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NEWS ABOUT: hospitality

hospitality stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Families are traveling more often, and recession-battered hotels are ramping up their kid-friendly offerings, the Boston Globe reports. Rooms occupied by families with children accounted for 27% of the total in 2008, up from 25% in 2004, and lodgings are watching the trend. Whether it's free Wii, a dog... More »

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travel • children • parents • recession • promotion • vacation • hotel • hospitality • women's issues • kids • lodging • hotel industry

Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

Building frenzy before Olympics may have overestimated demand

Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing’s newest construction binge may lead to a glut of rooms as hoteliers race to finish new properties before the Olympic Games begin in August, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the Games open, Beijing will have 50 five-star hotels, more than double the total of five years ago.... More »

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Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • hospitality • Olympic Games • luxury hotels • hotels

TRAVEL

 11 Travel Faux Pas to Avoid 

Touching is too intimate in some Asian nations

Jun 21, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A great pleasure of this wide world of ours is the multiplicity of cultures and customs. That diversity can also get you into a heap of trouble. So, when traveling, here’s what not to do, and where not to do it, from Travel and Leisure.
  • Touching: Too
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travel • eating • hospitality • gaffe • tourists • ancient customs • tradition • misunderstanding

TRAVEL

 For Hotels, Upgrades
 at Top Boost Bottom Line 

Making suites even sweeter has trickle-down effect to lower income brackets

May 29, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury hotels are spending money to make money, but the dollars aren’t flowing into the average traveler’s quarters, the Wall Street Journal reports. With competition growing and demand for rooms lacking, hotels are burnishing their top suites—some costing $30,000 a night—hoping the added glitz will... More »

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Dubai • Ritz Carlton • Four Seasons • hospitality • luxury travel • luxury hotels • business travelers • Setai

Zut Alors!
Rude French Scaring Off Tourists

Sweeten up, official warns his compatriots 

Sep 2, 07 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - France to the French: Take it easy on foreigners. After the land of vin and fromage fell for the first time in years as the top traveling spot, the tourism bureau has issued guidelines about courtesy, the Guardian reports. “Our greatest handicap,” said a tourist official, “is... More »

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Spain • tourism • France • US • hospitality

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