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Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog – July 2011 Archive (8)

Southampton Inn: Among the Stars but Down to Earth

Southampton Inn: Among the Stars but Down to Earth

A random drive along First Neck Lane in fabled Southampton, Long Island, New York brings you very close to gorgeous homes with endless driveways, selling for 20 to 80 million dollars, and that's in a depressed housing market.

But a few feet away is the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 29, 2011 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Buying Great Fake Reviews on Trip Advisor

Buying Great Fake Reviews on Trip Advisor

If power corrupts then as they say absolute power corrupts absolutely.

TripAdvisor, with it's 45 million reviews of some 500,000 destinations is the undisputed leader in shaping people's perceptions of what hotel they should stay in and where.

Good or bad reviews on the giant site can… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 25, 2011 at 5:19pm — 3 Comments

Death by Too Many Reviews

Death by Too Many Reviews

Chris Colin writes a great essay in Wired Magazine.

He’s probably best known for the terrific and funny, What Really… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 21, 2011 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Fido, Your Bone and Room Are Ready: Traveling With Pets

Traveling With Pets: Fido, Your Bone and Room Are Ready

A huge 14 per cent of Americans travel with their pets, that’s 36 million households, so hotels and inns are creating pet-friendly rooms or floors to make traveling with Fido or Muffy easier, and safer.

Some Westins, a brand of…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 18, 2011 at 3:49pm — 2 Comments

Best Picks for Summertime Travel Novels

Best Picks for Summertime Travel Novels

It's summer “ and the reading should be easy,” so I came up with a short list of a few travel novels that I personally found especially rich and exciting.

Very often a travel novel is a far better read than a guide book. It creates a vividness and depth of a town or village or city more…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 13, 2011 at 3:09pm — No Comments

The Appeal of Intimacy: B&B's Make a Comeback

The Appeal of Intimacy: B & B's Make a Come Back

Not so long ago we reported on the study that most travelers avoided Bed and Breakfasts as a destination or place to stay.

The reasons primarily had to do with… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 11, 2011 at 4:31pm — 12 Comments

Sound-rich, 1-Minute Travel Video PostCard Review: Chesterfield Inn, NH

Enjoy!

Contact: TVP Channel Travel Video…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 9, 2011 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Curated Hotel Information vs Crowd-sourced Content

Curated Hotel Information vs Crowd-sourced Content

Sarah Lacy, in her typically classy and insightful travel content, points out in TechCrunch that basically we all know what to expect from an airline, no matter what airline or in what country.

We… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on July 5, 2011 at 2:02pm — 13 Comments