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Hotel name fails
WHAT’S in a name? More to the point what were these hoteliers thinking? When it comes to business the name chosen has numerous branding, marketing, and web implications and therefore needs careful...
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The Hilton family and the Hilton Hotel “empire”
Socialite sisters Paris (left) and Nicky Hilton. IT’S a story that, turned into a dramatic serial, would rate highly, but would defy credibility. Yet it’s true. On the way to building arguably the...
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Bangkok – city of contrasts
The Rama VIII Bridge crossing Bangkok’s lifeblood – the Chao Phraya River. IT’S a steamy, pulsating, heady mix. A metropolis of more than 10 million people, it is intense, intoxicating, but thoroughly...
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Europe’s great cities on the cheap – Rome
EUROPEAN cities can be considered to be the cradle of Western civilisation and contain historical and cultural riches, but sometimes those riches mean visiting those cities can cost a fortune. Or does...
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Europe’s great cities on the cheap – Paris
IT is known as the “city of love” and as romantic as the atmosphere is, it is the city itself that most people fall head-over-heels in love with. It has one of the most recognisible skylines in the...
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Europe’s great cities on the cheap – Vienna
THIS city’s musical pedigree leads to its quite obvious title as The City of Music. And what a pedigree it is. Vienna, Austria’s list of musical prodogies include Strauss, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert,...
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Europe’s great cities on the cheap – London
TO walk the streets of London is like being dropped in the center of a movie set, so recognisable are the city’s landmarks. Despite two millenia of history, in this city the old and the new sit...
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Choosing a hotel online
REGARDLESS of the destination, your choice of hotel can make…or break…your vacation or business trip. In fact, whether or not your stay is comfortable can impact your entire travel experience. So how...
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Renaissance city – Liverpool
TWO cities in the United Kingdom were to play a crucial role in the huge cultural shift globally that epitomizes the Swinging Sixties – London and…Liverpool. As unlikely as it seems this gritty port...
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Extraordinary and unexpected items stolen from hotels
NOTHING is safe when it comes to hotel rooms. It seems if it is not screwed down it can be taken. You will not surprise anyone if you take a mini shampoo bottle or a sample of body lotion home with...
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