http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T18:58:56Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Virgin%20Atlantic http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/21/115917/928 <![CDATA[<p><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="400" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tp8ecwyR06g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><p> <p>Now this is an interesting partnership. The stylish <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/virgin atlantic"><b>Virgin Atlantic</b></a> has teamed up with not-so-stylish <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Best%20Western%20Hotels"><b>Best Western Hotels</b></a> brand to offer guests up to <strong>500 Flying Club miles</strong> when they stay at any Best Western Hotel in the world.<p>High-low fashion senses aside, since there are over 4,000 Best Western International in 90 countries worldwide, there are plenty of opportunities for you to earn Flying Club miles. Some of the hotels aren&#146;t bad either, even <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/25/94821/422/hotels/Carey_Mulligan_Snubs_LA_s_Luxury_Hotel_Scene_Stays_in_a_Best_Western_Instead">Carey Mulligan</a> stays in them. <p>To celebrate this partnership Best Western have created a cheeky modern remake of Virgin Altlantic&#146;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS_6HHQ7jOA">25th anniversary video</a> which played homage to the 1980s when the company JulesLdn 2011-04-22T09:27:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/25/21314/3591 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/virginrecommends2.JPG" class="top"><p>You can find hotel recommendations in the strangest of places but you rarely ever expect to see them on the back of an <b>airline's hangover kit.</b> <p>Normally, we leave the Virgin Atlantic amenities to our baby bro <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/virgin atlantic"><b>Jaunted</b></a> but when it involves hotels, then we just have to step in and comment.<p> We got our hands on one of Virgin Atlantic's <b>Party 24/747</b> pick you up packs after attending the airline's 20th anniversary celebration of flights from LAX to LHR. (Fittingly, the party was held at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+London+West+Hollywood/local/1151">London West Hollywood's </a> rooftop.) <p>The packs come with four packets of Bender Mender, some supposed hangover cure. (We doubt this really helps since the only proven thing juliana 2010-05-28T14:46:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/5/16714/96502 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/virgin_atlantic_feel.jpg" class="imgborder"><br> <p><i>Two years later, we've got an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/29/225225/799/hotels/Could_You_Soon_Be_Sleeping_in_a_Virgin_Hotel_after_Your_Virgin_Flight_"><b>UPDATE ON VIRGIN HOTELS</b></a> here.</i><p>Last week, we wondered <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/5/28/171322/476/travel/What+is+Virgin+Atlantic+Introducing+on+June+12%3F">on Jaunted</a> what <b>Virgin Atlantic</b> was announcing via an email to loyalty club members. We thought it might be something like in-flight massage chairs, but according to <i>Marketing Week</i> it's probably three new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Virgin%20Hotels"><b>Virgin Hotels</b></a> that we first heard of back in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/26/35828/4327/hotels/Richard_Branson_Not_Satisifed_with_Dominating_Airspace_Wants_to_Open_Virgin_City_Hotels_">March.</a> <p>Bossman <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Richard%20Branson"><b>Richard Branson</b></a>, who already has a few luxe hotels under his belt, says the product will be sorta like Starwood's W Hotels:<blockquote><p>Urban, townhouse-style properties, half way between a hotel and a private club.</blockquote></p><p>Apparently other brands have approached his company for ideas, but Branson is ready to just start up some new hotels himself. Rumor pbb 2008-06-05T16:15:12-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/