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Score Free Live Nation Tix From Hilton Honors

| June 26, 2009 at 10:49 AM | 0 Comments

Hotel loyalty programs will give you the hookup this summer — there are free night promos and buy-some-get-some-free deals flying around all over the place.

And now here is this, particularly for summer concert goers and Ziggy Marley or Katy Perry (hehe) fans: the Hilton HHonors loyalty program is givin' out free Live Nation concert tickets to members that book a stay between June 24 and September 30 of this year, and you'll score yo-self a free general admission or lawn ticket to a Live Nation concert (redeemable at participating Live Nation amphitheaters and clubs through December 31, 2009).

Some of the highlights of concerts available: 311 with Ziggy Marley & The Expendables in St. Louis; Coldplay in Wisconsin; Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd in Charlotte; Katy Perry in Houston. Eh? Any of these sound good to you?

You've gotta be a Hilton HHonors member to score the tickets, and the good news is that there's no limit to the number of tickets one member can get — but the bad news is that you only earn one ticket per stay, regardless of the number of nights.

Sign up for the promo here.

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Get a Free Bike Rental at the Paris Hiltons This Summer

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Paris, France

| June 17, 2009 at 11:48 AM | 0 Comments

Ever since Paris’s bike-sharing program, Velib, took the world by storm two summers ago, the City of Light might as well be re-dubbed the City of Bikes. Beyond our fears of navigating streets clogged with angry Parisian drivers, we have to admit the whole see-Paris-by-bike thing is pretty cool — not to mention a nice eco-friendly initiative.

The Hilton Hotels in Paris agree, and this summer they're launching a new “Go Green” package at the Hilton Arc de Triomphe and Hilton Arc de Triomphe that combines a guided bike tour or free bike rental with a Hilton hotel stay and buffet breakfast for fueling up. And just for fun, they throw in a “green” cocktail of Vitamin kiwi juice too, which you can enjoy at Hilton Arc de Triomphe’s Purple Bar or Bar l'Echiquier at Hilton Paris La Défense.

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Can We Go Ahead and Officially Call Denizen 'Dunzo' Now?

| June 15, 2009 at 1:30 PM | 1 Comment

Big surprise here: the Washington Post did a big ol' rundown of the Starwood-Hilton legal battle over Denizen and there is no evidence that the Denizen brand is anything but, well, dead. If you're just tuning in, the Cliffs Notes go like this: a couple Starwood employees who helped develop the W Hotels brand left S-wood to develop a similar brand for Hilton called Denizen, and those execs allegedly stole a bunch of W trade secrets in the process — now Starwood is suing Hilton for corporate espionage and it's a huge mess.

Now, several weeks after the media frenzy and initial wave of tongue-wagging that surrounded the scandal when the news broke, the smoke has cleared a little bit and Washington Post was able to sort of tell the story without any crazy legal terms from top to bottom.

Some interesting tidbits: Ross Klein's (the former Starwood-turned-Hilton-exec who is sort of at the forefront of all this) attorney, said "Starwood's complaint is in large part an exaggerated and one-sided recitation of the facts." Apparenly, Klein's thinkin' that once all the facts are out on the table, it will look like he "acted in good faith." Okay.

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Hilton Helps You Escape for Summer (But You Can't Escape Dorky Puns)

| June 10, 2009 at 9:38 AM | 1 Comment

Nobody wants to get stuck for the summer. Duh. You want a vacay — and you want to do it on the cheap. Hilton hears you — and they want you to do your summer jaunts up right in their luxe hotel brands.

Hilton's upscale brands, Conrad Hotels and Waldorf Astoria Collection, have just launched a Summer Escape promo that lets you have a free night with purchase of two to four consecutive nights all summer long — that is, all stays before September 30, 2009 — as well as some bonus incentive packages thrown in to entice you to book, like free resort credits good for golf, spa treatments or dining (these vary depending on the property). Use code PRES1N to book at these locations.

And planning ahead will score you big on this one, too: for advance bookings made by July 15, 2009, you get a free night's stay after two paid nights if you use code EFN when booking three consecutive nights (which means, as we understand it, that the third night's free) — the conditions, of course, vary by property.

