Tips and Tricks When Visiting Las Vegas For The First Time

Like many of Las Vegas’ visitors the most comfortable way to arrive is by plane to McCarran International Airport. If you plan to stay within the Strip and downtown area it is best to avoid renting a car. If you will drive through the strip and it’s surrounding you will most probably spend a considerable [...]

Hotel Meal Plans Is It American Plan or European Plan

Can you figure out those hotel meal plans? American Plan, Modified American Plan, European Plan, Half board…. What does it all mean? If you’re looking up hotels in a book or online, you may see that they have meal plans or dining plans listed. There are different “plans” for providing a room and meals and [...]

Tips for Making Hotel Reservations

If you’ve decided you will be more comfortable on your holiday with hotel reservations in hand, then you’re going to have some decisions to make. How are you going to get those reservations? Let’s look at the options. You could use a travel agent. If you’re planning a trip to an exotic location, this might [...]

Hotels in Any Language

Hotels are called just that around the world… especially in the cities. But if you’re looking for a place to sleep in more rural areas of a country, it pays to know some of the other names you should be looking for. It’s just like “B and Bs”… The term “B and B” has become [...]

How To Avoid Hotel Fees

Some hotel fees are hidden, some are right upfront. Sometimes you can avoid hotel fees if you know about them. It just takes a little forethought and imagination. Make sure you bring your cell-phone charger, and use it, so you aren’t forced to use their phone. You don’t want to pay those phone fees just [...]

Hidden Hotel Fees

Hidden hotel fees can give you sticker shock when you check out if you’re not careful. In general, we’ve found that you’re more apt to run into these fees in bigger, more expensive hotels and hotels that tend to cater to business travelers, but you should be aware of them. Keep an eye out for [...]

Hotel Rating Systems

About the only things that hotel rating systems have in common are the stars. If you are looking for a big name, five star hotel, you’ll more than likely get what you’re looking for. Where it starts to get confusing is when you get into the one to four star category. There are French rating [...]

Big Hotels

Big hotels for travelers can be a great option, but there are also drawbacks as far as we’re concerned. It’s a little hard to define the pluses and minuses because what might be a plus for you could be something that would turn another traveler off. Big hotels will probably be the most expensive option [...]

Internet Hotel Ratings Inconsistencies

Will internet hotel ratings help you book the kind of hotel you want? You’ve heard all the big internet travel booking services tell you to book your hotel with them and save money big time. Get a five star hotel for a three star price. Sounds great doesn’t it? While you may get a good [...]

Hostels

Hostels are probably the very cheapest place you can stay during your travels. You may think… whoa, dormitory style bunk beds, backpacks, bathrooms down the hall… and starving students, but that’s not necessarily true anymore. It is true that the average age for guests is 18-26, and you’ll run into some places that do enforce [...]

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