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Perfect Escapes Insider Program Announced –
Provides Members with Exclusive Hotel Benefits
SAN FRANCISCO, August 25, 2009/PRNewswire/ — The luxury travel experts at Perfect Escapes announce the launch of Perfect Escapes Insider, a free membership program focusing on best-in-industry luxury travel deals.
The Perfect Escapes Insider program provides members with valuable [...]
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A recent USA Today article asked frequent business travelers which cities they most liked to do business in. Taking into account nightlife, locals, food and geography, some cities definitely stood out more than others. Whether your travel is local or international, take advice from these frequent travelers and find a home away from [...]
Perfect Escapes Surpasses 20,000 Reservations
Luxury Travel Site Celebrates Dramatic Rise in Bookings
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2009/PRNewswire/ — In the face of an uncertain travel economy, luxury travel site Perfect Escapes (http://www.perfectescapes.com) continues to grow rapidly, having already assisted travelers with more than 20,000 luxury hotel reservations.
Despite recent negative news about the state of luxury [...]
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I share much of the public outrage concerning recent spending by bailed-out financial institutions on swank events and excessive bonuses. The government invested taxpayer funds in these institutions to stabilize and free the credit market for the sake of all citizens and not to fund the lavish lifestyle of a few.
Government and public reaction to [...]
A few of us at Perfect Escapes just came back from the Luxury Travel Expo 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The show was well attended by luxury hotels and offered a good opportunity to discuss travel trends impacting the luxury traveler or as the hotels put it the mass [...]
CNNMoney’s Jessica Dickler wrote an interesting article about why luxury brands have been slow to sell online. So what has held luxury brands back?
Among other things, one of the main reasons is that “…luxury brands have long been concerned that an online presence cheapens their image. It’s a perception rooted in the early days of [...]
Starwood is upgrading its Sheraton brand (according to this article by Arnie Weissmann, Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly: Starwood reveals major makeover plan for Sheraton brand and in doing so will ask owners of properties currently flagged as Sheratons to either invest or move-on.
Franchised businesses frequently suffer from inconsistent [...]
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I have never had the opportunity to meet David Neeleman, but I like the guy. Here is a copy of the following mass-email apology note from JetBlue related to the cancellations and delays from the President’s Day weekend storms:
Dear JetBlue Customers,
We are sorry and embarrassed. But most of all, we are deeply sorry.
Last week was [...]
I use online user reviews to complement shortfalls in the major rating systems. I visit sites like TripAdvisor, TravelPost (now part of Sidestep) and Yahoo! Travel to see what users are saying about specific properties. After all, users who create this content are Time’s Person of the Year.
The problem with user reviews is figuring out [...]
We are said to have shifted from the information age to a knowledge economy. Travel resources on the Internet seem to be making such a progression now. First, us consumers gained access to the same availability and rate information as travel agents. Now, we are getting more travel tools and advice about how to best [...]
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