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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sleep in a Former Prison in Amsterdam to Help Amnesty International Fight Falls Imprisonment

As a bedfellow you can donated 5% of your hotelbill to Amnesty International. When absent to break at the Lloyd auberge in Amsterdam.

-- The Lloyd auberge in Amsterdam was aboriginal body in 1921 as a abode to break for migrants on their way from Eastern Europe to the Americas. The architecture could beddy-bye upto 900 humans at a time in ample dormitories and a decontamination wing. As it is amid in the Docklands of Amsterdam, ships would berth in foreground in adjustment to amount appurtenances and cartage on their way to and from Argentina, Brazil and Panama. For abounding migrants it was apparent as a dispatch rock to a bigger life.

When the additional apple war bankrupt out and the Germans invaded Holland, they adapted it into a prison. No one wants to be remembered of the abhorrent acts that took abode abaft bankrupt doors during those years. After the war, ironically, the Dutch acclimated it as a apprehension centermost for collaborators and anon afterwards it became a bastille for adolescent offenders. The city-limits of Amsterdam afresh absitively to transform the bastille into a hotel. The Lloyd auberge was acquiescently adapted as the alone auberge in the apple that is both a 1 brilliant as able-bodied as a 5 brilliant hotel.

Guest absent to break at the Lloyd auberge can book their acclimation through charityhotels and advice Amnesty International in their action adjoin the bribery of animal rights and avalanche imprisonment. As a bedfellow you can donated 5% of your hotelbill to Amnesty International. When absent to break at the Lloyd auberge in Amsterdam, analysis

http://www.charityhotels.com/Lloyd_Hotel_Amsterdam.html and acquaintance for yourself what it is to beddy-bye in a fomer bastille in adjustment to action avalanche imprisonment.

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Hotel Hotline Ranks Top 10 Vacation Destinations for Memorial Day Weekend 2006

Leading Discount Hotel Reservation account is the First Stop on the Holiday Itineraries of Thousands

Uniondale, NY -- Hotel Hotline, a arch online biking destination for allegory auberge shopping, has appear the top ten calm and all-embracing biking destinations for Memorial Day Weekend 2006.

Disney World is the #1 vacation atom for families, easily down. Disney hotels and Orlando-area hoteliers accept no acumen to abhorrence that top ammunition costs will accumulate guests away Vegas already was an adult-oriented destination, but development has been booming and these days, the city-limits has something to action to vacationers in every age group The Vegas hotels baby to anybody from singles to brace and from retirees to families with adolescent children. If you can’t acquiesce Paris in the springtime then book a adventurous auberge break in San Francisco. You won’t affliction it. The a lot of difficult allotment of allotment which auberge to book in London is chief which actual site, chargeless building or absorbing pub you have to accept nearby Hotel Hotline barter will be admiring with the ambit of London auberge options accessible to them Memorial Day weekend 2006. It should be no abruptness that the home of Disneyland circuit out Hotel Hotline’s account of the top ten Memorial Day weekend destinations West Coast families generally accept to get their aftertaste of the small, baby apple in brilliant Southern California. 1. Orlando. It’s no abruptness to Greg Hartnett, CEO of Hotel Hotline.com LLC, that the home of Mickey and Minnie becomes the home of abounding for Memorial Day weekend. “Disney World is the #1 vacation atom for families, easily down. Disney hotels and Orlando-area hoteliers accept no acumen to abhorrence that top ammunition costs will accumulate guests away,” he assures.

2. Miami. That’s right: Florida makes the top ten account not already but twice. If Cinderella’s Castle isn’t appropriate for everyone, again the art deco address of South Beach may be just what the doctor ordered. For hip, burghal professionals who like an breath nightlife counterbalanced by long, apathetic afternoons spent people-watching from the abundance of a auberge basin cabana, Miami is the abstract choice.

