Chicago Archives

Summer send-offs: Top 10 Labor Day ...

When it comes to travelers' preferences for Labor Day, it's a big-city trifecta in the top spots. The Orbitz Labor Day 2011 Index reveals Las Vegas, New York City and Chicago holding the first 3 positions for the last long weekend of the summer

Tags: Chicago, Las Vegas, New York

Virgin America lands in Chicago wit...

Starting May 25, travelers flying between Chicago and the west coast will have a new choice in the air, as Virgin America debuts at O’Hare International Airport with daily nonstop flights to both Los Angeles International Airport and San

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Chicago hotels: Tea time for Royal ...

Just as it isn't kosher to scarf down all your scones in one bite, it probably isn't acceptable to watch TV during traditional tea service. Unless you happen to be at Lockwood in The Palmer House Hilton this Friday morning during oh, you know,

Tags: Chicago, Chicago hotel

Shoulder season: 4 spring break des...

Spring and fall are two of my favorite seasons to travel. Not only are there fewer crowds and mild weather in many fantastic destinations, these shoulder seasons are two of the best times of the year to travel if you’re on a budget. While beach

Tags: Alaska, Chicago, London

Parties and pints: Top 3 cities for...

This St. Patrick's Day, I'll be joining the rest of America in celebrating my adopted Irish pride at my favorite downtown Chicago Irish bars. A note to out-of-towners: Many Chicago hotels are located near the parade route, making it even easier

Tags: Boston, Chicago, New York

Hotel 71 smashed on the set of Tran...

Chicago's Hotel 71 has become the epicenter of the Transformers 3 mayhem, as shooting continues on Wacker Drive. The hotel, which morphed into Bruce Wayne's penthouse in The Dark Knight has reclaimed its Hollywood limelight in the third

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A view of Chicago from my new iPhone 4

Just got my new iPhone 4 (Will the line at the Michigan Ave. Apple Store ever die down?!) and thought I’d share a few beauty shots of Chicago taken during my morning commute.

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Hilton gets another Sicily hotel

Hilton Worldwide has been bulking up all over Italy and once again has three hotels in Sicily. Besides its two properties in Palermo, including the Des Palmes Hilton Palermo, Hilton has put its flag on the Russott Hotel in Giardini Naxos.

Tags: Chicago, Italy, Philadelphia