by Ned S. Levi | Sep 15, 2025
There are few things worse than bedbugs while you’re traveling. Steering clear of bedbugs while traveling and preventing them from hitching a ride with you when returning home is essential. Earlier this year, giant pest control company Orkin published its 2025...
by Christopher Elliott | Sep 4, 2025
Seriously. It happened to Sira Mas, who checked into a boutique hotel in Chicago recently. She found a $25 per night fee on her bill for parking. But she didn’t have a car. “The parking fee was mandatory for every visitor,” says Mas, who works for an e-commerce...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 1, 2025
In a poll, we asked travelers what are the top hotel amenities they look for when booking accommodations Each week we ask our readers what they think about important issues. Earlier this month, we asked them what their top hotel amenities would be. I have often...
by Ned S. Levi | Jun 23, 2025
Before you book your next hotel stay, check to be sure your research doesn’t reveal any of my 16 red flags that should make you seriously think about hotel booking. Hotel booking online should be a cinch. There are a myriad of websites to help you book hotels,...
by Christopher Elliott | Apr 24, 2025
Is it stealing from your hotel room when you take pens and bath amenities? What about robes and towels? When Lynn Culver checks into a property, she helps herself to the soaps and shampoos in her room. If housekeeping replaces the items, she takes the new ones, too....
by Janice Hough | Apr 22, 2025
Your hotel room is a reason travel agents matter. They are the key to the magic of hotel human touch. When travelers check into hotels, they usually expect the hotel to have their name, credit card information, and bedding request. And their frequent guest membership...
