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  • August 2008

    • Hotels Suited to Campaign Trail

      Travel Leisure  |  Aug 20, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Hotels Suited to Campaign Trail

      (Newser) - Following the flurry of political press linked to hotel heiress and partier-in-chief Paris Hilton, campaign accommodation now requires serious vetting. Travel + Leisure plays candidate concierge, offering lodging suggestions for the presidential hopefuls: Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas: For John McCain, red-friendly name and removed from the sinful Strip. For Barack Obama: "blue" celeb George Clooney runs the hotel’s Cherry Nightclub. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Las Vegas  • Paris Hilton  • hybrid car  • luxury hotels  • Scarlett Johansson  • hotels  • Hilton Hotels

  • July 2008

    • Jean-Georges Has Appetite for Empire

      Portfolio  |  Jul 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Jean-Georges Has Appetite for Empire

      (Newser) - Jean-Georges Vongerichten has been busy indeed outside the kitchen—too busy, in the minds of some. In the next 5 years, the restaurateur plans to open between 30 and 50 new establishments in Starwood Hotels worldwide. The dramatic move, brokered by a private-equity firm, will make consistency a challenge and could lessen his cachet before long, Portfolio reports. More »

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      restaurant  • restaurateurs  • hotels  • empire  • W Hotels

    • Tips for Frequent Fliers

      Travel Leisure  |  Jul 22, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Tips for Frequent Fliers

      (Newser) - You sat in plenty of stuffy cabins to earn those frequent-flier miles: make sure you get a good trip out of them. Travel and Leisure runs down the best ways to earn miles and use them efficiently. Stick with one airline: The more you commit to a single airline, the better you'll be treated and the more miles you'll accumulate. Eat more, drive more: Rental car companies such as Hertz double the miles of some airline customers, and participating restaurants also offer such benefits. Ditch the mouse for the receiver: Booking a ticket by calling an airline agent can help you use your miles more efficiently than online booking. More »

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      list  • travel  • airline  • flights  • hotels  • frequent flier miles  • leisure  • car rental

    • Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

      (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. While three-quarters of those rooms are booked, fewer than half the rooms at four-stars are reserved. More »

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

    • Greenies Shudder as Big Biz Embraces EcoTravel

      Newsweek  |  Jul 13, 08 3:59 PM CDT

      Greenies Shudder as Big Biz Embraces EcoTravel

      (Newser) - Ecofriendly travelers once camped outdoors and foraged for food, but today a hotel in Times Square can claim it's as green as a lodge in the Costa Rican rain forest, Anna Kuchment writes in Newsweek . In other words, eco-vacationing has gone big business, and environmental advocates fear the notion is being diluted. "A lot of people want to use terms like 'ecotourism,' because it's cool and hip now," one expert said. More »

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      environment  • environmentalism  • hotels

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