A new poll from online travel agent eDreams has found that 61% of Americans rank travelling the world as their most therapeutic pastime, followed by shopping (19%) and going to bars, restaurants and clubs (11%). The 2021 Holidays research conducted by an independent research company OnePoll revealed that 57% of Americans with savings of $1,000…
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Dogs on the road, in the air and in hotels: What to know before your pack your pet
It’s no surprise that man’s new best friend will be a part of the family’s next adventure. And as more Americans are making travel plans, many are looking for trips that can accommodate their beloved four-legged family members. However, taking Rover along on a family trip necessitates research and planning. Will your dog be a…
Sonoma County tourism bounces back with boost in hotel stays, air travel lift
If anyone is bullish on a tourism rebound in Sonoma County, it’s Emily Glick. Glick and investors from her family bought the Applewood Inn late last year and since then she has spearheaded revamping the 21-room Guerneville property set to open in August. It covers six acres amid groves of redwood trees complemented by apple,…
What’s the Price of an Uncleaned Hotel Room?
“The past year was difficult because I had panic attacks, anxiety attacks and landed in the emergency room twice,” she said in a Spanish-language interview in July. Now she is back at work in an on-call capacity, working one or two days a week or, some weeks, not at all. Work that was in the…
Hotels open the door to the next evolution in room service: Travel Weekly
For some travelers, app-based food delivery companies like Grubhub and UberEats have already rendered hotel room service nearly obsolete. A few pioneering players in the hospitality space, however, have found ways to use delivery apps to their advantage, leveraging new partnerships to put a modern, tech-enabled spin on traditional room service concepts. In what it…
Guarded optimism at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit: Travel Weekly
LOS ANGELES — The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) opening sessions on Monday reflected the hotel industry’s confidence and apprehension as it looks ahead. Several of the afternoon’s speakers expressed cautious optimism about economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and the future of tourism and travel. “The U.S. economy was roaring [prior to the pandemic],”…