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Hotels Tracking Your Internet Browsing Activities
Browsing the Internet from your hotel room? Well, it turns out that hotels using Superclick as their Internet service provider are tracking your browser activities in order to deliver targeted advertising messages. Here's a bit from their press release. Sandro Natale, CEO of Superclick, commented that "We believe that our MDS application is going to change the way advertising, marketing and … [Read more...]
Starwood Hotels: Ros Loves the W
I simply LOVE the W Hotels - which is a hotel under the Starwood brand. They have some of the most comfortable rooms (and especially the beds) I've had the pleasure to enjoy! I like to poke around in the room goody baskets and drool over the catalog, which includes their sumptuous bedding. I've just started to collect points when I stay at the W and other Starwood hotels and now you can too with … [Read more...]
The Peninsula Palace Beijing
The Peninsula Palace in Beijing is just that - a palace. This was our favorite hotel of all the hotels that we stayed at during our trip to China. Our room was spacious and featured a 42-inch plasma TV, marble bathroom, a bedside electronic panel which centralizes all control functions in the room. There is also an electronic display by the door showing outdoor temperature. The Arcade … [Read more...]
Sheraton: Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
On our last visit to San Francisco in late September, we stayed at the Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf which is centrally located in the Fishermans Wharf district close to Pier 39 and to bay area tour operators. Most area attractions are within a short walk of the hotel and the major tour companies pickup at the hotel. Overall, we found the hotel room comfortable but very small! Ros' biggest beef … [Read more...]