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    Dear Hotels: Do You Have Any Idea of How Dumb You Look When You Do This?

    by SharonKurheg June 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 2, 2025

    Hotels are constantly trying to figure out what they can do so you’ll stay at their brand over the other guy’s brand. And it’s not a new phenomenon; it’s been …

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    Fed Up IHG Employee Quits On The Spot: Her Resignation Letter Was SCATHING!

    by SharonKurheg April 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg April 5, 2025

    A hotel guest got locked out of their room. What they found at the front desk wasn’t an employee—it was a scathing resignation letter taped to the counter. Although it’s …

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    Luxury Hotel Apologizes for Refusing to Allow Plug for Terminally Ill Child’s Breathing Device

    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2025

    Sometimes luxury hotels will do all the right things and help to make your time away perfect. We’ve been able to have such experiences in several places, such as the …

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    6 Things Guests Do That Hotel Employees Wish They’d Stop

    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 21, 2025

    Most humans are raised to be good people. To be helpful when they can, and if they can’t be helpful, to at least be supportive. Of course, there’s true meaning …

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    Update on Hilton Gift Card Hiccups

    by SharonKurheg January 8, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 8, 2025

    Gift cards have been around for about 30 years. Neiman Marcus introduced them in 1994, but Blockbuster Video was the first company to offer them on a nationwide scale, about …

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    Why Do Low-End Hotels Have High-End Brands Under Their Umbrellas?

    by joeheg October 9, 2024
    by joeheg October 9, 2024

    We’re all accustomed to hotel companies having a range of brands under the same corporate umbrella. Hilton Hotels owns the Waldorf Astoria and Hampton Inn brands and a bunch more. …

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    After a 4-Year Feud, Four Seasons Hotel New York Said to FINALLY Be Reopening

    by SharonKurheg September 13, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 13, 2024

    If you read the press release from June 11, 2024, you’d think it was just a regular, typical hotel reopening: Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts, along with affiliated entities, and …

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    IHG Announces InterContinental Hotel’s Arrival in Orlando

    by joeheg August 29, 2024
    by joeheg August 29, 2024

    The hotel market in Orlando is robust and shows no signs of slowing down. New developments are constantly being announced, and it’s hard to drive around without seeing fleets of …

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    How Hotels Can Erase Past TripAdvisor Reviews

    by joeheg August 27, 2024
    by joeheg August 27, 2024

    Before I started writing for Your Mileage May Vary, I used to share my hotel comments on the review site TripAdvisor. While TripAdvisor has evolved into a travel booking portal …

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    Marriott Sues Franchisee for Turning Aloft/Element Into A Homeless Shelter

    by SharonKurheg August 14, 2024
    by SharonKurheg August 14, 2024

    Over the years, we’ve seen big hotel companies involved in a variety of lawsuits. For example, there was that time when Abby Lee Miller, from Dance Moms, sued Hilton Hotels …

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