3. New York City. Unlike Miami, travelers don’t accept Manhattan in May to plan on their tans. Instead, New York City is a highly-ranked destination Memorial Day and every anniversary weekend of the year for its museums, restaurants, iconic buildings, flush boutiques, Broadway shows, music scene, absolute nightclubs, hip auberge bars. . . the account goes on.

4. Las Vegas. “Vegas already was an adult-oriented destination, but development has been booming and these days, the city-limits has something to action to vacationers in every age group,” said Brian Prince, admiral of Hotel Hotline.com LLC. “The Vegas hotels baby to anybody from singles to brace and from retirees to families with adolescent children.”

5. Amsterdam. Have a few added vacation canicule to tack assimilate your continued weekend and a affection for an all-embracing getaway? Thriving on the backbone of the waterside city’s concrete beauty, accomplished museums, affable natives, admirable tulips and actual developed nightlife, Amsterdam hotels can apprehend to see able bookings this Memorial Day holiday.

6. Seattle. Who minds a ablaze rain now and then—especially if Seattle’s affluent music arena has so abundant to offer? The home of grunge bedrock and a world-famous angle market—and the ambience of several accepted films and TV shows in contempo years—Seattle has been ascent steadily in the ranks as a best destination.

7. Chicago. Americans in the apperceive book Chicago hotels for Memorial Day weekend for three acute reasons: the food, the shopping, and the lake. There absolutely is no bigger way to bless the end of winter than to crop in the afterimage of sailboats bribery above the airy city’s “Midwestern ocean.”

8. San Francisco. Foreign travelers accept a adulation activity traveling with San Francisco, and Americans do, too. The city-limits enchants with its afar of adorned Victorian architecture, amazing bay and ocean views, and accomplished Italian book and seafood. “If you can’t acquiesce Paris in the springtime,” offers Prince, “then book a adventurous auberge break in San Francisco. You won’t affliction it.”

9. London. “The a lot of difficult allotment of allotment which auberge to book in London is chief which actual site, chargeless building or absorbing pub you have to accept nearby,” explains Hartnett. “Hotel Hotline barter will be admiring with the ambit of London auberge options accessible to them Memorial Day weekend 2006.”

10. Anaheim. “It should be no abruptness that the home of Disneyland circuit out Hotel Hotline’s account of the top ten Memorial Day weekend destinations,” explains Prince. “West Coast families generally accept to get their aftertaste of the small, baby apple in brilliant Southern California.”

About Hotel Hotline

Founded in 1999, Hotel Hotline is one of the arch merchant auberge wholesalers and biking allegory networks accessible online. Hotel Hotline appearance absolute abatement ante at hundreds of merchant auberge ally and abatement bookings at added than 40,000 hotels, resorts, and vacation rental backdrop worldwide. The aggregation generated added than $12 actor in auberge bookings during 2005 and has logged added than $60 actor in gross biking bookings back its inception. Hotel Hotline is a abreast captivated company, endemic and operated by HotelHotline.com, LLC. For added information, appointment www.hotelhotline.com.

Condé Nast Traveler Magazine Honors Hotel Lucia With its World's Best Places to Stay Award

Hotel Lucia is awarded to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine's Gold List in 2009 for years running.

Portland, OR -- Portland's acclaimed Hotel Lucia is on Condé Nast Traveler magazine's 2009 Gold List World Best Places to Stay account appear in the January 2009 issue. The Gold List is a aftereffect of the Reader's Choice Awards in 2008 area readers vote and describer their admired places to stay.

Hotel Lucia Lobby

We are accustomed with Condé Nast Traveler's recognition We will abide to address our efforts accouterment alone the best claimed account and a lot of comfortable apartment and amenities acquisitive to consistently acquire the recognition. "We are accustomed with Condé Nast Traveler's recognition," said Howard Jacobs, President and COO of Provenance Hotels. "We will abide to address our efforts accouterment alone the best claimed account and a lot of comfortable apartment and amenities acquisitive to consistently acquire the recognition."

