“Hotels.com Hotels Price Index Reveals Now Is the Time to Book Your Five Star Room and Pay a Three Star Price” plus 3 more |
- Hotels.com Hotels Price Index Reveals Now Is the Time to Book Your Five Star Room and Pay a Three Star Price
- Hotels.com Hotels Price Index Reveals Now Is the Time to Book Your Five Star Room and Pay a Three Star Price
- Suburban hotel busts may hit taxpayers
- 8 Hotels in Santa Barbara Have Now Been Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating
| Posted: 23 Jun 2010 08:09 AM PDT Posted on: Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 08:00 CDT DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hotels.com®, a leading provider of lodging worldwide, has unveiled its Star Ratings prices, comparing three, four and five star room prices at the world's best properties and for the best possible rates. These price comparisons have been gleaned from the Hotels.com 2009 Hotel Price Index(TM), the definitive annual report on hotel prices paid around the world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100623/NY25024) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100623/NY25024) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050415/LAFRU1LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050415/LAFRU1LOGO) "Higher quality rooms in four and five star properties are now within the reach of more travelers who previously may have chosen two or three star properties," said Taylor L. Cole, APR, director of public relations for Hotels.com. "By filtering searches by star ratings during a Hotels.com trip planning session, travelers can find the highest quality rooms at the lowest prices and even take advantage of upgrades for holidays like the 4th of July." Due to continued inventory and economic pressures, consumers have a very timely opportunity to snag great deals and upgrade their accommodations and travel experience. These deals won't necessarily last, but with the fluctuating economy, prices have hit lows and are only now starting to climb back. In 2009, a three-star property in Chicago cost an average of $132 per room, a 21 percent decrease from the 2008 rate of $168. Below is a list of the top five U.S. destinations for U.S. travelers (as ranked by the 2009 Hotels.com 2009 Hotel Price Index(TM)). Percent 2008 2009 Difference Star Average Average Year-to- City Country Rating Room Rate Room Rate Year ---- ------- ------ --------- --------- ---------- United Las Vegas States 1 $65 $41 -37% --------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Las Vegas States 2 $65 $49 -25% --------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Las Vegas States 3 $83 $63 -24% --------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Las Vegas States 4 $149 $121 -19% --------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Las Vegas States 5 $287 $201 -30% --------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United New York States 1 $144 $108 -25% -------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United New York States 2 $226 $163 -28% -------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United New York States 3 $301 $225 -25% -------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United New York States 4 $410 $308 -25% -------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United New York States 5 $554 $422 -24% -------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Orlando States 1 $49 $43 -13% ------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Orlando States 2 $67 $57 -15% ------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Orlando States 3 $119 $104 -12% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Orlando States 4 $199 $162 -19% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Orlando States 5 $305 $248 -19% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Chicago States 1 $93 $80 -14% ------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Chicago States 2 $118 $100 -15% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Chicago States 3 $168 $132 -21% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Chicago States 4 $214 $162 -24% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Chicago States 5 $472 $301 -36% ------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Los Angeles States 1 $94 $86 -8% ----------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Los Angeles States 2 $98 $87 -12% ----------- ------- --- --- --- --- United Los Angeles States 3 $152 $127 -17% ----------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Los Angeles States 4 $278 $221 -21% ----------- ------- --- ---- ---- --- United Los Angeles States 5 $557 $357 -36% ----------- ------- --- ---- ---- ---"Broadening a family's options when it comes to booking is just one way Hotels.com can help enhance a family's summer vacation," adds Cole. "To help customers further capitalize on these lower rates, Hotels.com is currently running a 'Family Sale.'" Rooms can be booked through July 5th for travel between now and July 31. Some featured family hotels include: Anaheim, CA - Anabella Hotel - 3.5 star - $102 (Travel 6/29-7/1) Orlando, FL - The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa - 4 star - $69 (Travel 6/29-7/03) San Antonio, TX - The Historic Menger Hotel - 3.5 star - $104 (Travel 7/4-7/8) San Diego, CA - The Dana on Mission Bay/Sea World - 3 star - $129 (Travel 6/16-6/18) Denver, CO - The Burnsley All Suite Hotel - 3.5 star - $74 (Travel 7/2-7/4) Hotels.com offers more than just great hotel savings. It is an industry authority that puts customers first by offering their Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. Travelers now have the chance to book great deals at top properties due to the narrowing price gap between 3, 4, and 5 star hotels in the Hotels.com® 2009 Hotel Price Index(TM) (HPI®), an annual study on actual prices paid for hotel rooms. In addition, all bookings are eligible for Hotels.com welcomerewards credits. welcomerewards, the loyalty program from Hotels.com, rewards guests with one free night whenever they accumulate 10 nights on Hotels.com. For additional information on the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, please click here About Hotels.com Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 85,000 properties in over 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to local favorites and bed & breakfasts. With services such as welcomerewards®, an industry leading loyalty rewards program; the real opinions of other travelers captured in over 1.5 million Guest Reviews and; a Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking with Hotels.com can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. For more information, please visit hotels.com. Hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE). Please visit the Hotels.com Travel Smart Blog for consumer and business travel information. Follow us on Twitter via www.twitter.com/hotelsdotcom, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom and take a VirtualVacation at www.virtualvacay.com. Hotels.com, A Smarter Way to Book(TM). Hotels.com, Hotel Price Index, HPI, and the Hotels.com logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotels.com, LP, a subsidiary of Hotels.com. Other logos or products and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners © 2010 Hotels.com, LP. All rights reserved. CST # 2083949-50 SOURCE Hotels.com Source: PR Newswire Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hotels.com®, a leading provider of lodging worldwide, has unveiled its Star Ratings prices, comparing three, four and five star room prices at the world's best properties and for the best possible rates. These price comparisons have been gleaned from the Hotels.com 2009 Hotel Price Index™, the definitive annual report on hotel prices paid around the world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100623/NY25024) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100623/NY25024) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050415/LAFRU1LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050415/LAFRU1LOGO) "Higher quality rooms in four and five star properties are now within the reach of more travelers who previously may have chosen two or three star properties," said Taylor L. Cole, APR, director of public relations for Hotels.com. "By filtering searches by star ratings during a Hotels.com trip planning session, travelers can find the highest quality rooms at the lowest prices and even take advantage of upgrades for holidays like the 4th of July." Due to continued inventory and economic pressures, consumers have a very timely opportunity to snag great deals and upgrade their accommodations and travel experience. These deals won't necessarily last, but with the fluctuating economy, prices have hit lows and are only now starting to climb back. In 2009, a three-star property in Chicago cost an average of $132 per room, a 21 percent decrease from the 2008 rate of $168. Below is a list of the top five U.S. destinations for U.S. travelers (as ranked by the 2009 Hotels.com 2009 Hotel Price Index™). "Broadening a family's options when it comes to booking is just one way Hotels.com can help enhance a family's summer vacation," adds Cole. "To help customers further capitalize on these lower rates, Hotels.com is currently running a 'Family Sale.'" Rooms can be booked through July 5th for travel between now and July 31. Some featured family hotels include: Anaheim, CA - Anabella Hotel - 3.5 star - $102 (Travel 6/29-7/1) Orlando, FL - The Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa - 4 star - $69 (Travel 6/29-7/03) San Antonio, TX - The Historic Menger Hotel - 3.5 star - $104 (Travel 7/4-7/8) San Diego, CA - The Dana on Mission Bay/Sea World - 3 star - $129 (Travel 6/16-6/18) Denver, CO - The Burnsley All Suite Hotel - 3.5 star - $74 (Travel 7/2-7/4) Hotels.com offers more than just great hotel savings. It is an industry authority that puts customers first by offering their Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. Travelers now have the chance to book great deals at top properties due to the narrowing price gap between 3, 4, and 5 star hotels in the Hotels.com® 2009 Hotel Price Index™ (HPI®), an annual study on actual prices paid for hotel rooms. In addition, all bookings are eligible for Hotels.com welcomerewards credits. welcomerewards, the loyalty program