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Travel Guides Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory Fodor's Destination Guides Lonely Planet Rough Guide Michelin National Geographic US & Canada Destination Guides Sabre essential travel information
What others think
Tripadvisor - unbiased reviews of hotel, resorts. Enter a location and see the hotels that have the best reviews Fodor's Travel Talk and Rants & Raves Bob's Internet Travel Tips -good tips from a frequent traveller Concierge.com Forums Frommers Travel Forums Epinions.com - Travel Weather BBC Weather for Travellers - Find the best time to visit a specific city. BBC World Weather - Weather as it is now Driving Instructions Multimap - Driving directions for Europe Mapquest - Driving directions for the United States.
Hotel Chains
Accor - French based international chain largest in Europe with 3700 hotels worldwide. Brand names - Sofitel, Novotel, Suitehotel, Mercure, Ibis, Etap Hotel,Formule 1, Red Roof Inns,Studio 6 , Motel 6, Coralia Club, Thalassa International Adam's Mark - USA chain Bastion Hotels - hotel chain with 28 locations in the Netherlands and Germany Baymont Inns - USA chain with about 170 properties Best Western - large world-wide chain with about 4100 properties Budget Host - economy USA chain with about 180 properties Canadian Pacific Hotels - chain of luxury hotels and resorts, a collection of 26 hotels across Canada Castle Resorts & Hotels - manages 40 hotel resorts in Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, New Zealand Cham Palaces & Hotels - hotel and resort chain in Syria Charming Hotels, The - chain of luxury hotels with locations in Italy and throughout Europe, U.S., and the Caribbean. Chateaux & Hotels de Charme - a group of independently-owned and operated hotels around the world. C hoice Hotels - Worldwide but mainly USA - includes the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality Inn, Clarion Inn, Sleep Inn, Rodeway Inn, Econo Lodge, Flag Inn and MainStay Suites brands Citadines Aparthotels - offering apartments in France, Spain, England and Belgium City Lodge Hotels Group - hotels throughout South Africa Concorde Hotels - worldwide luxury hotel collection Conrad Hotels - operates a network of hotels, resorts, and casinos in nine countries Corus and Regal Hotels - over 80 hotels in the UK Cumulus - hotel chain in Finland Days Inn - mainly USA but also international members De Vere Hotels - UK chain Delta Hotels and Resorts - Canadian hotel chain with hotels and resorts around the world. Design Hotels - Group of uniquely designed hotels in Switzerland, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Florida, California and the UK Drury Inns - USA chain Four Seasons - manages 57 luxury properties in 26 countries, primarily under the Four Seasons and Regent brands Grand Heritage Hotels International - a collection of country houses and city hotels. Grand Hotels International - hotels in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. Hilton Group - Large international group includes these brands: Conrad Hotels, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn , Hilton Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites Heritage Hotels - UK chain of hotels Howard Johnson - USA chain Hyatt Hotels & Resorts - about 200 hotels worldwide under Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt, Park Hyatt names Innkeeper's Lodge - UK chain has 65 hotels. La Quinta - USA chain with 330 mid-price properties Le Meridien - International with 140 properties worldwide. Loews - USA and Canada Marriott International - has 2200 hotels under these brands :Marriott Hotels, Resorts & Suites , Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites, SpringHill Suites, Ritz Carlton Hotels & Resorts, Ramada International Hotels Nikko Hotels - owned by Japan Airlines, located internationally, strong in Asia particularly Japan. Omni - comprised 40 hotels and resorts in USA, Canada and Mexico. Radisson - international with 435 hotels being managed. Ramada - international chain with about 1000 properties. Romantik - Swiss hotel chain Six Continent Hotels - manages the Intercontinental, Crown Plaza and Holiday Inn brands Sol Meliá - is the leading hotel chain in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean, the third largest hotel company in Europe. Melia, Tryp and Sol brands. Starwood Collection - include Westin, Sheraton, Four Points, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels brands Swissotel - management company owned by Raffles International Hotels. Has properties in Europe, Asia, Americas and Middel East Thistle Hotels - UK group with 56 properties. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts - USA based management company
Frequent Guest Programs
Accor Brazil - Complements Points card Accor Pacific - Advantage Plus discount program Best Western - Best Western Gold Crown Club International Caesars Hotels and Resorts - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Conrad International - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Courtyard by Marriott - Member of Marriott Rewards Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts - Member of Bass Priority Club Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts, and Clubs - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Embassy Suites - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Member of Marriott Rewards Forte Hotels - Forte Hotel group Moments hotel reward program Four Points Hotels - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Hampton Inns and Suites - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Hilton Hotels, Resorts, and Suites - Hilton HHonors Worldwide Hilton Garden Inn - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Holiday Inn - Member of Bass Priority Club Homewood Suites - Member of Hilton HHonors Worldwide Hyatt Hotels & Resorts - Hyatt Gold Passport Inter-Continental Hotels & Resorts - Six Continents Club Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group - Member of Asia Miles Marriott Conference Centers - Member of Marriott Rewards Marriott Hotels, Resorts, Suites - Marriott Rewards Marriott Vacation Club International - Member of Marriott Rewards Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts - Member of Asia Miles Peninsula Group - Member of Asia Miles Radisson Hotels Worldwide - Radisson Gold Rewards Miles Residence Inn by Marriott - Member of Marriott Rewards Renaissance Hotels & Resorts - Member of Marriott Rewards Ritz-Carlton - Executive Reservations Service Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts - Member of Asia Miles Sheraton Hotels & Resorts - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Sofitel - Privileged Guest Card Springhill Suites by Marriott - Member of Marriott Rewards St. Regis Hotels - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Starwood Hotels and Resorts - Starwood Preferred Guest Staybridge Suites - Member of Bass Priority Club The Luxury Collection - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Thriftlodge - Member of Travelodge Miles Guest Reward Program Tokyu Hotels - Member of Asia Miles Townplace Suites by Marriott - Member of Marriott Rewards Travelodge - Travelodge Miles Guest Reward Program W Hotels - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Westin Hotels & Resorts - Member of Starwood Preferred Guest Other A Safe Stay - provides listings and ratings of hotels and motels in the USA for safety conscience parents planning a trip with babies, infants, toddlers, and children.

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