According to some, it's World Sleep Day today. So this is probably the flimsiest excuse I need to do a quick review of hotel beds I've wound up in. Lets start from the good and work slowly downward..... Give me that bed! The Hyatt Regency Bed As slept in Chicago and Atlanta. As shot - a Double-Double in Chicago. If there was a bed I wish I could I could … [Read more...]
Priority Club messes again with reward nights
It seems Prioirty Club is having a ball with the free nights you can redeem with according to https://secure.priorityclub.com/hotels/us/en/global/offers/freehotelnight. From 18th January 2013, a new price banding is coming out: (Click to enlarge) Or for those textual inclined: Band 1 - 10,000 Band 2 - 15,000 Band 3 - 20,000 Band 4 … [Read more...]
Booking.com, Expedia and ICHG in possible price fixing bustup?
It seems the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) occasionally does it job, with them releasing a statement today where they looked at Expedia, Booking.com and InterContinential Hotels Group, and found them possibly breaking European Competition Law in regards to room-only hotel accommodation,and trying squeezing out their competition. The OFT's findings are provisional at this … [Read more...]
Surprise: Hotel rates on the up for London in August 2012…
In a piece of news from the BBC and Hotels.com that should surprise... well - no one,, a survey on hotel rooms prices in London for August 2012 has been released. And sadly, it is a case of "Rip off Britain" with hoteliers cashing in with a 102% rise on last years rates. Hotels.com state the average price of a hotel room in London will be £213 a night. This compares … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]
