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Travel tip: hotel 'incidentals deposits'

It’s a nearly unavoidable part of the hotel check-in ritual: show your ID, sign the paperwork and then hand over your cre...

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Shower caps: ideal for packing shoes

Trying to figure out how to pack your shoes? Are they a bit dusty or dirty for the just-washed clothes in your suitcase? Or pe...

John Walton |

Five new hotel trends improving business travel

Like many business travellers, we spend much of our time in hotels, running into those little touches that make staying in a ho...

John Walton |

Accor moves to free Internet

Hotels across the Accor group are looking to scrap in-room Internet charges, which remains a thorn in the side of many business...

David Flynn |

'Day stay' at Mercure Hobart, Launceston

The Mercure Hobart and Mercure Launceston hotels are now offering day rates of $65 for stays between 9am and 5pm as part of a n...

David Flynn |

Brisbane Holiday Inn turns into Traders Hotel

Brisbane's Holiday Inn hotel is a Holiday Inn no more after reopening as the first Australian Traders Hotel, from Hong Kong's S...

John Walton |

East Hotel Canberra offers chic new option

Business travellers heading to Canberra have a new stylish option with the opening of East Hotel. Located between Kingsto...

John Walton |

Quest offers studios in Melbourne, Sydney

Business travellers love apartment hotels -- there's just something about the extra flexibility of having a bit more space and ...

John Walton |

Swire Hotels' new EAST, Beijing opens in September

Business travellers in Beijing will have a brand-new hotel option in the Chinese capital when the new EAST hotel opens this Sep...

John Walton |

From business traveller to business tourist?

It's a rare business traveller who wouldn't like to take an extra day in a new or favourite city to make the most of their time...

John Walton |

Melbourne Grand Mercure Swanston upgrades suites

Business travellers at the Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure in Melbourne can look forward to refurbished executive suites -- with ...

John Walton |

Free airport transfer at Leading Hotels

What has your hotel loyalty program done for you lately? Top-tier members of the Leading Hotels of the World's Leaders Club are...

John Walton |

Keep a standard text file for hotel requests

When was the last time you thought "hey, this hotel website is well-designed and informative, giving me all the information I n...

John Walton |

New Wotif hotel search iPhone app

Hotel search engine Wotif has released its much-anticipated iPhone app (that'll also work on your iPad) for its popular hotel-f...

John Walton |

Things we want: reasonable hotel laundry prices

How many times has this happened to you: you've packed enough for your business trip, with a couple of spare changes of clothes...

John Walton |

New in Dubai: the underwater hotel room

Yes, you read that right -- a rotating underwater hotel with a helipad is being built in Dubai. And it looks like something rig...

John Walton |

Novotel & Ibis Christchurch to reopen

Two of Christchurch's largest hotels will reopen within the year following damage from the 2011 earthquake in New Zealand's Sou...

John Walton |

New name & apartment wing for Hadleys Hotel Hobart

Hobart's Hadleys Hotel -- owned by international hotel group Accor -- is shifting the nameplates on its door following the open...

John Walton |