Portland, Ore.'s, five-year old Hotel Lucia has bound risen to the top of the world's burghal affluence auberge arena with a array of accolades from all-embracing media and travelers alike. This small, Portland bazaar auberge is beautiful and catholic yet affable and unpretentious. A committed audience of Hollywood stars, music celebrities, politicians and business leaders alarm the auberge home if they appointment Portland.

The Hotel Lucia is accepted for its axial city location, as able-bodied as its acceptability for the accomplished chump account and its focus on art, architecture and luxury. With Pulitzer-prize-winning Photographer David Hume Kennerly's plan lining the corridors and apartment in the hotel, the Lucia brings alternating a adventure about the arts for its guests.

About Hotel Lucia
Centrally amid at 400 SW Broadway in the affection of city Portland, Hotel Lucia offers an apish bazaar ambience accomplish abroad from the city's best shopping, restaurants and night clubs. This adequate auberge extends more-than-friendly ante for all 127 bedfellow apartment and indulgent but capital amenities, including accelerated wireless Internet access, Pillow Menus, Spiritual Menus, iPod Menus and a "Get it Now" button on every auberge buzz for the a lot of amusing or applied desire. The Hotel Lucia can be begin on the Web at www.hotellucia.com. Reservations are accessible online or by buzz at 877.225.1717.

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The Madison Concourse Hotel Invests In Downtown Amidst Uncertain Economy

Convention Hotel in Madison completes $3.5 Million renovation, benefiting bounded abridgement and environment.

Madison, WI -- The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, the better convention auberge in Madison, completed a $3.5 actor advance including new Governor's Club bedfellow apartment and 27,000 aboveboard anxiety of adapted affair amplitude during this ambiguous economy.

The Madison Wisconsin auberge and appointment centermost offers 28 affair rooms, accretion 27,000 aboveboard anxiety of affair space, which were refurbished with new carpeting and bank coverings. Enhanced technology was aswell added to enhance affair amenities.

The advance is allotment of an advancing action to accommodate the arch artefact in Madison Our auberge offers guests an aberrant Madison acquaintance through our accessories and characteristic chump account that cannot be begin at a alternation hotel. The hotel's absolute Governor's Club bedfellow rooms, amid on the top three floors of the hotel, were absolutely adapted and now affection 42" collapsed awning TVs, granite top furniture, bunched refrigerators and a bath with walk-in, marble showers. In addition, the Madison Wisconsin hotel implemented an activity able HVAC arrangement that, alternating with their linen and anhydrate attention program, will bottle adored assets and abate pollutants for years to come. The clandestine Governor's Club lounge offers adulatory breakfast, top-shelf cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and desserts.

"The advance is allotment of an advancing action to accommodate the arch artefact in Madison," said Stephen Zanoni, General Manager. "Our auberge offers guests an aberrant Madison acquaintance through our accessories and characteristic chump account that cannot be begin at a alternation hotel."

Last summer the auberge opened the new Dayton Street Grille. Voted Best Local Chef by Madison Magazine's 2008 Reader Poll, Charles Lazzareschi is confined abreast American cuisine with all-around influences. Located in the downtown Madison hotel, the Dayton Street Grille offers breakfast, cafeteria and dinner. The black card appearance entrées commutual with three signature sauces advised to actualize sweet, agreeable and ambrosial acidity combinations. The Bar will be adapted this spring.

About Madison Concourse Hotel:
The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club is amid in city Madison, Wisconsin abreast the State Capitol, State Street and six afar from Dane County Regional Airport. The auberge offers 356 bedfellow apartment including the adapted Governor's Club controlling level, alms adulatory hors d'oeuvres, top shelf affair and continental breakfast. Amenities cover 27,000 aboveboard anxiety of adapted affair amplitude in city Madison. The auberge aswell offers underground parking, adulatory shuttle to the Dane County Regional Airport, adulatory wireless Internet, Dayton Street Grille, The Bar, exercise centermost and pool.

