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Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog – July 2010 Archive (14)

HuffPost Travel Gets Flack From Travel Writers

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HuffPost Travel Gets Flack From Travel Writers

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 30, 2010 at 11:30am — 9 Comments

Pssst! Don't Change Your Sheets and Earn Some Money

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Pssst! Don't Change Your Sheets, And Earn Some Money

Usually my hotel room doesn't need regular cleaning, and my… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 28, 2010 at 4:54pm — 2 Comments

Huffington Post Launches New Travel Section. Will It Work?

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Huffington Post Launches Travel Section

In saying that some of her happiest moments as well her most… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 25, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Screaming Child Bursts Passenger's Ear Drum. Airline Sued

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Screaming Child Bursts Passenger's Ear Drum. Airline Sued

Well (pun intended) now we've heard it all.

A 67… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 24, 2010 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Seduced By The Cayman Island Sisters

Seduced By The Cayman Islands

Most any novel or movie about corporate bad guys somehow always has shady types furtively wiring funds off shore to the Cayman Islands.

Truth is, the three islands that make up the Cayman archipelago are so much more than temples of high finance, regardless of John Gresham's books.

Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are specks of places about a 45 minute puddle… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 22, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Why Travel Public Relations Must Change

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Why Travel Public Relations Has to Change

In his very successful book, The New… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 20, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Dogs Die On Airline Flights

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Dogs Die On Airline Flights

A couple of things surprised me in the just-released… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 18, 2010 at 7:30pm — 7 Comments

Forget The Mint: Fairmont Offers An iPad in Every Room

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 16, 2010 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Who Took The "Sexy" Out Of Hotel Stays?

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In search of romantic couples or at least couples seeking a sexy stay, hotels promoted “intimacy kits” in their mini bars… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 14, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Where The Oil Is And Is Not, And How Can You Tell?

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Where The Oil Is And Is Not, And How Can You Tell?

It's as much a matter of perception as it is of oil.… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 10, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Going, Going, Gone! Bidding Luxury Vacations for a Buck

Going, Going, Gone! Bidding Luxury Vacations for a Buck

You won't hear the auctioneer's gavel drop, but if your winning bid is accepted, you could find yourself in luxury holiday digs in the US, Europe, Morocco, or wherever luxury properties are found and coveted.

Winning bid? One dollar.

And you won't even know where the place is until the auction is over, although there'll be plenty of visual and text… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 7, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Google-ITA Deal Threatens Kayak, Orbitz, and Other Airfare Search Engines

Google-ITA Deal Threatens Kayak, Orbitz, and Other Airfare Search Engines

You can turn the faucet on, but whoever controls the water determines the flow. Or even if they'll be any water.

So, the 700 million dollar acquisition deal that that Google and Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software Inc., just inked, is very worrisome to Kayak, Orbitz, Trip Advisor, Expedia and any on line travel… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 4, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments