The Dark Side of ‘Cheap’ Online Hotel Deals

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers in Japan have completed an intensive study which highlights the beneficial effects of blackcurrants on dark circles under the eyes. Blackcurrants have long been renowned for their benefits in helping to improve blood circulation, but less well known, however, is that this improved circulation can also help reduce the dark rings around and predominantly under the eyes.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - New research shows that 85% of UK's leaders demonstrate 'Dark Side Characteristics'. These deeply rooted, self-destructive aspects of personality contribute to the alarming self-destruct rates for high flyers and put individuals and organisations at risk.

July 8th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - A veteran of the hotel industry, Tom previously made his mark at InterCotinental Hotels & Resorts. His career saw him working in the Middle East, where he held the position of Senior Vice President overseeing 17 hotels in the area, after which he was appointed VP for Eastern Europe and subsequently GM of the 'Grand Inter-Continental Paris' and VP for France and Switzerland.

June 29th, 2009 PLANO, Texas - Having saved millions of dollars for American consumers over the past 5 years, DealTaker.com now features deals and vouchers for UK shoppers at DealTaker.com/UK. Consumers visiting the site will have instant access to savings at popular sites like Mothercare, Homebase, Argos, House of Fraser, Laura Ashley and QVC, as well as a host of travel deals from Emirates, Last Minute, Thomson Holidays, Sandals, Beaches, Marriott and more.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - New Visa Process for Australian and New Zealand Passport Holders With the holiday season upon us, Cheapflights.com.au, the Australian site of the international travel online price comparison company, suggests that before visiting the USA it pays to check that you know the new visa rules before flying. Cheapflights also has some useful tips to help smooth your transit through domestic US airports once you are there.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - American hoteliers and restaurateurs are slashing prices in the midst of the recession, leading to a US tourism bookings boom, according to cheap flight specialist Dialaflight. As the pound hit $1.60 this week, businesses suffering the worst season for years are offering considerable deals to the spendthrift traveller, in an attempt to lure them out of credit hibernation.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - To make sure that families get the best possible start to their holidays, HolidayExtras.com is launching a summer of family friendly deals. According to research, the majority of travellers assume that family rooms cost up to twice as much as they can do in reality.

May 4th, 2009 SWINDON, England - Evidence is emerging that the recession is indeed causing couples to split up and this is nowhere more evident than in the figures produced today by one of the UK's leading proponents of cheap divorce - Divorce-Online.co.uk. Managing Director Mark Keenan said, "We have seen a marked increase in people using the service since the end of 2008 and we have had to take on additional staff and office space to cope with the increase in demand for our services." 3000 divorce packages were sold through the website between January and the end of April which is a 30% increase on 2008.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - Cheapflights Ltd, the pioneer and an international leader in independent online flight price comparison announces the launch of its newest travel search website serving Australia and New Zealand, www.cheapflights.com.au. The website is based on the popular search box navigation format that quickly provides users with deals from providers of flights, or packages of flights plus hotel deals by date.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Room Rates Fall Across All Continents The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 12% last year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. Hotel prices in December 2008 were more than one tenth lower than they were the year before and room rates were just 1% above their level in January 2004, when the Hotel Price Index was started.

April 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mischa Barton says she enjoys dating moody men. The former The O.C.

August 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - People strolling in the newly opened High Line urban park near The Standard hotel are witnessing free peep show as randy guests at the hotel are performing sex acts in front of the floor-to-ceiling hotel windows. Neighbours have complained that they've seen men masturbating, professional porn films being shot and couples engaging in sex in full view of the stunning High Line park path running alongside.

August 27th, 2009 Tips on couponing in the digital agePut down the scissors: Coupons are increasingly available by phone, by e-mail, online and in other digital forms. Here are hints on how to stretch your budget with the latest generation of an old standby.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Noble Travels Group, the leading provider of travel-related services throughout the Indian travel industry for over a decade, today announced the launch of Bid2Travel.com - India's first online bidding site bringing unsold, last-minute inventory of rooms straight to the customer. Bid2Travel.com is based on a simple yet focused philosophy - "A room vacant for a night is revenue lost forever." This new site will revolutionize the way that tourism accommodation providers sell unoccupied rooms and provide consumers with a direct way to get the best prices for their lodging needs.

May 5th, 2009 Brawling Pittsburgh-area newlyweds take plea dealsPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area bride and groom have taken plea deals in a hotel brawl with another wedding party the night they got married. David Wielechowski (wee-luh-CHOW'-skee) was told Tuesday that he'll enter a probation program for first-time offenders.

February 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Two weeks after forest fires in Australia claimed 209 lives, razed 1,830 homes and left 7,500 homeless, profiteers were stalking the blackened region north of Melbourne. 'Overwhelmingly, we've seen the very best of human behaviour over the last couple of weeks but there are a few sharks out there,' Victoria state Premier John Brumby said Friday.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has inked a pact with one of India's largest online travel companies, Yatra.com, to provide 100,000 travel agents access to 900 one to three-star hotels on its global distribution system (GDS). 'We offer customers a choice of booking channels, including online and traditional retail methods.

May 12th, 2009 RAMPUR - Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Rampur Lok Sabha seat Jayaprada's hotel room was raided by the police late on Monday night. Her supporters claim that it was another attempt to harm Jayaprada.

April 17th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - YouTube has struck deals with major Hollywood TV and film studios to distribute full length movies and TV shows on the Google-owned video streaming site, the company announced Thursday. YouTube, which is the internet's largest video site, announced a string of deals with entertainment companies CBS, Sony Pictures, MGM and the BBC, to post their content online.

July 13th, 2009 Comcast to stream HBO, Cinemax online in trialPHILADELPHIA — And you thought the HBO hit TV series "Entourage" would never be streamed over the Internet — at least legally. Comcast Corp.