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India is a wonderful country with a lot of diversity and thus attracting thousands of tourists who seek to explore the various attractions of the cities, countryside and exotic locations. Hotels in India provide comfortable stay to these visiting tourists. There are various star category hotels spreads across the length and breadth of the country.

Delhi, the capital city of India is one of the biggest metropolitan in India. The city is a fine embodiment of great history, bustling present along with a leading industrial hub, attracting thousands of tourists every year. 5 star hotels in Delhi are premium category hotels offering a luxurious stay and the famous great Indian hospitality.

Try one on your next trip - you'd come back enamored.

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What's a Hotelroom Worth? Depends on How Hard Can You Bargain!

January 15th 2010 10:12

Have you ever haggled for a hotel? Not just asking for their best rate, but asking them to do better, and then asking for an upgrade?

What's a hotel room worth? These days, it depends how hard you're willing to bargain, writes
Bert Archer from 'TheGlobeandMail'. Bert has shared the 'experience' in haggling with hotels and some good tips on latest article "How to haggle with hotels". Check it out before your next trip

Go here for the article: GlobeandMail

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How are hotels using the economy in their sales pitch

November 4th 2009 04:09

I was reading this interesting story on BizJournals talking about - 'how are hotels using the economy in their sales pitch'.

It says how american hotels have started using the words such as 'economy', 'stimulus', 'bailout'
in their sales pitch. The benefit of basing promotions on the lousy economy is that it makes consumers feel as if the company is at least acknowledging through hotel marketing that times are tight, if not being completely sympathetic. Some good examples are -

- The Ritz is offering the Frugal Friends’ Fling

- Hotel Palomar Dallas is offering a “Sweet Tax Relief” promotion

- Hotel ZaZa is offering Bailout Bucks

See the BizJournals link on top to see details of these hotel offers. Sam Huston, director of engagement planning for Dallas-based The Marketing Arm, predicts the next wave in marketing campaigns and promotions will focus on concepts like happiness, togetherness and hope.

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Online Hotel Bookings Show Uptrend Amid Gloom

September 9th 2009 05:38

As expected, TravelClick has reported a decline in global hotel industry’s performance during the second quarter this year. According to a report here negative performance is expected to continue well into mid-2010.

But amid all this negative trend, one channel has continued to grow - Online bookings have grown by 7% in Q2 2009 compared to past year. Hotels with optimized websites have reaped the benefits of users moving online to find the best available rates

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New Travel Site Offers 'Phone-in For Best Hotel Discounts'

July 15th 2009 04:13

There is such a wide range of discount hotel websites on the web, that it's becoming increasingly difficult to find the best discounts on any single site. The meta-search engines like Kayak.com and others are trying to solve this issue by showing rates from as many as 30 different sources, so that you can select the best ones easily.

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London slides again on RevPAR - discounts continue for us!

May 15th 2009 12:21

Hospitality research company STR Global has released their latest figures for the week ending 25 April 2009 for London & UK. Hotel revenue per available room (revpar) dropped by 6.1% in London and by 9.7% in the provinces.

Occupancy declined by 0.9 percentage points to 84.3% while average room rate slid by 5.1% to £120.06. Hotel revpar for the 28 days to 25 April dropped by 11.9% in London (to £87.58) and by 18% in the provinces, to £42.28

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US Hotel Rates Fall With Worsening Occupancy

March 3rd 2009 08:31

According to a release by Smith Travel Research, U.S. lodging industry occupancy and RevPAR (revenue per available room) dropped by double-digit percentage levels in January compared with the previous year.

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How Far Can You Go With $100 Trillion?

January 22nd 2009 08:51

Imagine yourself with a 100 trillion dollars - think of all the destinations the travel geek in you would want to go to, a space expedition as well possibly. Now come back to earth to realize that you are in Zimbabwe. Your 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars is worth just about US$30(Yes, you read right!) - that's all it's worth!

Zimbabwe has introduced last week a Z$100 trillion note, currently worth about US$30 (£20), while other varients in trillion-dollar denominations of 10, 20 and 50 are also being released to help Zimbabweans cope with hyperinflation

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London Is Suddenly An Affordable Destination

January 14th 2009 05:27

Last week Travel Leisure magazine announced the Top 500 Hotels for 2009. Now with the falling value of pound sterling, better airline deals, and recession-induced huge hotel discounts, suddenly UK and particularly London seems a lot more affordable than it was even 3 months back. On a quick search I could find a 4 star hotel at £50 per night and 5 star at just £90 - which is almost unreal for central london.

Surely, the best time to do a post on top london hotels. What's better to start than the Travel Leisure list itself

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Top 5 US Hotels On Travel Leisure 2009 List

January 9th 2009 08:30

Leading travel magazine Travel Leisure has announced it's annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world, based on ratings from it's annual reader survey.