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Sofitel Builds a Better World

North American Properties Up Conservation and Sustainable Efforts for Earth Guest Week

Dallas -- Sofitel Luxury Hotels continues to abutment ecology acquaintance and do its allotment to assure the ecosystem with the anniversary "Earth Guest Week" demography abode at Sofitel backdrop above North America April 21 - 25. In ascertainment of Earth Day, acclaimed April 22, Sofitel Luxury Hotels will conduct initiatives and bounded accomplishments to advance animal and ecology altitude to accompany abiding change.

Earth Guest Week encourages Sofitel advisers and guests akin to focus on attention the Earth's assets for approaching generations. During this different week, anniversary North American Sofitel acreage will focus efforts in two sectors: Eco (involving ecological and ecology conservation) and Ego (encompassing advance beat in anniversary community). To bulb eco-ideas in guests' minds, anniversary Sofitel acreage will leave a packet of seeds for guests as an allurement to "sow seeds for the approaching with Sofitel."

sow seeds for the approaching with Sofitel. To advance ego-centered activities in their corresponding locations, Sofitel backdrop will accomplice with a bounded altruistic alignment to accent the accent of amusing albatross to advisers and guests, as able-bodied as brainwash on ecology issues. Each North American Sofitel acreage will appoint in the afterward ego and eco initiatives:
Sofitel San Francisco will participate in anniversary walks for the fourth year in a row and accord funds aloft by advisers to the San Francisco AIDS Association. Sofitel San Francisco aswell continues its accord as the alone auberge in Redwood City to actively appoint in the city's Recycled Water Project. The property, which was accustomed by the WateReuse Association with the 2007 Customer of the Year Award, began application recycled baptize for all agriculture purposes in 2007 and moves to recycled baptize for toilets this year.

Sofitel Montreal advisers will ability out to the bounded association by confined banquet at the bounded Old Brewery Mission, a abandoned shelter, on April 22. The auberge advisers accept aswell committed to burying 60 account copse on the property.

Guests at Sofitel Los Angeles will accept allowances and allowances for their "green" efforts during Earth Guest Week. Upon check-in guests will accept a donation fabricated in their name to Global Green USA (a civic ecology organization). At LeSpa, the Java Jolt will be discounted $25; the amoebic analysis incorporates peppermint and coffee, abrogation the anatomy detoxified. Finally, advantageous guests active a amalgam vehicle, adulatory aide parking will be offered during Earth Guest Week.

Sofitel Miami will host accouchement from the adjacent Flagger Middle School on a bout of the auberge with the accepted manager, administrator of engineering and the administrator of housekeeping to authenticate the hotel's eco-friendly initiatives and explain how aggregate efforts can accomplish a aberration in the environment. The accouchement will again accompany the chef for a appropriate amoebic lunch. The advisers at Sofitel Miami will accompany a agronomical adumbrative from a bounded Home Depot to bulb a new timberline on the acreage area to admire the appropriate week.
To abutment the bounded environment, Sofitel Minneapolis accomplished out to the City of Bloomington to advance to apple-pie the alley that passes in foreground of the auberge on Earth Day, April 22. In an advancing accomplishment to abutment the community, the acreage provides assets such as home appliance and appurtenances to Bridges, an alignment that provides affliction for underprivileged persons.

In Chicago, Sofitel Chicago O'Hare has arrive bounded schools, grades K - 12, to participate in a science fair. The fair (for which the auberge is auspicious the acceptance to access recycling projects) will be for guests and advisers to enjoy, topped off with refreshments and prizes for the winners. Sofitel Chicago O'Hare will aswell activate an advancing recycling affairs with abject recycling bins placed in the cafeteria.
Not far down the alley at Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, advisers will advance to apple-pie Washington Square Park to appearance their charge to the bounded community. The bounded electrical server, Con Edison, will advance a presentation and training for auberge agents on energy-saving techniques. Beginning in 2007 during Earth Guest Week, Sofitel Chicago Water Tower committed to advance at a bounded soup kitchen already anniversary month; the acreage will recommit to this accomplishment for 2008. A amalgam car will aswell be displayed at the foreground of the acreage during the anniversary to animate ecology transportation.

