Articles for May, 2012
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Wet in the wild: Nothing says grouping bonding like getting soaked by the Kali River Rapids.
By Jill E. Cooper
As summer heats up and the mercury begins to soar, families around the world find themselves planning and dreaming about fun in the sun at Walt Disney World Resort. With high temperatures in the 90s, Florida weather may present eager guests with formidable touring conditions. Fear not, Florida lovers! Throughout Walt Disney World property you’ll find dozens of ways to deal with blazing temperatures. What’s my best advice for beating the summer heat at Disney World? Seek water anywhere you can, and fast.
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Tags: Disney vacations
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Perfectly Pittsburgh: The city is upping its array of eco-friendly sites.
By Mark Chesnut
Pittsburgh may have a heritage as one of the nation’s first big industrial cities, but today it’s getting greener and greener. From eco-friendly hotels to good-for-the-planet event venues and attractions, this Pennsylvania city is rolling out the green carpet for business and leisure travelers. (more…)
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
From hard bodies to festivals, it's an all-out party in the streets of Manhattan come Pride Week (June 16-24). Credit: See-Ming.
By Markus Boeker
Why do I celebrate Gay Pride?
Because I live it. I’m a gay male in my 40s living in New York City, which just happens to burst with gay pride year-round, and not just during the March on Sunday, June 24. And for the record: Even if I was a 30-something straight man, I would still celebrate gay pride. (more…)
Tags: New York hotels
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
Envigorating Vegas: The spa at Mandalay Bay offers treatments created for business travelers.
By Mark Chesnut
As the saying goes, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” It can also make him a tired, stressed-out boy — and it was with that in mind that a group of Las Vegas hotels have created a new array of mini-spa treatments designed specifically for weary, time-pressed business travelers. (more…)
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Future world: a rendering of the MIA Mover station at the Miami Intermodal Center
By Mark Chesnut
With new rail service, expanded facilities and a variety of new flights, South Florida’s two biggest airports are making it easier than ever to travel to the Sunshine State. (more…)
Tags: airlines
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Don't look down: Orbitz Senior Market Manager Robin Gallagher scales a sky bridge over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
By Robin Gallagher
Having just planned a team meeting in Asheville, N.C., I was worried how my colleagues – a diverse group representing several nations, regions and ethnicities – would receive the tiny mountain town. As it turns out, I couldn’t have chosen a better location. (more…)
Tags: Asheville hotels, Asheville vacations
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
Smartphone, smart trips. Download the free Orbitz app for iPhone to book flights, hotels and rental cars.
By Valerie Moloney
We’ve come a long way from brick-and-mortar travel agencies and paper tickets. Cut to 2012, when one in five smartphone users are booking their hotels and flights on their mobile devices, according to a comScore study. In a fourth blog post for USA Today, Orbitz CEO Barney Harford spotlights our growing appetite for mobile travel apps, and the cost savings for booking mobile-only hotel deals. At Orbitz, we saw a 12 percent jump in customers using a mobile-optimized version of our website or a native app in the first quarter. (more…)
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
Mac users are 40 percent more likely to book four- or five-star hotels, according to our research.
By Valerie Moloney
In an effort to understand the way our consumers plan their trips, we uncovered this fun fact: Mac users are 40 percent more likely to book four- or five-star hotels than PC users. Does this surprise you? iPad junkies follow similar behavior. The findings, shared in the third blog post by Orbitz CEO Barney Harford in USA Today, highlight our efforts to analyze a mountain of data for a more personalized booking experience. (more…)
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
The Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers is among the Sheraton Hotels getting upgrades.
By Mark Chesnut
Starwood Preferred Guest members take note: Sheraton Hotels, one of the upscale hotel brands owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is unveiling some $350 million worth of upgrades at an array of its properties in the coming months. (more…)
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