intercontinental

Oh, you thought the coffee in your hotel room was free? Think again

by Christopher Elliott on May 27, 2009

Leslie Kelley’s room rate at InterContinental’s Barclay New York was an astonishingly low $129 a night. Astonishing, because the published room rate is $329 a night. And astonishing, because of the extras the hotel allegedly tried to add to her bill to make up for some of the lost revenue.

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After pulling back on domestic routes, airlines face slow international travel

by Charlie Leocha on December 11, 2008

Legacy airlines that have thrown their business plan eggs into the international travel basket may soon be feeling a big profit pinch. No, low-cost carriers aren’t coming into the system to push prices lower. Fewer businessmen and vacationers are flying intercontinentally.

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