TheRepublic.com - Accommodations News

Argentine cash controls bring bargains, headaches

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:19:48 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capital. The jackets, the shoes - they're all so cheap when your purse is stuffed with black-market money.

Argentine cash controls bring bargains, headaches

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:49:59 -0400

Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:24:23 -0400

LUXOR, Egypt - Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry.

Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:23 -0400

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire - More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of the long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more.

N. Indiana lake resort opens after 5-year closure

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:59:12 -0400

SYRACUSE, Indiana - A northern Indiana lake resort that was once a religious retreat for a century has reopened to visitors after being shut down five years ago.

Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:46:27 -0400

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire - More than a century after guests at the Crawford House awoke to the "Breakfast Bell Polka," Plymouth State University is reviving some of long-lost music composed specifically to entertain guests at New Hampshire's grand hotels and keep them coming back for more.

'Magic City' captures Miami Beach's glamorous past

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:29:39 -0400

MIAMI - Miami Beach's resort hotels showed guests a tropical paradise when they were built in the 1950s, but just beyond the sunny facade was a shady, more dangerous world. Funded by the mob and crooked union bosses, the resorts attracted the rich, the famous and the powerful just as South Florida was undergoing rapid political and social change.

NH ski resorts got 2.5M-plus visitors in 2012-2013

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:44:26 -0400

NORTH WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire - An association representing New Hampshire's ski resorts says they hosted more than 2.5 million skier, snowboarder and snowtubing visits last winter.

Construction delayed on Myrtle Beach hotel

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:58:04 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - Construction has been delayed on the first new hotel in Myrtle Beach in four years.

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:26:51 -0400

CAYO COCO, Cuba - After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to avoid causing panic.

Mackinac Island: Victorian charm in modern era

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:17:43 -0400

MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan - Producers of the 1980 movie "Somewhere in Time" didn't need to build elaborate sets to depict the tale of a playwright who travels back to 1912 to find romance. They simply filmed on Mackinac Island, a Great Lakes enclave that retains its Victorian-era charm thanks to its ban on motor vehicles.

Eureka Springs vacation rentals under scrutiny

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:45:48 -0400

EUREKA SPRINGS, Arkansas - The vacation rental business is booming in Eureka Springs, but an alderman says that's coming at a price for residents who struggle to find affordable places to live in the city.

Hawaii hotels report record April

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:06:59 -0400

HONOLULU - Hawaii hotels are reporting they've experienced their best April ever for room revenue and average daily room rates.

Plan to tax online hotel bills stalls in Ohio

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:58:10 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A proposal to tax the booking markups of online travel companies, including Expedia and Travelocity, stalled at the Ohio Statehouse this week in a blow to bricks-and-mortar hotels.

New life for 1950s-era Port Angeles motel

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:25:27 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - The once-dilapidated building known as the Chinook Motel on First Street on Port Angeles' east side is showing a new face to passing drivers and pedestrians.

Initiative warns about deceptive travel promoters

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:09:22 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee is participating in a national law enforcement initiative to warn consumers about deceptive travel promoters and timeshare resellers.

Feds detail crackdown on timeshare fraud

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:48:19 -0400

MIAMI - Florida and federal officials say more than 190 criminal and civil actions have been brought nationwide to combat the rising problem of timeshare resale fraud.

Cuomo releases his 3-casino plan for upstate NY

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:43:43 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed authorizing three Las Vegas-type casinos in upstate New York, two video slot machine centers in western New York and a moratorium on casinos in New York City.

Guatemala: Stay safe with careful planning

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:49:42 -0400

ANTIGUA, Guatemala - Everyone told me not to go.

Turkey's tourism industry shrugs off protest fears

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:13:44 -0400

ISTANBUL - Turkey, a largely Muslim nation that bridges Europe and Asia, has a flourishing tourist industry based on ancient historical sites and ruins, a world-ranked metropolis in Istanbul, wide sandy Mediterranean beaches and stunning regions of natural beauty.

Lawsuit: Prostitutes beat NJ woman in Fla. hotel

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:47:21 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - A vacation getaway to a swanky South Beach hotel turned into a nightmare for a southern New Jersey woman when she was mistaken for a hooker and beaten up by actual prostitutes who saw her as competition, the woman and her husband claim in a federal lawsuit.

Indexing project brings bygone era back to life

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:37:47 -0400

COLUMBUS, Indiana - Alayna Nelson felt like the ultimate sleuth, like Nancy Drew in one of the fictional, preteen mystery books she loved as a child.

Ryman Hospitality lowers full-year forecast

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:58:06 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., owner of Gaylord Opryland and the Grand Ole Opry, is lowering a key full-year forecast partly because of slowing hotel bookings.

Do your research before booking a historic inn

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:17:37 -0400

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Montana - The website used words like "rustic" and "old-world style accommodations" for the lodge, but somehow I read that as "charming" and "romantic."

Immigration bill could affect Wis. Dells staffing

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:21:09 -0400

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisconsin - Resort operators in the Wisconsin Dells fear that a federal immigration overhaul bill could wipe out a system that attracts foreign college students for summer help.