Grumpy Traveller » hotel http://www.grumpytraveller.com Travelling beyond the gushing hyperbole Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:05:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The true test of a hotel concierge http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2011/09/18/the-true-test-of-a-hotel-concierge/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2011/09/18/the-true-test-of-a-hotel-concierge/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:21:12 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=1917 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2011/09/18/the-true-test-of-a-hotel-concierge/feed/ 4 Lesson for hoteliers: How to disappear from the guidebooks and lose customers http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/08/11/lesson-for-hoteliers-how-to-disappear-from-the-guidebooks-and-lose-customers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/08/11/lesson-for-hoteliers-how-to-disappear-from-the-guidebooks-and-lose-customers/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:01:16 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=1320 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/08/11/lesson-for-hoteliers-how-to-disappear-from-the-guidebooks-and-lose-customers/feed/ 10 How to make a really bad hotel website in ten easy steps http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/07/20/how-to-make-a-really-bad-hotel-website-in-ten-easy-steps/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/07/20/how-to-make-a-really-bad-hotel-website-in-ten-easy-steps/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:39:25 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=1259 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2010/07/20/how-to-make-a-really-bad-hotel-website-in-ten-easy-steps/feed/ 6 Template letter for travel writers offered a ‘media rate’ by hotels, airlines & tour operators http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/12/18/template-letter-for-travel-writers-offered-a-%e2%80%98media-rate%e2%80%99-by-hotels-airlines-tour-operators/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/12/18/template-letter-for-travel-writers-offered-a-%e2%80%98media-rate%e2%80%99-by-hotels-airlines-tour-operators/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:11:07 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=453 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/12/18/template-letter-for-travel-writers-offered-a-%e2%80%98media-rate%e2%80%99-by-hotels-airlines-tour-operators/feed/ 2 Petty Gripes: #3 – Little glasses at breakfast in hotels http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/29/petty-gripes-3-%e2%80%93-little-glasses-at-breakfast-in-hotels/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/29/petty-gripes-3-%e2%80%93-little-glasses-at-breakfast-in-hotels/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:16:16 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=289 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/29/petty-gripes-3-%e2%80%93-little-glasses-at-breakfast-in-hotels/feed/ 6 Grumpy Traveller on other blogs http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/22/grumpy-traveller-on-other-blogs/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/22/grumpy-traveller-on-other-blogs/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:24:00 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=274 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/22/grumpy-traveller-on-other-blogs/feed/ 3 Character hotels vs chain hotels: Why travel writers will rarely recommend the best accommodation http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/21/character-hotels-vs-chain-hotels-why-travel-writers-will-rarely-recommend-the-best-accommodation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/21/character-hotels-vs-chain-hotels-why-travel-writers-will-rarely-recommend-the-best-accommodation/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:12:31 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=272 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/21/character-hotels-vs-chain-hotels-why-travel-writers-will-rarely-recommend-the-best-accommodation/feed/ 12 Hotels: How not to respond to information requests from journalists http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/18/hotels-how-not-to-respond-to-information-requests-from-journalists/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/18/hotels-how-not-to-respond-to-information-requests-from-journalists/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:32:26 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=269 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/18/hotels-how-not-to-respond-to-information-requests-from-journalists/feed/ 6 What is a budget hotel? The travel media doesn’t seem to understand http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/09/what-is-a-budget-hotel-the-travel-media-doesn%e2%80%99t-seem-to-understand/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/09/what-is-a-budget-hotel-the-travel-media-doesn%e2%80%99t-seem-to-understand/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:51:34 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=262 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/09/09/what-is-a-budget-hotel-the-travel-media-doesn%e2%80%99t-seem-to-understand/feed/ 12 Tipping etiquette and ‘service not included’: The socially acceptable add-on charges http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/27/tipping-etiquette-and-%e2%80%98service-not-included%e2%80%99-the-socially-acceptable-add-on-charges/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/27/tipping-etiquette-and-%e2%80%98service-not-included%e2%80%99-the-socially-acceptable-add-on-charges/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:07:48 +0000 David http://www.grumpytraveller.com/?p=165 http://www.grumpytraveller.com/2009/07/27/tipping-etiquette-and-%e2%80%98service-not-included%e2%80%99-the-socially-acceptable-add-on-charges/feed/ 20