Colorado ski towns enforcing rental lodging taxes
February 12, 2010 ·
Colorado mountain towns whose lodging tax collections have suffered along with the travel industry are trying to make sure homeowners who rent out rooms pay their fare share to the government. “They are essentially hotels, and they need to be paying taxes like hotels,” said Telluride Town Manager Frank Bell. One of Bell’s employees trolls [...]
7 secrets for a more romantic trip
February 11, 2010 ·
In the process of creating an itinerary, navigating an unfamiliar place and sticking to a budget, travelers sometimes find romance taking a back seat to practicality. Despite the toils of traveling, finding a little flirtation on the road isn’t as difficult as it may seem. There’s no need to spend weeks planning the perfect trip [...]
Peru tries to bring tourists to Cuzco
February 11, 2010 ·
Peru’s government is cutting airfares and hotel rates hoping to draw tourists to the Incan city of Cuzco even though the country’s top tourist destination, the nearby Machu Picchu fortress, remains inaccessible. Tourism Minister Martin Perez says the promotion begins Thursday and will first be extended to domestic tourists before being offered to international visitors. [...]
Ritz-Carlton to close 5-diamond Las Vegas hotel
February 10, 2010 ·
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue. “It’s nothing the hotel did. It’s a simple lack of business and a decline in the tourism industry,” said Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl. The owners of the 348-room property, Village [...]
Keeping your hotel room and belongings secure
February 8, 2010 ·
We know, we know — when you’re on vacation, the last thing you want to worry about is hotel security. But returning from a day of exploring Mayan ruins or sampling French wines to find that your hotel room has been ransacked is a surefire way to put a damper on an otherwise decent trip. [...]
How to spend a super 48 hours in Miami
February 5, 2010 ·
Subtropical Miami basks in the limelight of the Super Bowl football championship this weekend, showing off its sunny beaches and devotion to revelry. The palm-fringed Art Deco hotels and glitzy Ocean Drive familiar from the movies and fashion magazines are actually across Biscayne Bay on the island of Miami Beach, so stay at a hotel [...]
Top spots to stay, play and eat in Florida’s sunny Key West
February 5, 2010 ·
Where to find some inspiration (and cocktails) in Florida’s sunny Key West. THE ANIMAL LOVER Big Pine Key In the 1950s, Big Pine Key’s miniature-deer population dwindled to near extinction; today, 700 or so skip around the island’s ten square miles. It’s home to the hardwood forest of the National Key Deer Refuge, best seen [...]
