Archive for June, 2008

Jun 16 2008

What to expect in a 5-star hotel

Hotels with the 5-star rating are the finest hotels in the world.

Typical features of a five-star hotel are:
Luxury appointments, superlative service, and the highest standards of comfort.

Such hotels usually provide original architecture and interior design, use of high-grade materials in both construction and décor, and such special details as fresh flowers and plants in large quantities. These places also keep a high staff-to-guest ratio, gourmet dining, and 24-hour room service. Guestrooms offer an abundance of space, the best furnishings and decor, premium bedding, and luxury bath products. Among room amenities such features as high-speed Internet access and CD and/or DVD players are generally included.
Five-star resorts may also provide many additional recreation facilities, for example tennis courts and golf-course access. You can often benefit from on-site spa services, a top-notch fitness centre, and a pool, as well.

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Jun 16 2008

Why you should book your tickets early

All the airlines work on a yield management system. The system calculates an airfare based on such factors as the season, local events, competition, time of the year and many more. The demand for an individual flight route at one of such times is then calculated into a percentage of airfares that are available. By means of figures from previous similar circumstances, that is the same time last year, the airfare is calculated based upon the natural demand that should arise. To put it simply, the earlier you book your tickets the better the price you will get, although in some cases it is possible to find cheaper flights after the earliest possible time to book, usually because the metrics used to calculate the original price have changed.

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