But! You may be able to escape your job and stuff, but you can't escape nerdy wordplay this summer, unfortunately: this promo video is full of work-vacay punny sorts of stuff. It's cute. It won't ruin your day.

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Hilton and Starwood to Settle Denizen Dispute Out of Court?

| June 5, 2009 at 3:45 PM | 2 Comments

Unsurprisingly, reports are coming in that Hilton is doing what they can to settle their dispute (otherwise known as The Great Denizen Disaster) with Starwood out of court — because, obviously, they're trying to keep the damage to their already-pretty-soiled reputation to a minimum.

In more official words, Travel Daily News printed:

Hilton Hotels is seeking a negotiated settlement in its corporate espionage case with Starwood rather than seeing the legal spat battle between two of the industry’s fiercest competitors aired in public, thereby avoiding further humiliation of its botched entry into the lifestyle hotel sector.

Uh, in cased you missed all these shenanigans (watch the drama unfold here): Starwood filed a complaint in federal court in New York claiming two former Starwood executives hired by Hilton — Ross Klein and Amar Lalvani — had stolen information about the W hotel brand to develop Hilton's Denizen luxury-lifestyle hotel concept. It was a pretty clear case of corporate espionage, and last we heard, all development of Denizen was suspended until things could get moving with this legal battle.

Um, just a guess, but this could mean Denizen is probably dunzo, right? Maybe the biggest priorities for Hilton are just minimizing and repairing the damage to the company's reputation and moving on?

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Hilton Gives Us an Opportunity to Make a '99 Red Balloons' Reference

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Mexico

| June 3, 2009 at 3:25 PM | 1 Comment

The Hilton Hotels and Resorts should get their hands on 99 red balloons to inaugurate their latest sale: The hotel chain's Cancun, Las Cabos and Villahermosa locations are offering 99 hotel rooms priced at $99 a night over the next 99 days.

Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort, Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort, and Hilton Villahermosa & Conference Center are offering the discounted double rooms which have been reduced as much as 60% from starting rates reaching $249 a night. Guests who book the deal also get free breakfast and a 30% discount off spa services. Despite boasting the X-Rated namesake Paris Hilton, the three hotels are quite family friendly. Children under 18 stay free and children under 12 eat free.

Clearly, this post swine flu era of Mexico travel certainly has been good on the traveler's wallet. Just hurry though, it is a limited time offer. Book from June 1 to July 15, 2009, for stays within 99 days from June 1 through Sept. 7, 2009. The booking code is P9, otherwise mention "$99 Limited Time Offer."

Don't let the 99 red balloons go by!

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Embassy Suites Ventures Into the Biz Travel Blogosphere

| June 3, 2009 at 3:10 PM | 0 Comments

It's looking like more and more hotels and hospitality-focused companies are zeroing in on the business travel sector (er, are they maybe the only ones that are really traveling these days?) — and now Embassy Suites has gotten in on what seem to be two of the hottest trendy-trends in the industry: social media (or, like, blogginess) and business travel.

The chain has revamped and repositioned its BusinessBalance.com site, and while the previous iteration of the site was all about offering advice to biz travelers, it's keeping all that up but with new experts dishing out the tips — and in a blog format. Sweet. Oh, and they switched from a Flash site to a more reader-friendly HTML-style site. Yay!

The blogging experts offering up the tips are:

· Jane and Michael Stern of Roadfood.com (writing about food, obviously)
· Erin Whitehead and Jenn Walters of FitBottomedGirls.com (writing about fitness)
· Erin Kane and Kristin Brandt of ManicMommies.com (writing about balancing work and life)

Some of the newer blog entries give tips on how to stay fit on the road (whether it's heading out of the hotel's immediate area to find a hiking trail or just treading water downstairs in the hotel pool) — and there are some pretty sweet food tips here, too.

Head on over to check out the new site. We dig.

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Get a Taste of the Healthy Life on Hilton Sydney's Health Retreats

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 488 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

| May 28, 2009 at 9:02 AM | 0 Comments

If you're looking for a vacation that's healthier than the average overindulgent getaway, here's a suggestion: the Hilton Health Retreat which they run four times a year at the Sydney Hilton. The next retreat is coming up soon, from June 12 to 14, so get packing for Oz fast and you'll come away feeling pretty good – or pretty exhausted.