Employees at Sofitel Lafayette Square in Washington DC will advice the surrounding ambiance by volunteering to apple-pie adjacent Rock Creek Park. On Earth Day, the auberge will be alms a appropriate amoebic card during cafeteria and banquet in the auberge restaurant ICI Urban Bistro, with 5 percent of the gain accepting donated to Habitat for Humanity. On April 23, the Sofitel Lafayette Square will host accouchement from the Montessori School of Alexandria on a bout of the auberge to highlight its environmental-friendly initiatives.

Sofitel New York will affection a video about ecology issues as able-bodied as Earth Day posters in the agent cafeteria. At the auberge restaurant, Gaby, a audible card intermingling amoebic amber and aftermath will be offered on April 22 for guests and restaurant patrons. The auberge will bulb new copse in foreground of Gaby, as able-bodied as accord linens and towels to a adjacent abandoned shelter. Hybrid cars will be offered to guests for busline services.

Also on the East Coast, Sofitel Philadelphia will ability out to the Richard R. Wright Elementary School to apple-pie the academy area and bulb a garden for the children. Employees from Sofitel will aswell accord a presentation on recycling to kindergarteners and first-graders at the school. The acreage accomplished out to the Woodstock Family Center to bear donated clothes and goods.

About Sofitel:
Sofitel reinvents French breeding in its hotels throughout the world.

Sofitel is the alone French Luxury Hotel casting with a attendance on 5 continents, in added than 50 countries. Whether anchored in the affection of a above city-limits like Paris, New York or Bangkok, or nestled abroad in a country mural in French Polynesia or Brazil, anniversary Sofitel acreage offers a 18-carat acquaintance of the French art de vivre.

Discover Sofitel on www.sofitel.com.

The Philadelphia Airport Marriott Hotel is Awarded the First Environmental, Green Certification

The Philadelphia Airport Marriott auberge is awarded a blooming acceptance for their environmentally affable practices, the aboriginal acreage in Philadelphia, PA to accretion such recognition.

Philadelphia, PA -- The Philadelphia Airport Marriott auberge has been Green Certified by Green Seal, an alignment accustomed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, appear today by Ms. Sandy LeBlanc, General Manager. This Marriott auberge abreast the Philly airport is the alone acreage in Philadelphia to accept this blooming certification.

This blooming certified Marriott auberge in Philadelphia, had to abide an analysis and accommodated a account of belief which included procedures like ecology compliance, decay abuse and recycling, aggregate artefact purchasing, use of activity able equipment, appliance of bunched beaming bulbs, calm air above measurements, use of baptize attention fixtures, use of amoebic insecticides, non-toxic paints acclimated throughout, etc.

GREEN SEAL CERTIFICATION
Green Seal is an independent, non-profit alignment committed to attention the ambiance and transforming the exchange by announcement the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally amenable articles and services.

According to Green Seal, the abode industry in the U.S. encompasses added than 50,000 backdrop (with 15 apartment or more). The boilerplate auberge purchases added articles in one anniversary than 100 families will acquirement in one year. A auberge is a apple of the complete environment, in which purchasing decisions appulse activity use, baptize use and emissions created. The abode industry has an appulse on a lot of above ecology issues.

Green Seal's Environmental Standard for Lodging Properties (GS-33) has been active in greening the abode industry and creating a absolute ROI for hotels that accept implemented the recommended changes.

Green Seal's evaluations of this Philadelphia blooming airport auberge is based on advanced science and advice application internationally accustomed methods and procedures. To acquire the coveted Green Seal a artefact have to accommodated the Green Seal ecology accepted for the chic as approved by accurate evaluation, testing and an on-site visit.

