According to the latest hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI), Chicago, Illinois had the third largest drop in hotel rates with a 22% fall, despite having the eighth highest hotel rates among US cities in the first half of 2009. Illinois had the sixth highest rates among the states, while other Midwest states including North Dakota, [...]

According to the latest hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HP), Wyoming was among the states with most expensive hotel rates in the first half of 2009. In addition to ski tourism helping to maintain higher averages room rate across the state, prices in the capital of Cheyenne also led to a higher average rate for Wyoming [...]

New Hotels.com research* has uncovered that the lucky-in-love Irish consider a romantic fling an essential part of the perfect holiday with 57% admitting they have fallen for the charms of another whilst in a foreign land.
The new research reveals that when holidaymakers are away from the drudgery of their daily routines, they are more likely [...]

Hotels.com has reported an increase in the number of British travellers enjoying European ‘nanobreaks’, as holidaymakers plot last minute escapes from the British weather.
In the wake of one of the wettest Julys on record, leading holiday booking site, Hotels.com, has seen a significant rise in searches for last minute short breaks, also known as nanobreaks, [...]

Hotels.com research* has revealed that minimoons – trips of less than two weeks – are increasingly replacing traditional fortnight-long honeymoons as cash-conscious newlyweds keep an eye on their budgets.
The Hotels.com poll of ‘Wedding Ideas’ magazine readers found that over three-quarters (77%) of couples are planning to take a honeymoon lasting less than two weeks. In [...]

Superbreak, the market leader for short breaks and hotels throughout the UK, has added a new ‘Top Cities’ section to its website.
The new section of the site was added to further assist Superbreak users in finding the right location and accommodation for their short break. Superbreak noted the most popular cities booked for holidays on [...]

Emirates has scored a double as two of its A380 super jumbos jetted off from Dubai to the opposite ends of the globe, marking the aviation world’s first A380 commercial services to Bangkok and Toronto.
The launch of the Emirates A380 daily flights to Bangkok and thrice weekly to Toronto – signals a new era of [...]

Best Western Hotels, Britain’s biggest independent hotel group, has gone to the dogs – and it couldn’t be happier about it.
Tails are wagging with glee at Best Western Hotels across the UK as the group opens its doors with a fanfare of new features being introduced for man’s best friend in order to cope with [...]

The batting of Kevin Pietersen or the bowling of Andrew Flintoff could bring massive British Airways fare reductions, for fliers between England and Australia during the latest Ashes contest series.
For one of the five tests, national carriers British Airways and Qantas are teaming up to offer fares on flights to Australia based on innings scores, [...]

Warner Leisure Hotels, the first UK hotel group to launch a digital photo competition via Flickr for its guests, has announced the completion of the final judging of the Warner Leisure Hotels Spring Photo Competition.
The competition began in March and guests were invited to submit spring images taken at any of the Warner Leisure Hotels [...]