Tomorrow morning the first hotel by Sinclair Beecham, the founder of Pret-a-Manger, will open in Hoxton London.
Described as where Urban living meets country lodge lounging, while the new hotel boasts roaring fires and cool cocktails, what makes Hoxton Hotel stand out is its refreshing approach to hotel pricing.
Everywhere you look in Beecham’s hotel there are […]

I’m not sure whether to believe this report or not, but apparently Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are planning to launch a hotel chain in America.
A source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “The plan is to open as many hotels as possible by the end of 2007 and name each venue Supernova Heights, after […]

A friend recently recommended this site to me and I couldn’t resist posting it.
Unusual Hotels of the World is an online guide for travellers interested in staying somewhere truly different. From underground hotels, undersea lodges and treehouses to cave hotels if you’re for somewhere slightly different to stay this the website […]

Just when you thought hoteliers had exhausted every accommodation possibility, Travelodge have announced plans for a mobile room concept.
Described by Travelodge as “palatial”, the Travelpod comes in a sealed 6 metre (19.6ft) wide by 2.6 metre (8.5ft) high, clear polycarbonate glass box, which can be delivered to music festival sites off the back of a […]

As travel goers look for ever more luxurious retreats, Forbes has compiled its list of 2006 Most Luxurious Spas. Check out the full list here.

New York’s Skyscraper Museum have recently funded a very interesting digital project by architect Brian McGrath with designer Mark Watkins which maps Manhattan’s skyscraper districts through time.
By applying a range of modelling technology, users can view the vertical growth of Manhattan digitally mapped out from 1893 onwards. Some of the views are a […]

I couldn’t resist the sheer of this story. When I have excess baggage, it pains me to pay the £30 excess, but for P. Diddy (Sean Combs) such concerns are merely pedestrian.
Indeed, earlier this week,when his private jet was unable to carry all his additional luggage during a flight from France […]

Marriott Hotels announced this week that they are trialing a new check-in service which will enable travellers to check-in via mobile telephone.
In a collaborative effort with Intel Soloution Services and Microsoft Marriot, in effect travellers who download the right software onto wireless enabled mobile phones will be able to check themselves in automatically and collect […]

After 34 years as a hotel inspector for the AA, Fred Chrystal is about to notch up his 5,000th night in a different hotel room.
Travelling from hotel to hotel, Mr Chrysal inspects hotels, guesthouses, B & B’s and pubs to see if their services meet AA’s hotel rating standards. Read the full story at […]

Last week Trip Advisor announced their list of top 10 Qurikiest Hotels as voted by their community of users.
The top ten list is as follows:
1. Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada, Quebec, Canada
2. Malmaison Oxford Castle, England, U.K.
3. Imperial Boat House, Ko Samui, Thailand
4. Fantasyland Hotel & Resort, Edmonton, Canada
5. Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel, Manaus, Brazil
6. […]

A hotel shaped like a Crocodile View photo from Google Earth
This is theGagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn is a located in the centre of the world heritage listed KAKADU National Park in Australia.
This should be the start of trend - Bulldog shaped hotel for London anyone?

Scuba experts are warning enthusiasts to be cautious of their perceived scuba diving abilities following a recent spate of scuba diving related deaths, which has seen enthusiasts over-reaching their diving ability.
Dr Bryson, head of the Diving Diseases Research Centre in Plymouth, said: “People want to be advanced divers. They want that certificate and they are […]

Ian Schrager is to blame - turning hotel bars into hip and trendy and night spots, now we have hotels launching MySpace Pages. W Hotel, has launched what I think must be the first MySpace Page for a hotel, extending their carefully calibrated brand of high-end hotels close to its logical conclusion. […]

Reports are starting to leak that Boeing are working on a new ‘concept’ aeroplane designed to combat the effects of jetlag.
The Boeing 787 dreamliner aims to radically reduce the possibility of jetlag by keeping cabin pressure higher than usual using special filters to maintain higher air quality and lighting effects start to adjust the body […]

I’ve posted several times before about the rise and rise of China as both a tourist destination. As the world’s most populous nation gets ready for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, its sister city Shanghai demonstrates the sheer scale of expectation upon a boom in international travel. Check out this stunning photo […]

The markets on Bell and Church Streets were my locals for all the years I lived in Little Venice, which numbered about 12. And oh- what fun I used to have there. And all for free, which was fine, as I had no money. This sleepy panoply of stalls and shops held such magic, such power that, once touched, your life was forever transformed.