Posts Tagged ‘American Express’

Clear Lanes to Hit Two Million Milestone this Week

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Clear®, the leader in airport security fast lanes, announced that the number of trips through the nationwide Clear Lanes since the service began is expected to hit two million over the next week. Clear had announced that it reached one million uses just six months ago. And, this past week, Clear processed over 10,000 [...]

Modern Boutique Hotel Collection, Desires Hotels, Gives the Gift of Cheer This Year

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Whether your winter wonderland resides on the beach in Miami, the cobbled streets of Old San Juan, or at the Wolman Skating Rink in New York’s Central Park, a special gift awaits you. Visit DesiresHotels.com and book a great room at discounted holiday rates of 15% off. But the giving doesn’t stop there; Desires Hotels [...]

Explosion in the number of inexpensive vacation home and apartment rentals

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

With even modest hotels charging from $200 to $300 a room all over the world (and sometimes more), the smart traveler is frequently turning to the rental of lower-cost vacation homes or apartments.
We have learned that it is rather easy to find, say, a perfectly acceptable $139-a-night apartment in Manhattan to substitute for a Manhattan [...]

A place to call home

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

It seemed like a great idea at the time: Rent a fabulous apartment and spend a week living like a Parisian.
First of all, look at all the money we would save with four of us staying in an apartment instead of pricey hotels, then doing our own cooking to avoid expensive restaurants and cafés where [...]

Coastal Hotel Group Selected to Manage The Inn at Otter Crest on Oregon’s Central Coast

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Coastal Hotel Group has been selected to manage The Inn at Otter Crest, a 280-unit condominium-hotel on the central coast of Oregon, reports Yogi Hutsen, Coastal’s President & CEO.
According to Hutsen, “The Inn at Otter Crest is a key addition to the Coastal portfolio, particularly because of its geographic proximity, both to our corporate [...]

SoHo, TriBeCa Home to New York’s Priciest Rentals

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Manhattan’s SoHo and TriBeCa neighborhoods surpassed the West Village as New York City’s most expensive places to rent a studio apartment in 2006, according to a report by real estate broker Citi Habitats.
Soho and TriBeCa, home to high-end retailers such as Chanel and Issey Miyake and restaurants like those run by celebrity chef David Bouley, [...]

Condo-buying assist

Monday, November 27th, 2006

People who tour the model apartments at Belle Shores Condominium in Rockaway Park have nothing but good things to say about the project.
They’re wowed by its prime location on the Atlantic Ocean, with the teakwood Boardwalk running past it. They like the fact that the condos can be customized with upscale finishes and fixtures.
The bad [...]

Uganda: Kampala Serena Hotel Opens

Friday, November 10th, 2006

PRESIDENT Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and His Highness The Aga Khan will today at a colourful ceremony officially open the newly refurbished and expanded Kampala Serena Hotel.
The opening takes place nearly two years after the former Nile Hotel was leased from the government for 30 years by Tourism Promotion Services (TPS), an arm of the Aga [...]

Condo luring buyers with credit card down-payment plan

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Life may take Visa — but the Atelier takes American Express.
Just by using your American Express card to make a down payment on a condo at the 46-story tower on W. 42nd St. near 12th Ave., you can have four free nights at the St. Regis Hotel in Bora Bora — or 100,000 frequent-flier [...]

Wyndham Hotels Respond to Crisis by Replacing Banned Carry-on Items

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

In response to new airport security rules banning liquid items from carry-on luggage, Wyndham Hotels and ResortsTM today announced it would come to the rescue of arriving guests who were forced to forfeit their toothpaste, contact lens solution, drinking water and other sundries.
This initiative, to be implemented Sunday at all Wyndham hotels, expands upon the [...]

21 New Travel Management Companies to Deliver the Rearden Commerce Total Travel Experience(TM)

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Today at the 2005 National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Convention & Tradeshow, Rearden Commerce, Inc., the largest online marketplace for services of all kinds, announced the significant expansion of the company’s Distributor Program, with 21 new regional travel management companies (TMCs) joining forces with Rearden to deliver the Total Travel Experience(TM). By joining the program, [...]