The Hilton Health Retreat is a pretty full-on weekend, led by an expert nutritionist and a fitness pro. You have to undertake a fitness and nutrition assessment before you even get there, so those two experts can set about planning all the right activities for you.

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This Summer, Hilton Will School Guests With History Lessons

| May 27, 2009 at 12:14 PM | 0 Comments

Hilton thinks you need a history lesson. Er, more specifically, Hilton thinks you should stay at one of its historic properties this summer and soak up a little local lore while you’re at it, courtesy of a new set of historical travel packages. You know, because while you could sip French wine at a Paris café this summer, you also could munch on cheesesteaks in Philly or beignets in Nola. All in the name of budget constraints patriotism, of course!

Here are a few of Hilton’s offerings for wannabe history buffs:

At the Hilton INN at Penn in Philadelphia, the See Philly Package includes accommodations, breakfast, and a 24-hour pass to the BIG BUS by Philadelphia Trolley Works. The tour has 20 stops along the way at Philly’s major landmarks, from the Liberty Bell to a lesson on the creation of the cheesesteak. Rates start at $244 per night, available through 2009.

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A Massive Hilton Is On Its Way to Orlando

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 6001 Canadian Court [map], Orlando, FL, United States, 32819

| May 21, 2009 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments

The Hilton gang are obviously quite determined to push forward and open new hotels at the moment (let's not mention the D word that rhymes with, uh, Zenizen), and here comes another one: the Hilton Orlando is set for a grand opening on September 12.

This'll be a 1400-room Hilton targeting both vacationers and business travelers, with attractions like Sea World and Disney World nearby, and the Orange County Convention Center right next door. In fact, Hilton's particularly proud that theirs will be the "very first hotel" with a covered walkway leading to the convention center.

If you're there for fun, you'll probably want to make use of the two pools, "lazy river", and six restaurants on site. Business people can look out for the 24-hour business center, and WiFi and wired internet throughout the whole hotel complex.

Grand opening might be set for September 12, but they're taking bookings starting from September 1. Rooms are still available for that very first night, starting at $99 for a double ($119 if you add breakfast). If you want to upgrade to an executive floor, you'll need to add $40 to those rates.

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Hilton HHonors Really, Really Wants You to Stay at Hiltons This Summer

| May 20, 2009 at 11:09 AM | 0 Comments

It's summer (well, almost). You should be traveling. And it seems that this summer, Hilton is really, really pushing for you to be staying exclusively at Hilton properties — especially (holla!) if you're a Hilton HHonors member.

A roundup of the HHonors bonus deals happenin' this summer:

· For the luxe-lovers: you will score 10,000 (ten thousand, yes) HHonors bonus points for a three-night (or more) stay at a Conrad or Waldorf Astoria Collection hotel, valid until September 30th.

· You can knock $100 off roundtrip airfare on "British Airways flights to mainline destinations worldwide between now and June 30, 2009" just cause you're an HHonors member and you're loved.

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Hilton Launches Four-Pronged Panama City Invasion

| May 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM | 0 Comments

Now you don't see 'em, now you do: the Hilton chain is going back into Panama City, Panama. And they're not doing it lightly, with plans announced for four different Hilton-branded hotels to hit the capital within the next couple of years.

Two of the four will be brand spankin' new: the Hilton Panama in the financial district will take up 27 floors of a 68-floor building and be just 5 miles from that famous canal, and the Embassy Suites by Hilton Panama City is also in the financial district and should be ready in October 2011.

The other two Panama City Hilton properties are franchise agreements. One will be the Doubletree by Hilton Panama City, a big renovation of an existing eight-story hotel near the Iglesia del Carmen. The Doubletree reopening should be ready by the spring of 2010. Hilton's also taking on the Hilton Garden Inn Panama; it's the only one of the four where they explicitly mention free WiFi and wired internet access, but we're hoping they'll be including it everywhere. Hilton says they're looking to expand throughout the Caribbean and Latin America so this big Panama City expansion is probably just the beginning.

[Photo: thinkpanama]