professionals, including members of the Business Travel News editorial board....more... Customer Service Champs (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Bob Emig was flying home from St. Louis on Southwest Airlines this past December when an all-too-familiar travel nightmare began to unfold. After his airplane backed away from the gate, he and his fellow passengers were told the plane would need to be de-iced. When the aircraft was ready to fly two and a half hours later, the pilot had reached the hour limit set by the Federal Aviation ......more... |