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Lobby Bar – February 8: X Factor, Southern Comfort, Finding Nemo, and Star-Crossed Lovers
The Lobby Bar – A Weekly Summary of Frequent Business Traveler News and Views
Raise your hand please. Have questions about the US Airways and American merger? Bring a note if you are too well to attend class.
X Factor. The BMW X5 xDrive35d is light on fuel and heavy on tech gear and safety. Find out if David Goldes’ kids think it’s any good.
Southern comfort. Dan Collins checks into the …
Delta, Starwood Announce Crossover Rewards
Delta Air Lines and Starwood Hotels and Resorts announced Crossover Rewards, a joint program that provides reciprocal benefits to members of both organizations’ loyalty programs.
The program, which begins March 1, allows members to earn additional miles and Starpoints and share program benefits. Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Diamond members will receive priority check-in, late (4 p.m.) checkout, and free in-room Internet access at Starwood hotels. All Delta Medallion members will earn …
Starwood Capital to Debut Baccarat, New Luxury Hotel Brand
Starwood Capital Group announced that it will launch a new brand of hotels, Baccarat Hotels & Resorts. Over the next two years, two Baccarat properties will open: the Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York, and the Baccarat Hotel Rabbat, Morocco.
The brand’s flagship property, the Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York, will be located near Fifth Avenue on 53rd street, across from the Museum of Modern Art. The 50-story hotel will …
W Atlanta – Buckhead – Hotel Review
Atlanta’s Buckhead region is home to one of the Southeast’s major financial districts and the skyscrapers lining Peachtree Road quickly yield to tree canopied and largely residential neighborhoods when entering the area. Despite being slightly less urban than Midtown or Downtown Atlanta, Buckhead is indisputably cosmopolitan and chic, and the W Atlanta – Buckhead appropriately stands in the center of it all.
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A bank of elevators is set behind a …
Starwood to Open Nine Le Méridien Hotels in 2013
Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced that it will open nine new Le Méridien hotels over the next year. These include hotels in: Bali; Atlanta, Georgia; Zhengzhou, China; Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Cairo, Egypt; Qingdao, China; Mahabaleshwar, India; and Chicago, Illinois.
On January 31, 2013, Le Méridien Bali Jimbaran will open. The hotel will have 118 guestrooms, including rooftop penthouses and villas with private plunge pools, as well as …
Vote for the 2013 Frequent Business Traveler GlobeRunner Awards
Voting for the 2013 Frequent Business Traveler GlobeRunner Awards has started, and with it, your opportunity to give credit where credit is due.
This year’s stellar field of nominees includes well over 100 airlines and alliances, hotels and resorts, car rental agencies, and travel Web sites. Most of the award categories, which include Best Airline, Best Airport, Best Frequent Flyer Program, Best Hotel Chain, Best Credit/Charge Card, Best Rental Car Agency, …
Starwood Announces Opening of the Westin Panama
Starwood has announced the opening of the Westin Panama. Situated in Costa del Este, the new upscale corporate and financial center of Panama City, the hotel is the seventh Starwood property located in the country, and the twelfth Westin hotel in Latin America.
The hotel offers 218 rooms, including 45 suites, all featuring Westin Heavenly Beds, Heavenly baths, and Heavenly Showers, as well as in-room, high-speed Internet access. Also on …
