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A Grain of Salt and H2O Hospitality Gets You 2.5 Star Bliss

2021-09-19 by Phil Butler

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H2O Hospitality announces having secured $30 million in Series C funding, but a former tech guru wonders “What for?”

Tags: Agoda, Asia hotels, cheap hotels, funding, funding round, H2O Hospitality, H2OStay IKEBUKURO, hotel tech, hotel tech startup, Japan hotels, Japan startups, Kakao Investment, Korea startups, Michael Arrington, Pete Cashmore, Samsung Ventures, South Korea hotels, Southeast Asia Hotels, tech news, TechCrunch, Thailand hotels

Euro 2012 Causes Sky High Hotel Rates in Poland

2012-06-04 by Guest Author

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Football fans visiting Poland for the Euro 2012, be sure to stuff a bit of extra cash in your luggage; with thousands of football fans expected to visit the country in order to take in one or more of the 15 matches to be hosted there, hotels are responding by raising rates exorbitantly.

Tags: cheap hotels, Euro 2012, Europe Championships, hotel rates, Poland hotels, Poland tourism, Poland travel, soccer

LastCall Helps Travelers Save on Hotel Deals

2011-06-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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RoomSaver.com has launched a new daily deal service, LastCall, to provide travelers with the ability to save up to 50% on vouchers for unsold hotel rooms.

Tags: cheap hotels, gift vouchers, hotel vouchers, LastCall, RoomSaver.com

EuroCheapo Celebrates Deals and More Deals

2011-06-21 by Phil Butler

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EuroCheapo, one of the online world’s most popular travel sites, celebrates their 10th anniversary this week. According to the news the European budget hotel finders will also launch new guides for Zurich and San Francisco.

Tags: cheap airfares, cheap hotels, Eurocheapo, Europe hotels, Europe travel, France travel, hotel comparisons, Idea Hotel, Milan hotels, Milan travel, online travel, OTA, OTA comparisons, Tom Meyers, travel deals, travel startups, UK travel

Need a Five-Star Hotel? Head to Thailand for the Cheapest Rates

2011-03-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Five-star hotels in Thailand are available for under $100

The average cost of a one night’s stay in a Thai hotel dropped by almost 3% last year, making the country one of the best in the world as far as low-cost accommodation rates go.

Tags: cheap hotels, five-star hotels, Hotel Price Index, hotels, Hotels.com, Singapore, Singapore hotels, Thai hotel, Thailand, Thailand hotels, Thailand tourism, Thailand travel

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