Hotel News

BestHotelOnline Launches Reward Program ‘BHO Rewards’

BHO rewards is free reward program where customers can earn points at over 125,000 hotels worldwide, but not limited to a single hotel brand. Customers can earn 5 BHO points for every Hong Kong dollar spent on hotels book through BestHotelOnline. To celebrate the launch of BHO Rewards, customers will earn double BHO Points for staying at any “Best Buy” hotels booked between now until 15 October 2011.

“BHO Rewards is a breakthrough hotel reward program. We are a leading online travel agency offering customers cash back as reward. Customers can redeem cash back starting as low as HK$50. If they can wait to reach a higher spending threshold, they will earn a higher percentage of cash back return. We offer customers up to 8% cash back rewards!” Read more…

The Good to come out of a bad Holiday Experience!

So we all know the weather conditions over the past couple of years have, at times, caused monumental problems for airports, travel companies and also passengers. There was the Icelandic ash cloud saga last year that caused absolute chaos in airports across Europe (I was stranded in Lanzarote but we had a family friend who lent us their house for a week so the effect of the ash cloud was an extra week’s holiday so I can’t really complain!), the ash cloud that emerged earlier this year, which thankfully wasn’t as problematic, and also the hoards of snow that came down over the Christmas period.

Oh, the snow. How problematic this was for thousands of passengers, many of whom physically could not get to the airport and for many, even if they did it was not good news. Thousands of people’s Christmas vacations were postponed, or worse cancelled and this particular Christmas for them turned into a nightmare. Read more…

Cebu hotels and resorts almost fully booked for Sinulog celebration

The Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) projected a 100 percent occupancy rate in hotels and pension houses with the onset of the Sinulog celebration.

HRRAC president Marco Protacio said the high occupancy rate is expected from Jan. 14 to Jan. 17.

”We are anticipating an influx of local and foreign tourists to visit Cebu this month with the Sinulog celebration,” Protacio said. He said Sinulog is an event that never fails to draw tourists to Cebu.

Protacio also believes that Cebu already has enough rooms to cater to its huge number of guests.

”The previous years were a bit challenging as Cebu lacked rooms to accommodate tourists but with the opening of some new hotels and pension houses, I believe that we have enough rooms to accommodate our guests,” he said. Read more…

Hotel Rates of Iloilo go up due to Dinagyang Festival 2011

The rates of hotels here in Iloilo city have now started to jock up because of the forthcoming Dinagyang Festival 2011 highlights.

Department of Tourism Regional Dir. Edwin Trompeta said that the hotel rates have gone up because of the many reservations that they have already gotten from tourists who would be witnessing the famous Dinagyang Festival highlight on January 22 to 23.

“I was informed that Westown Hotel that used to have a room rate of P 1,800 only for its overnight stay is now charging P 3,000,” Trompeta revealed. Read more…

Anantara Luxury Resorts Introduces the Four Day Weekend

Travel the globe in search of adventure, romance or laid-back luxury with Anantara. Surreal landscapes in the Arabian desert. Heavenly sunsets in Seminyak, Bali. Endless azure waters in the lap of Maldivian luxury. Ocean, mountain or metropolis in Thailand, who hasn’t dreamt of the four day weekend?

As part of the ‘Pay Three, Stay Four’ campaign, 12 Anantara luxury resorts worldwide are giving the opportunity to be pampered with 5 star luxury for one extra day in the paradise of your choice. From a rejuvenating spa treatment on the misty hilltops, to camel trekking through the desert dunes or simply relaxing on the pristine shores, the four day weekend becomes reality.

The ‘Pay Three, Stay Four’, campaign is available for all bookings from now through to 19th December, 2010.

For more information on the campaign please visit anantara.com/stay4pay3 or call the Anantara of your choice.

Terms & conditions:

*Available for bookings and stays from 1st October, 2010 – 19th December 2010
*All rates are subject to service charges and applicable government and local taxes
*Offer is subject to availability at each of the resorts
*Offer is not combinable with any other promotion
*Promotion not available over Christmas and New Year holiday period
*Different length of stay applies to Anantara Dhigu Resort & Spa, Maldives – please check anantara.com for full terms and conditions
*Bookings must be made 14 days in advance of the check-in date