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    Why Do Hotels Make A Copy of Your Passport?

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

    If you’ve traveled internationally, it may have happened to you. You finally get to your hotel in, say, Italy or Japan. As you complete the check-in process, the clerk at …

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    How Hotels Figure Out Room Assignments (And Why It’s Not Easy!)

    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025

    You’ve arrived at your hotel. It’s check-in time and there’s a line at the front desk. You’re behind someone who got a room on the 3rd floor, overlooking the dumpster. …

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    10 Things You’ll Probably Never See In Hotels Again

    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2025

    Hotels began in the U.S. during the earliest times of the country – the 1700s. In the 200+ years since then, technology has evolved significantly (gee, ya think???) and there …

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    The Reason Why High-Rise Hotels Don’t Have a 13th Floor

    by SharonKurheg February 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 1, 2025

    Have you noticed that lots of high-rise hotels don’t have a 13th floor? Ever wonder why that is? A lot of people say it’s because of superstition – the number …

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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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    Hotels Go Green by Removing Bottled Water

    by joeheg January 20, 2025
    by joeheg January 20, 2025

    My wife and I occasionally have something to complain about when we stay at hotels. We’ve experienced rooms lacking enough pillows, power outlets, lights, or towels. Then there are the …

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    The Easiest Trick to Score Free Hotel Upgrades Without Lying or Chasing Status

    by joeheg December 20, 2024
    by joeheg December 20, 2024

    I’ve been able to score countless upgrades in hotels using a certain trick. It’s totally legal, amazingly easy to do and doesn’t throw off my moral compass. Even those timid …

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    Hotels Are Finally Catching On: Room Key Slots Aren’t Fooling Anyone

    by joeheg November 20, 2024
    by joeheg November 20, 2024

    It’s simple math: the less money a hotel spends, the more profit it makes. There’s no better cost-cutting measure for hotel owners than one that can double as a “green …

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    Are Hotels Obligated to Tell You if They Have or Have Had Bedbugs?

    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 22, 2024

    Bedbugs. Just the word can make some people feel icky. There are plenty of places where bedbugs can be found, including some that may surprise you (like here and here). …

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    The Most Anticipated Hotels Opening This Fall, According to Forbes

    by SharonKurheg October 8, 2024
    by SharonKurheg October 8, 2024

    It seems as if the hotel industry opens a new hotel nearly every day. The problem with a Hilton Garden Inn, a Candlewood Suites or a Holiday Inn Express is …

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