The Super Bowl and Mardi Gras will make New Orleans a major travel hotspot this year. Photo: Medioimages/Photodisc
By Jeanenne Tornatore, Orbitz.com senior editor
What will be trending this year as the hottest destinations and best bets for deals? We’ve just released our 2013 forecast of all things travel and here’s the inside scoop: (more…)
The Andaz Wall Street is among the hotels in lower Manhattan that welcome upscale business travelers.
By Mark Chesnut
Hurricane Sandy was a tragedy on many levels, but lower Manhattan—one of the areas of New York City most affected by the storm—is back on track and welcoming guests, with reopened hotels and attractions. (more…)
The Hyatt French Quarter is one of the most recently renovated hotels in New Orleans.
By Mark Chesnut
With its rich history, tasty cuisine and traditional hospitality, New Orleans is a perennial favorite with vacationers. And thanks to the city’s well-equipped hotels and convention space, it’s also a big seller when it comes to business travelers too. With a bunch of renovated hotels and historic venues coming back online, there are more reasons than ever to plan another visit to the Big Easy. (more…)
The stunning Dream South Beach won our Best In Stay award for Miami.
We’ve released the 2012 Orbitz Best In Stay Awards today, our tip-of-the-hat to a handful of hotels worldwide that have received the very best reviews from Orbitz guests. Our winners are the cream of the crop hotels in 75 of our most popular destinations around the world. In addition to the 75 market winners, winners were also selected in seven categories: Value, Luxury, Couples, Eco, LGBT, Ski and All-Inclusive. (more…)
The new duty-free shopping area at Chicago's O'Hare airport is just one name-brand airport retail option.
By Mark Chesnut
Looking for a last-minute gift to take home to your significant other, or perhaps an emergency wardrobe upgrade for an urgent business meeting? Look no further than the airport where you’ve just landed. Well-known upscale brands are more visible than ever on the concourse — making it easier than ever to be prepared for whatever awaits at your destination.
Free rides: Hop aboard New York City's Citi Bikes, the largest bike share program in North America.
By Erik Torkells
New York City prides itself on being the first at everything, so it burns a bit that so many cities — even U.S. ones! — have successfully instituted “bikeshare” programs. Well, the Big Apple is about to catch up in a major way: Citi Bike debuts in August with 7,000 bikes at 420 stations, with those numbers eventually growing to 10,000 bikes at 600 stations. Is it a good option for travelers? Yes and no … (more…)
Takeoff slots: Las Vegas airport's new Terminal 3 tempts last-minute gamblers with nearly 300 slot machines.
By Mark Chesnut
Las Vegas is the latest U.S. airport to unveil a brand-new terminal building, as well as a slew of terminal and service changes. On June 27, McCarran International Airport officially opened its $2.4 billion Terminal 3, more commonly called T3. The new facility replaces the older Terminal 2. (more…)
Wash, rinse, repeat: Paul Mitchell products are now featured at four Marriott hotel brands.
By Mark Chesnut
Paul Mitchell has checked in. Last month, four different Marriott International brands — including Courtyard by Marriott, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn and TownePlace Suites — introduced the famed haircare brand at more than 2,000 locations. It’s the first time that John Paul Mitchell Systems has partnered with a hotel company — and the first time that travelers will be able to indulge in the company’s well-known products (including Awapuhi Shampoo, The Detangler, Tea Tree Lemon Sage Body Lotion and Wash) for free in their hotel bathroom. (more…)
Clear skies: The CLEAR security program has expanded to four airports.
By Mark Chesnut
Within the past two months, airports in Dallas/Fort Worth and San Francisco became the latest facilities to introduce CLEAR, the secure ID program that allows members to pass through their own security lanes. That brings the service to a total of four U.S. airports, including Denver and Orlando. And in late June, CLEAR received Safety Act Certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But what exactly is this program, and how can it help travelers? (more…)
By Barney Harford, CEO, Orbitz Worldwide
On Monday night the Wall Street Journal published an article talking about some of the things we’re doing at Orbitz to make the hotels we show to customers as relevant as possible. The article focused on just one of many different factors we use to help make the best possible hotel recommendations to our customers—the differing hotel preferences of Mac and PC users. (more…)
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