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Month: February 2009

  • “We'll leave the light on for you.”® – Maybe not !

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    Greg Guiteras
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    Remember the moniker Tom Bodette made famous for Motel 6 -“We’ll leave the light on for you.”® ? We wonder if this would be the case in this economy. Revenue at luxury hotels is down about 20% as affluent guests are selecting lower room categories or cutting a stay short by a day or so.…

  • Slumdog Could Bring Millions to Mumbai

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    Greg Guiteras
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    “Slumdog Millionaire” which hauled in eight Oscars, including best picture, has made the city of Mumbai one of the hottest tourism destinations this spring and summer. Oftentimes, movies make destinations popular by inspiring travelers to visit . For travelers, the fascination of viewing scenes in a film and then comparing it to what one saw…

  • Put a Ring on It

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    Greg Guiteras
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    Ladies, once they’ve “Put a Ring on It,” you gotta check out The Four Seasons Hotels as they have made it their business to cater to honeymooner’s every need. The luxury hotel brand has 85 locations in destinations all over the world that feature amenities, services, and staff specifically for honeymooners. It has become the…

  • When 5 Stars is not Enough, Try 7

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    Greg Guiteras
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    “Officially” listed as a luxury five-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab, Dubai, boasts that it is the only seven-star hotel. The unique sail design of the Burj Al Arab Hotel makes it the most distinctive landmark in Dubai. Tom Wright, the leisure hotel’s design director said, “The client asked us to design a building that…

  • Four Seasons, Five Stars, Eighty-Five Reasons

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    Greg Guiteras
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    The Four Seasons Hotels’ distinguishing edge is service. A superlative service that evolved over the three decades of experience in luxury hospitality. With eighty-five luxury hotels in thirty-five countries, twenty one of the Four Seasons Hotels hold spots in the Travel and Leisure magazine’s Top 100 Hotels of 2008, and four hold spots in the…

  • No Luxury Hotels in Cuba

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    Greg Guiteras
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    Despite yet another push by members of the US Congress, and CNN, on behalf of the Castro dynasty, WhataHotel.com will not be swayed. and refuses to feature a single hotel in Cuba on its website which has over 750 Luxury hotels in more than 290 desinations from over 79 countries. This agenda now tries to…

  • Ritz-Carlton Lets You Save the World While Vacationing in Style

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    Greg Guiteras
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    Community Footprints is Ritz-Carlton Hotel’s social and environmental responsibility program. Sue Stephenson, vice president, explains that The Ritz-Carlton Hotel has always been committed to supporting charities and causes. The employees at each hotel identified the needs of the local community and worked tirelessly to develop programs that meet those needs.Now guests around the world can…

  • The Four Seasons Is a Patron to the Arts

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    Greg Guiteras
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    function showDiv(objectID) { var theElementStyle = document.getElementById(objectID); if(theElementStyle.style.display == “block”){ theElementStyle.style.display = “none”; }else{ theElementStyle.style.display = “block”;} } The Four Seasons international luxury hotel chain has started to add lush art collections to its hotels. This isn’t vague “hotel art.” This is something new. Culture and beauty are combined to form a synergy that tantalizes…