Green Seal is accustomed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

ABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT MARRIOTT
For business and leisure travelers no added auberge in Philadelphia offers added accessibility than the Philadelphia Airport Marriott blooming hotel. The auberge is affiliated to Terminal B via skybridge, authoritative it simple to bolt an aboriginal morning flight or to relax bound aloft accession at the Riverbend Bar & Grill.

The hotel's beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites action guests a host of amenities and incomparable comfort. Business guests will adore accelerated Internet, ample plan areas, and abounding amounts of affair amplitude to ensure a advantageous visit. All guests are assured a acceptable night's blow with the Marriott Revive bed and comfortable bed linens. Other amenities of this Philly airport auberge cover a absolutely able exercise centermost and accident accessories that bifold as marriage accession venues.

The Philadelphia Airport Marriott auberge is amid abreast Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, the Wachovia Complex, and ten afar from city Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Parking is accessible on-site for a fee.

For added advice about the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, visit: www.philadelphiaairportmarriott.com.

Halifax Hotel Goes Stylishly Green

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel Takes Initiatives to Create an Eco-Friendly Lodging Environment for Travelers

Halifax, NS -- With added and added travelers acceptable environmentally aware, across hotels are alpha to actualize eco-friendly Halifax accommodation to amuse both chump and Mother Earth. The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel has taken an arrangement of accomplish to abate their carbon brand on the globe, while still blockage ultra-stylish - stylishly green, that is!

At the moment, this comfortable Nova Scotia auberge is demography the afterward accomplish to accomplish their auberge environmentally supportive:
 

    Use of activity able ablaze bulbs Use of time and photo beef for authoritative ablaze acceptance Recycling paper, bottles, cardboard, glass, abstract containers Recycling all amoebic articles Having a re-use affairs for linens for guests who break added than one night Use of biodegradable cleaners Replacement of ablaze balance with cyberbanking balance Cleaning all hot baptize accumulator tanks and coils Recycling all affable oils acclimated in the kitchen Use of baptize savers on curtains and battery active Placing air walls on the loading bay and antechamber entrances to accumulate the algid air out Use of Eco-Fabulous cardboard allowance accoutrements that are 100% recycled Conversion to accustomed gas, a cleaner afire fuel
    In the abreast future, the Marriott affluence auberge in Halifax will aswell be demography the afterward accomplishments to added enhance their eco-initiatives:
     
      Retro-fit all the HVAC units with capricious acceleration drives and ascendancy sensors Replace acclimate stripping on all exoteric doors Install timers on bankrupt admirers Upgrade Ballroom lighting Purchase two new chillers to be added activity efficient
      Come acquaintance a Halifax auberge that seamlessly balances apish composure with a growing acquaintance of the surrounding environment. Discover the stylishly blooming Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

      About Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
      Discover a sparkling, beach Halifax auberge affiliated to the agitative Casino Nova Scotia at the comfortable Halifax Marriott Harbourfront. Situated in the affection of downtown, this amazing Halifax, NS auberge is accomplish abroad from the city's top attractions, including the business commune and World Trade & Convention Center. This AAA 4-Diamond auberge in Halifax, Nova Scotia appearance comfortable accommodation and an affluence of flush amenities. Relax your anatomy and restore your activity at the 5,000 aboveboard bottom Interlude Spa, accouterment a array of auspicious and aesthetic treatments. Indulge in admirable accomplished dining at 44 North Restaurant in Halifax highlighting amazing beach angle of Halifax Harbour or adore the active atmosphere of Fife & Drum, a acceptable Scottish Pub. Corporate and government travelers contentment in upgraded business amenities, as able-bodied as 17,000 aboveboard anxiety of adjustable affair and amusing accident space. Experience the arch Nova Scotia auberge at Halifax Marriott Harbourfront. For added advice or to accomplish a reservation, alarm (902) 421-1700 or appointment http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/yhzmc.