Uber Launches Flight-Booking Feature — What to Know
Uber customers in the United Kingdom will soon be able to book flights directly through the app thanks to the latest travel feature the company has added beyond rides.
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Swiss Company Is Offering A Zero-Star Suite At A Gas Station
People jest these days that if you want to take your significant other out on an expensive date, take them to a gasoline station. But why stop on a date when you can rent a suite there instead?
Accor launches digital ‘Order and Pay’ service at four UK hotels
Accor to has partnered with London based hospitality software provider Bizzon to launch a new digital F&B ordering service.
A Swiss Hotel Thrives in the Crisis. Investors Eat it Alive
The coronavirus crisis hit everything and everyone—banks braced for bank runs, shares tumbled, governments printed money and companies laid off millions. But those familiar with history saw light in the dark, as every crash also means an opportunity.
What Lies Behind Stockholm’s Tech Success Stories?
With strengths in fintech, e-commerce and entertainment, its first wave of innovators included music streaming giants Soundcloud and Spotify and Candy Crush video game makers, King.
Self-Cleaning Hotel Rooms Have Arrived
Stay in a high-tech hotel today and you might see the day's headlines in your full-length mirror or have a personal trainer on-demand when you turn on the television.
This New London Hotel Is Proud Of What It Doesn't Have | forbes.com
Few hotel websites contain a proud list of amenities that they don't offer. But then again, the newly renovated London-based hotel Pilgrm is hoping to offer travelers a unique hotel experience. No more trouser presses, room service or minibars. No bellboys or doormen, it says on its website. What it does have is a sense of place, peace of mind, and purpose.
Marriott takes on Airbnb with new homesharing website - independent.co.uk
Marriott International, the largest hotel company in the world, is attempting to take on Airbnb with its own offering for the homeshare market. Launching Tributeportfoliohomes.com on 23 April, Marriott has a selection of more than 200 specially selected homes in London to choose from. The service is initially a six-month pilot scheme in partnership with Hostmaker, a London home rental management service. Guests can expect added extras such as a guaranteed in-person check-in and 24/7 phone support should there be any issues.
Inside Sweden's new floating hotel | cnn.com
A good vacation is an escape from the everyday and this upcoming resort in the Swedish Lapland, couldn't be further from normal life -- it's literally floating on a river in the middle of nowhere. ArcticBath is a new hotel adrift on the Lule River in the Scandinavian north -- a glacial haven of snow-tipped forests, world-class fishing, amazing wildlife and the Northern Lights. The resort is from the team behind the region's acclaimed Treehotel -- the quirky brainchild of owners Britta and Kent Lindvall, situated amongst the forest canopy. ArcticBath will offer a similar mix of luxury and nature -- inspired by the wild, stunning Swedish surroundings.
Game on in Amsterdam's new Arcade Hotel | gizmag.com
For dedicated gamers, the thought of leaving their cherished consoles behind while traveling can be enough to spark separation anxiety. The owners of a new hotel in Amsterdam have recognized this, with their aptly named Arcade Hotel located in the De Pijp area of the city offering in-room consoles and video game rental for guests.
Case Study: Hotel Attracts Luxury Travelers with Guest-Facing Mobile Tech | StreetFightMag.com
As the Lanesborough began what would become a 19-month, multi-million dollar refurbishment in 2014, the boutique hotel’s executives started looking for strategic ways to appeal to guests with luxury tastes. To go along with the newly renovated rooms, which reopened in July, the team decided to add a technology component that would be unlike anything travelers had ever experienced.
Hotels Vs. Airbnb For Paris Visitors | investopedia.com
There’s no denying that Paris has amazing hotels – more than 2,000 of them, and they cover all the bases: romantic, historic, stylish, luxurious, palatial. But a nice, well-located Paris hotel can be pricey. And location matters: If you’re not staying in the heart of the city, you could spend half your visit riding the Metro and buses. Instead of paying a pile of euros for a hotel room, consider renting a privately owned room from a Paris resident through Airbnb, the online service that launched in 2008.
Is this the world's most expensive hotel Wi-Fi charge? | telegraph.co.uk
A Telegraph reader has uncovered what could be the world’s most expensive hotel Wi-Fi fee, after she was hit with a €300 (£236) bill following a night at The Majestic Barriere hotel in Cannes. The hotel confirmed it charges guests the hefty sum for 24 hour’s use of the “high speed” Wi-Fi service. The “medium speed” option is also rather dear, priced at €200 (£157) a day. “Low speed” costs €9 (£7).
On board the spectacular Sunborn Yacht that is London's first floating hotel | dailymail.co.uk
Britain's first superyacht hotel has sailed into London. The 394ft, four star, five storey Sunborn Yacht was pulled along the Thames in April and opened to guests on Wednesday. Situated in Royal Victoria Dock, within sight of the Millennium Dome – it is the Capital's only floating hotel.
A walk around the hotel room of the future [IMAGES] | tnooz.com
A year ago at the FITUR hotel conference in Spain, delegates were shown some of the early work by a design studio to showcase the hotel room of the future. ITH Room Xperience is a project developed in conjunction with Spanish company SerranoBrothers to try and take the hotel experience to the next level, at least in terms of how guests interact with it and integrate their own technology into its systems. The prototype, supported by the likes of Microsoft, Toshiba, Bang & Olufsen, PayTouch, is full of apps, gadgets, high-tech furniture and more.
Boycott hotels that charge for WiFi, says Wired UK editor | travolution.co.uk
Travellers should boycott hotels that charge for WiFi connection, according to the editor of technology bible Wired UK. Speaking at Abta Travel Convention in Palma, David Rowan expressed his dismay at being charged €18 for 24 hours connection at his hotel, only to find the service was too slow.
London: 4 star free WiFi hotels that outdo 5 star hotels | londonhotelsinsight.com
We’ve recently been naming and shaming 5 star London hotels with expensive WiFi charges – a policy we believe can never be justified. To further challenge these hotels, we’ve identified four significantly cheaper hotels in the 4 star category which outperform their more expensive 5 star competitors by offering free WiFi to their guests. What’s more, the following free WiFi London hotels are also all currently in the top 20 on TripAdvisor – so they give you great value for money in other ways too:
Free WiFi at 45 Park Lane but not The Dorch! | londonhotelsinsight.com
The latest eagerly-anticipated hotel offering from The Dorchester Collection, 45 Park Lane, opened last week. And with room rates starting from £395 we were pleased to see that WiFi is free throughout the hotel. However we were not so pleased to discover that the original Dorchester Hotel in London - a 5 star hotel with similarly lofty room rates – is charging a hefty £19.50 per 24 hours of WiFi. What’s more, if you want to log on quickly for 10 minutes there is no option for a shorter cheaper tariff - you’ll still need to pay the full £19.50. It sounds like a big rip-off to us. What a pity when this grand old hotel is celebrating its 80th anniversary in style.
London hotel wins compensation after IT failure | caterersearch.com
A prestigious London hotel whose new computerised booking system turned out to be a costly nightmare has won six-figure compensation from the software firm that provided it. Covent Garden's Kingsway Hall Hotel in 2006 paid almost £50,000 for the "Entirety" package which it hoped would streamline its sales, bookings, catering and marketing systems.