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Happy New Year to all our readers. Thanks to many of you for your feedback and dedication to making sure we provide the best information out there for consumers to make an informed decision on hotel deals, packages, and special discounts.
As we swing into the new year, we’re also debuting a new feature to our fans: Custom Deal Analysis.
SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills Opens With Discounts
If you follow Travel-related news, you’ve probably seen us and other writers comment on the opening of Steve Wynn’s Encore in Las Vegas, in one of the less-ideal travel climates in recent years.
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2009: The Year of the Travel Deal
Today we issued a press release predicting the top deals destinations for 2009. We also included some bold predictions, like $10 rates in Vegas and 4-Star NYC rooms for under $125. Based on what we’re seeing, the hotel deals next year are going to be some of the best in recent memory, and DealBase.com will be here to help you find all the best deals and make sense of them.
Here’s the full press release:
DealBase.com Announces Top Destinations for Hotel Deals in 2009
Hotel deals website predicts destinations that will offer the best discounts and special offers
SAN MATEO, Ca. - December 29, 2008 - DealBase.com, the authority on hotel deals, issued its predictions for the top leisure destinations where great hotel deals and discounts will be found in 2009. More… »
Traveling With Your Kids to Walt Disney World
If you’re deciding to take your children to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, DealBase.com has a ton of DisneyWorld hotel package deals for you. But once the hotel’s booked, then what?
I happened upon a Traveling Mamas review (and approval) of the Walt Disney World with Kids 2009 guidebook. More… »
HotelChatter.com Dishes on The Colonnade Hotel in Boston
Earlier this month, the folks over at HotelChatter spotlighted a hotel discount at The Colonnade Hotel in Boston for its creative promotions. We would agree.
Latest DealBase.com Site Updates
Over the weekend DealBase.com updated our site with 2 noteworthy changes:
- We debuted our proprietary DealRank formula, which shows you the best-value deals based on a combination of a deal’s dollar value and its percentage savings. You can check it out on any city or hotel page.
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Hotel Taxes in New York City and San Francisco: 5% vs 14%?!
Two separate news stories came out recently, that tell me that I’ll be paying more for rooms in 2009. Why? Hotel rates will be going up a little more in 2009, because a portion of that, which are taxes, will be increasing.
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Washington DC Inauguration Toilets - Best Places to P** or P***
With Washington DC preparing for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20, you’ve probably heard some key news reports on the topic. I’ll summarize quickly here:
- DC hotels are pumping up prices - it’s basic supply and demand - and hopefully you can find some good deals
- Millions of people will be descending upon this city which means that I’m not envious of the event planning that’s gotta happen
- Bars want to be able to make some money, too, by serving booze to revelers until 4am, which is a little longer than usual
Las Vegas Strips’ Treasure Island (TI) Sold
MGM Mirage, the current owners, have sold the resort to Ruffin Acquisition, reports the Hotel Hotsheet. What does that mean for you, the hotel deal bargain hunter? Not much, at least for now.
Las Vegas is starving for your dollars right now, and Treasure Island has a few hotel deals and discounts up their sleeve still.