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  Northeast News September 2, 2010 at 4:26pm

  U.S. HOTEL BRANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN:
  UNDERREPRESENTED OR UNDER DELIVERING:
  
  The largest hotel consultant in the Caribbean, MacLellan & Associates, reports:
  
  "A recent article by Parris Jordan and La Baik of HVS provided interesting data on the apparent low volume of US-branded hotels in the Caribbean, when compared to the hospitality scene in North America. The conclusion reached was that there may be an opportunity for significant growth by brands in the region in the near future."
  
  Is this, in fact, the right conclusion?
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  Northeast News August 28, 2010 at 11:44pm

  Best Western Portal Hotel Bans Men from Hotel Floor(s)
  
  Owner Georgie Woods has decided to ban men from at least one floor in this hotel in Australia. “These days, women account for around 40 percent of Australia’s business travelers,” Ms. Woods said. What's more, 60% of women identify safety as their main concern when choosing a hotel.
  
  If you're a woman, would you be more likely to choose a hotel with a women-only floor?
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  Max Pesling August 27, 2010 at 6:29am

  A true hotel horror story, from the age of service cutbacks: a little boy finds a used condom tucked into the sheets, blows it up as a balloon, and comes down with some unidentified infection in his mouth. This, of course, makes the stories of rampant bed bugs pale. Not to mention the occasional stories about black-light inspections of hotel rooms that reveal various icky substances over all kinds of surfaces.
  
  How can hotels get away with this, to squeeze a few more pennies of profit out of their business? Shoujld there not be state inspectors running unannounced white-glove tests? How many people, and especially children, have to get sick or be eaten alive by bedbugs before something is done?
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  Darryl Musick August 19, 2010 at 7:11pm

  If you can't find a room in town, you can usually find something by the airport so it makes a good fail-safe option. It wouldn't be my first choice but, yeah, I've had some good experience at airport hotels.
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  Northeast News August 19, 2010 at 6:54pm

  Hotels.com reports that user reviews of airport hotels have changed dramatically in recent years from pans to raves. In fact, people are now choosing to stay at airport hotels. I would never have predicted this five years ago. Hotels.com also says that these airport hotels, on average, cost 42% less than downtown hotels. I didn't know that, either. Would you choose to stay at an airport hotel?
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  Sam Scribe August 19, 2010 at 5:00pm

  Northeast, follow the news more closely, and you'll see that the bedbug panic is not just in your region of the country.
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  Adriane Berg August 19, 2010 at 4:35pm

  I think travelers will travel, but the sales of those covers that protect you from hotel sheets should increase-an infomercial would clean up
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  Northeast News August 19, 2010 at 4:28pm

  Here in the Northeast U.S. we're experiencing a minor panic over a bedbug epidemic. To what extent will this prevent people from traveling and sleeping in hotels?
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  Adriane Berg August 16, 2010 at 9:09pm

  Dear Fellow Members
  
  
  I am creating a report that will be sent to travel experts, architects, designers and hotels and more about boomer requirements for travel. See www.AgelessTraveler.com. I will cover everything from being able to see the menu, to traveling with an older parent, to politeness and anti-ageism of staff. I would welcome any pet peeves, any solutions, any good or poor experiences you can contribute. I am a New York Timeds Age Boom Fellow and also a consultant to hotels,CVBs etc. I think it is time that the industry prepared for boomer travelers. This report is as a result of an artilce BOOMER ROOMER I wrote for Hotel Design Magazine and a speaking presentation at Transform, this summer, a conference on universal design. I learned through my work that the industry is still not up to speed.
  
  
  
  Please share your thoughts.

  http://www.AgelessTraveler.com/
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  Ed Wetschler August 14, 2010 at 6:27pm

  A member needs some advice about London. See Tripatini's Ask A Travel Expert: http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/need-hotel-in-london