Ed Perkins on Travel: What’s new in hotel deal websites

Posted by Orlando News Center on May 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Deal Angel (dealangel.com) is the most interesting. its shtick is to rank available deals in any city you specify as either a "Great Deal," a "Good Deal," an "OK Deal," "Not a Deal" or a... 

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Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment

This is slightly embarrassing… We’re having some trouble finding the site you’re looking for. But there’s no reason to panic! We’ll try our hardest to get you to where you want to go. it may be... 

Mavs’ Terry loses headband in CrossFit bet with Magic’s Nelson

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Posted: 09:59 AM ET March 30, 2012 The Magic play the Mavericks Friday night in Orlando, and if you're flipping through the channels, one glimpse is all it will take. You'll have to stop, stare and ask yourself, "Why?"Why is Jason Terry not... 

‘Hotel fixer’ makes over three SoFla establishments

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Each hourlong episode will make over one establishment. Of 13 hotels to be featured this season, three are in South Florida: the Ocean Manor Resort in Fort Lauderdale; Penguin Hotel in Miami Beach and Motel New Yorker in Miami. "I say what needs to be said,'' Melchiorri... 

Trade show industry bouncing back, but comeback varies

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The trade show industry is recovering from the recent recession with attendance at the highest levels since 2008, giving a boost to the Colorado Springs tourism market, the president of a trade group for the exhibitions and events industry says. Steven Hacker, president of the Dallas-based International... 

Nonprofit opens facility in Las Vegas to aid worldly goals

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Discarded hotel items such as soap and shampoo were once destined to end up in landfills. thanks to nonprofit organization Clean the World, those items are helping to save lives. Clean the World recycles used soap and other hygiene items and distributes them... 

Childhood Trip to Turkish Bath Yields an Orlando Business

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Farshid has owned and operated Shala Salon and Spa in Orlando since 2001 with his wife and son. But when the business moved into a larger space in the same retail plaza a month ago, the... 

Wyndham Reiterated at Neutral

Posted by Orlando News Center on Apr 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment

We are maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN) on the back of solid fourth-quarter 2011 results, strong international market, increased earnings outlook for fiscal 2012 and a 53% hike in quarterly dividend. However, economic uncertainty in Europe, increased competition and currency fluctuations remain major headwinds for... 

Florida Legislature fails to resolve hotel-tax dispute – Travel Deals, Tips & Trends – Orlando Sentinel

Posted by Orlando News Center on Mar 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Florida’s Legislature ended its regular session Friday with no action on a dispute over the tax rate that online travel companies such as Orbitz should pay on the hotel rooms that they sell. Bills died in committee that would have allowed the online companies to pay tax on the lower,... 

Roadshow: The sad story of a bride killed by a drunken driver on her wedding day

Posted by Orlando News Center on Mar 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Q since you've been alerting the public to the horrors of DUI lately, I thought I'd tell you about my family's situation. A every few weeks, I print comments from relatives of drunk-driving victims in the hope, as Melinda wrote, that their...