from Hotels.com, rewards guests with one free night whenever they accumulate 10 nights on Hotels.com. For additional information on the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, please click here About Hotels.com Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 85,000 properties in over 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to local favorites and bed & breakfasts. With services such as welcomerewards®, an industry leading loyalty rewards program; the real opinions of other travelers captured in over 1.5 million Guest Reviews and; a Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking with Hotels.com can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. For more information, please visit hotels.com. Hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXPE - News). Please visit the Hotels.com Travel Smart Blog for consumer and business travel information. Follow us on Twitter via www.twitter.com/hotelsdotcom, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom and take a VirtualVacation at www.virtualvacay.com. Hotels.com, A Smarter Way to Book™. Hotels.com, Hotel Price Index, HPI, and the Hotels.com logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotels.com, LP, a subsidiary of Hotels.com. Other logos or products and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners © 2010 Hotels.com, LP. All rights reserved. CST # 2083949-50 Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Suburban hotel busts may hit taxpayers Posted: 23 Jun 2010 02:16 AM PDT
REAL ESTATE | Revenue projections way off in Wheeling, Schaumburg
Two convention-sized hotels built during the boom years in the Chicago suburbs have become monuments to municipal hubris. If the lodging market doesn't turn around soon, they could become a burden on taxpayers. In 2005, village officials in both Schaumburg and Wheeling were boasting of their investments in hotels. Schaumburg itself is the owner of the Marriott Renaissance at the village's convention center, Interstate 90 and Meacham Road. Wheeling provided a $23 million subsidy for the new Westin North Shore, 601 N. Milwaukee. The hotel's developer said the subsidy was "totally, completely, unequivocally essential" to the project.  That developer since has ceded control to a New York-based investment firm. Lenders have filed a foreclosure suit against that firm, Marathon Asset Management LLC, saying it is in default on an $86 million loan. Because of the recession's effect on hotel occupancies, the hotel might be worth only half of that amount. Wheeling, meanwhile, could have to pay the difference if the 411-room Westin cannot generate the tax revenue pledged as bond payments. This year's budget for the Schaumburg hotel estimated its financial loss at $5.7 million in 2009, $4.6 million this year and said the village's cash reserve for the hotel will dwindle to about $4.4 million by year-end. Its projected revenue this year is about 40 percent less than what was assumed in a 2004 financial plan used to sell the investment to the Village Board. Schaumburg Finance Director Douglas Ellsworth said the reserves can cover operations into 2011. "If things don't pick up, the village will have to have some discussions about the [Marriott] Renaissance," he said. BARGAIN HUNTING:Retailers are poking their heads out of the rubble and signing leases for large spaces in the Chicago area, reports CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. The brokerage firm said steep declines in rent are driving the deals. In its survey of the Chicago market, CB said the average rate for so-called anchor leases, spaces more than 20,000 square feet, are 30 percent to 70 percent below the prior tenant's rent. Joe Parrott, senior vice president at CB, said completed anchor leases are averaging $6.52 per square foot marketwide and $5.67 per square foot in the suburbs. The report said that 85 percent of the available anchor spaces have been on the market more than a year. It noted, for example, that 28 of the 36 locations of the old Circuit City are still for lease. But CB said several retailers are new to Chicago and in expansion mode. The firm listed Savers, Gordmans, Ross Dress for Less, SuitHouse, Forman Mills, Garden Ridge, FAMSA, Shoppers World and Wonder! LAKE MEADOWS REVISITED: It will be years before anything happens with the property, but the Lake Meadows complex on the South Side got a green light for a redesign last week from the Chicago Plan Commission. Lake Meadows, 93 acres from 31st to 35th streets and covering most of what's east of King Drive, exemplifies 1960s thinking with its "towers in a park" approach to urban design that detaches it from its surroundings. The new idea is to re-create the city's street grid and build a community bound together by a variety of housing styles, retail nodes and a 7-acre park. It calls for a maximum 7,845 residential units, 2,000 hotel rooms and 1.2 million square feet of retail space. The stretch along King Drive is envisioned as low-rise housing that would try to recapture the street's past elegance. The tallest buildings, some of which could be around 60 stories, would be on the eastern end. Draper and Kramer Inc., head of an investment partnership that controls the property, said the tall buildings are expected in the final phase of the project, which will take decades and go through many amendments before its completion. The new construction ultimately would replace the more than 1,800 apartments on the site's nine aging high-rises. Draper has said buildings will be demolished only as new housing is ready and that current renters will have priority for renting or buying new units. TARGET TIME:While the Wal-Mart tug of war continues in Chicago, discounter Target continues to slice up the city market. Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) will hold a "town hall" meeting Thursday at which the proposed Target at 1137 W. Jackson will be on the agenda. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria. DOING THE DEALS: The Lake County Forest Preserve District spent $4.1 million to buy an office building. And before you say that doesn't make sense, be advised that the 93,000-square-foot building southeast of Winchester and Technology Way in Libertyville will consolidate the district's scattered offices. Motorola Inc. used to have the space. Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler Inc. and NAI Hiffman were the brokers. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| 8 Hotels in Santa Barbara Have Now Been Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating Posted: 23 Jun 2010 02:06 AM PDT | 10 Hotels in Santa Barbara are listed as environmentally friendly and 8 have recently been awarded the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org - the online social network of environmentally friendly travel. (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 23, 2010 -- Santa Barbara, CA June 22, 2010 - Currently 10 hotels in Santa Barbara, CA (istaygreen.org/getcityus.cfm/city/Santa%20Barbara/st/CA) are listed as environmentally friendly with iStayGreen.org. 8 of the 10 properties have completed the comprehensive environmental audit administered by iStayGreen.org. Ratings range from 1 Green Eco-Leaf to 5 Green Eco Leaf and are summarized as follows: All Green Eco-Leaf Rated properties are committed to environmentally friendly initiatives. Richard Varner, founder of iStayGreen.org states: "Simple changes helped these properties to earn their Green Eco-Leaf Rating and take the environmental lead among the 45 lodging properties in Santa Barbara. It's great to see they're intent on insuring a more sustainable future in travel." To insure a more sustainable future some of the eco-initiatives put in-place at the property include: an on-site Green Team has been created - guests are offered the ability to carbon offset their stay - low energy lighting initiatives are in-place - energy efficient lighting is installed when replacing old lighting - energy sensor initiatives are in-place - HVAC control system installed - off-grid alternative energy source utilized - sheets reuse option for multiple night stays - towels reuse option for multiple night stays - eco-initiatives are actively promoted to the public - eco-incentive programs have been created for staff - water conservation initiatives are in-place - water conserving devices are installed when replacing old fixtures - gray water is recycled - low water consumption landscaping has been installed - recycle containers are located inside guestrooms - recycle containers are located around the property common areas - reusable food & beverage service is used in lieu of disposable service items - compostable disposable service items are utilized - recycled paper products (bath tissue, facial tissue, paper towels, napkins, etc) are utilized - environmentally friendly chemicals are used in cleaning - environmentally friendly detergents are used for laundry - environmentally friendly chemicals are used for carpet cleaning - the entire property is non-smoking - cotton bedding and towels (non-synthetic) are utilized - low VOC materials (paint, adhesives, air freshener, carpet) are used at the property - bulk amenities and soaps are dispensed in guestrooms - plus much more. . iStayGreen.org allows you to filter your search to show only the environmentally friendly hotels in Santa Barbara. The lodging industry recognizes the need to create a sustainable future for travel. While there are currently only 10 Santa Barbara lodging properties that have achieved the Green Eco-Leaf Rating, it is anticipated that many other properties in the area that are promoting eco-friendly initiatives also will seek to be rated. This eco-rating allows the public to know the specific environmental initiatives in place at a property, which enables the environmentally conscious traveler to make informed lodging decisions. To find out how a property can earn the Green Eco-Leaf Rating, contact Richard Varner at 602-864-5553 or visit iStayGreen.org. About iStayGreen.org: ### Bookmark - Del.icio.us | Furl It | Technorati | Ask | MyWeb | Propeller | Live Bookmarks | Newsvine | TailRank | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Stumbleupon | Google Bookmarks | Sphere | Blink It | Spurl Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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