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Magnuson Hotels Extends to Southeast Asia

2012-02-15 by Phil Butler

Borobudur - Courtesy © MicroJapan - Fotolia.com

An exclusive press release from Magnuson Hotels tells of their expansion into the Southeast Asia hospitality market. According to the news, the world’s largest independent hotel group adds the Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel in Bandung. A 450 room, four star hotel, the Grand Royal is situated in the center of Bandung, once referred to as “the Paris of Java.”

Tags: Asia travel, backpacking, Bali, Bandung, Bandung hotels, Bandung tourism, Bandung travel, Borobudur, business, Cecep Rukmana, economy, Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel, hotels, Indonesia business, Indonesia travel, Jakarta, Java hotels, Java Man, Magnuson Hotels, sightseeing, southeast asia, surfing, Volcanoes, West Java

Choosing Accommodation in Bansko

2012-02-15 by Guest Author

Bansko ski slope

Although Bansko is considerably cheaper in comparison to resorts in the Alps, rushing off to the travel agents and booking a package holiday might not always prove to be the best value for money.

Tags: accommodation, Bansko, Bulgaria, hotels

Expedia Profits Slow: Shares Drop

2012-02-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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The financials are in from Expedia. According to the reports, wile quarter 4 revenue was up by 6.7% at $787.1 million compared with the previous year, expenses took their toll virtually eliminating and growth for 2011.

Tags: Expedia, Forbes, hotel profits, hotels, online travel, OTA profits, stocks, travel companies, travel profits, travel stocks, TripAdvisor, Wall Street

1000 More Hotels Join Global Hotel Exchange

2012-01-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GHX logo

In online travel agency (OTA) news, the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA) have added a thousand plus independent hotels to upstart booking platform Global Hotels Exchange (GHX). Even prior to the official launch of GHX, it appears many hotel owners and support organizations are willing to flock to the new channel.

Tags: booking platforms, CLIA, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hospitality, hotel booking, hotel bookings, hotel news, hotels, ILIA, Magnuson Hotels, online travel, OTA, OTA's, Tom Magnuson

Google Hotel Finder Adds “Search by Travel Time”

2012-01-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

google hotel finder

Google Hotel Finder has finally rolled out some of its much-anticipated ‘innovation’, in the form of a new search parameter than allows us to search for hotels by travel time from key attractions and destinations

Tags: filter hotels by travel time, Google, Google hotel finder, Google Maps, Google Travel, hotel finder, hotels, Hotels by Travel Time, ITA, online hotels, Search by Travel Time, search hotels by travel time, travel time

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