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Hotel News We Noted: February 22, 2013
Welcome to this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we round up the week's best, most interesting and just downright odd news of note in the hospitality world. Have a tip? Send us a note or leave a comment below.
The hotel world has been buzzing this winter ...Abandoned Igloo Hotel Goes Up For Sale
It's not a real estate listing you see everyday: a half-finished igloo in the Alaskan wilderness is on the market.
The four-story, dome-shaped structure was originally envisaged as a hotel, but it has sat half-finished and abandoned (save for the odd vandal) for ...Hotel News We Noted: February 16, 2013
It's that time again. We spent the week rounding up the world's best places to go over the top for your love, but now Valentine's Day is over and we're back to tracking the best news in the hotel world, price not a factor.
Here's this week's "Hotel News We Noted":
Get ...Indianapolis Refines The Art Hotel
"Restroom?" the guest asked near The Alexander hotel's registration desk, a pair of antique bureaus encased in glass.
"Follow the birds," the employee answered, referring to a flock made of sculpted vinyl records fluttering along a lobby wall.
"Follow the birds" ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 10
When it comes to love, what better way to say it than with a private jet and diamonds? We have 52 reasons in this package from Jetway Private Air and Four Seasons in this penultimate romance package.
The "52 Love Salute" honors love that lasts through every week of the ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 9
We're wrapping up our over-the-top Valentine's Day coverage and, as we head into the home stretch, the packages have gotten more and more outrageously luxe. For the trip of a lifetime, try qualia resort on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef.
...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 8
With a mountain backdrop and a Centennial celebration this year, The Grove Park Inn in Asheville just might be one of the East Coast's more romantic destinations. It has its fair share of luxury guests too – President Obama visited the property during his first term.
...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 7
For the past week, we've been noting all things luxe as they relate to Valentine's Day travel and tracking the best and the biggest through February 14 in this "over-the-top" series. Today's offering comes to us from New York City's Warwick hotel.
Legend has it that ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 6
Next to the holiday season, Valentine's Day is the most popular time for couples in love to get engaged. And what better way to ask your love if they want to spend the rest of your lives together than with a great travel experience?
Hotel Monaco Philadelphia, the city's ...Adventure Guide 2013: Crested Butte
Crested Butte features incredible backcountry and extreme opportunities in a remote and captivating package. It's also got more lift-accessed extreme terrain than anywhere else in the nation. You may need to purchase a ski-pass, but it's all avalanche-controlled (what's ...Hotel News We Noted: February 9, 2013
Welcome to this week's edition of "Hotel News We Noted," where we round up the week's best, most interesting and just downright odd news of note in the hospitality world. Have a tip? Send us a note or leave a comment below.
It's Valentine's Day: Kindle The Romance With ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Experiences: Day 5
If you haven't been following, we're tracking the world's most luxurious travel packages with a romantic twist, just in time for Valentine's Day.
(Missed the past four days of over-the-top coverage? Check it out here.)
Leading Hotels of the World's Cap Jaluca in ...Adventure Guide 2013: Austin
Because Austin is growing so quickly, 2013 is the year to explore all that Austin offers – before the trails are as crowded as the flagship Whole Foods downtown. For nearly a decade, the city itself has been attracting more people than it can seem to keep up with. ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Travel Experiences: Day 4
We're categorizing all things romantic over the next few weeks here on Gadling, focusing on "over-the-top" travel packages that allow you to declare your love in true high style.
Today's package comes from one of Mexico's most luxurious resorts, Capella Pedregal, located ...Adventure Guide 2013: Aspen
If you've ever yearned to visit Aspen, this is the time. Aspen is hot right now, fresh off the X Games, because it's just opened its first sidecountry terrain (see below). The revamped Limelight Hotel is also making headlines for having the coolest après ski spot ...Starwood And Delta Air Lines Announce 'Crossover Rewards,' Joint Loyalty Program Benefits
There's news this morning of a new partnership called Crossover Rewards that's forming between two juggernauts in the travel industry. Starting March 1, Delta Air Lines and Starwood will be sharing some benefits from their loyalty programs, meaning members of SkyMiles and ...Over-The-Top Valentine's Travel Experiences: Day 3
Today, we show you what "flower power" really means. Let's just hope you don't have allergies.
Select Renaissance hotel guests can opt into an over-the-top romance package that includes a decked-out hotel suite complete with 27,000 blossoms in each room.
From ...Budget Guide 2013: Brooklyn
The days of visiting New York City and staying solely in Manhattan are over. Although the city's center borough has earned its fame, there's a new New York in town: Brooklyn. It's true that many neighborhoods in Brooklyn have already gentrified rapidly, but there are ...Hotel Room Of The Future: Tablet Touch Walls May Be Coming Your Way
In-room iPads have become practically standard in the luxury marketplace, but what about tablet walls? Spain's Serrano Brothers sought to design the "hotel of the future" when they debuted the "ITH Room Xperience," a model hotel room made of Microsoft Surface Tablets, ...
Over-The-Top Valentine's Day Travel Packages: Day 2
In case you haven't heard, we're counting down to Valentine's Day here at Gadling by tracking some of the craziest and best over-the-top romantic travel experiences available. Today's package comes from Arizona's Royal Palms, where The Desert Romance Package is part of the ...
