Holiday Inn® "Pays It Forward" With a Triple Play for Major League Baseball's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI)Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:55PMHoliday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Major League Baseball's Official Partner of Road Trips, continued its support of MLB's 'Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities' program at the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.
Phony travel deals offer bargains but deliver tourists headachesSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:02AMBogus travel promotions seem like great deals, but cost people more than $12 billion each year, according to the National Association of Attorneys General. Low-cost vacations and travel memberships may hide additional fees until after you’ve signed up; free trips may require you to sit through timeshare presentations or don’t disclose limited time frames until after you’ve committed; and ...
Wanna fly first class? Get elected governor.Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 8:15AMNext time you walk humiliated through first class, lugging bursting-at-the-seams carry-on bags to your jump seat outside the toilets, keep your eyes open for Gov. Nathan Deal. Via James Salzer : Two weeks after Gov. Nathan Deal signed a $30 million tax break for Delta, the airline upgraded Deal and his wife to first class — “Diamond” medallion status that the company awards to its most valued ...
FTC Heads To Court Over Travel Scam Targeting HispanicsWednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:17PMThe Federal Trade Commission, along with the Florida Attorney General’s Office, has filed court actions against two companies over charges they tricked Spanish audiences into giving away credit card information in exchange for vacations that could never be claimed.
Projections for closing weekend visitors in Steamboat similar to last yearFriday, April 8, 2011 @ 2:53AMAs the ski season winds down, so do the estimated number of people expected to spend the weekend in local lodging properties. The Lodging Barometer forecasts that 3,200 people will spend the night in area lodges and hotels Saturday.
Hilton Worldwide Initiates Matching Disaster Fund in Response to Relief Efforts in JapanWednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 11:47AMMCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Worldwide today announced it has made an initial donation of $75,000 to assist in relief efforts for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In addition, the company has created matching gifts programs for both its team members and guests who are members of the Hilton HHonors program, through which the company will match donations dollar-for-dollar ...
Hilton Worldwide Initiates Matching Disaster Fund in Response to Relief Efforts in JapanWednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 11:33AMHilton Worldwide today announced it has made an initial donation of $75,000 to assist in relief efforts for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In addition, the company has created matching gifts programs for both its team members and guests who are members of the Hilton HHonors program, through which the company will match donations dollar-for-dollar up to an additional $350,000.
Accolade fundraiser, inspiration and disappointmentThursday, March 3, 2011 @ 4:04PM‘From Tijuana to Here’Professor lauded for scholarshipNaperville resident Luis Alberto Urrea said he is living the American Dream, which is pretty cool for the boy from Tijuana , Mexico . The University of Illinois at Chicago professor and nationally acclaimed author of 13 books recently added the title “distinguished professorship” to his resume.“I was born in Tijuana . My dad was a custodian ...
A mommy momentWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:14PM2010-08-26