{"id":3505,"date":"2010-01-15T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T04:45:38","slug":"new-international-hotels-continental-tests-in-flight-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/new-international-hotels-continental-tests-in-flight-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"New international hotels, Continental tests in-flight Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1131\" title=\"business_travel1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/business_travel1.jpg\" alt=\"flights\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" \/>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOTEL HOT SHEET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another burst of hotel openings around the world<\/strong>: The supply of new <a title=\"Hotels, motels, hotel reservations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewHotelSearch\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>hotels<\/strong><\/a> seems endless, even after a year of (bad) records for the lodging industry, which recording steep declines in average daily price and occupancy rates. Still, more supply is good for us and, let&#8217;s be honest, we&#8217;re not kicking about declining hotel room rates, right?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three of the newest properties are from Carlson, the company best known for its Radisson chain. It has chosen to open three more of its medium-priced hotels, an 88-room <strong><a title=\"Country Inn &amp; Suites Lexington Park on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=319958\" target=\"_blank\">Country Inns &amp; Suites in Lexington Park, Md<\/a>.<\/strong>, and an 81-room property in <strong>Washington, Pennsylvania<\/strong>, not far from Pittsburgh. And in Louisville, Kentucky, it has converted a former Marriott hotel into a 252-room Park Inn outpost.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A 100-room Hyatt Regency has opened on Herolds Bay in George, South Africa. And a 166-room Taj Hotel opened on St. George&#8217;s Mall in the heart of <strong>Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Maldives<\/strong>, a 160-room Holiday Inn has opened on Kandooma Island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pan Pacific<\/strong> has taken over the 484-room landmark hotel in Suzhou, the canal city not far from Shanghai, China. The property, best known for its traditional gardens, had been a Sheraton hotel and it is being upgraded to meet Pan Pacific standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NEED TO KNOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-the-road intelligence to help you travel smarter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Delta: Flights to top destinations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-delta-air-lines\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Delta Air Lines<\/strong><\/a> and Singapore Airlines are cutting their frequent flier program ties. The last day to earn Delta SkyMiles on Singapore <strong><a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\">flights<\/a><\/strong> is May 14.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Here&#8217;s some good news: <strong>McDonald&#8217;s will offer free Wi-Fi<\/strong> service in most of its restaurants beginning next month. It has been charging $2.95 for two hours of access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Lincoln Center in New York<\/strong> opened a day-of-performance cut-price ticket operation on Jan. 7. Tickets to the complex&#8217;s 12 arts organizations are available for as much as 50 percent off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Continental Airlines on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-continental-airlines\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Continental Airlines<\/strong><\/a> says it will test both the paid GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi service and a free e-mail messaging system on flights beginning in the second quarter of 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Business travel on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Business travel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\">Flights<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hotels, motels, hotel reservations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/ViewHotelSearch\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hotels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JoeSentMe.com<\/a>, a  non-commercial Web site for business travelers. 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