• A Stop Through Long Beach
03.30.2010
Outlet: Smart Meetings - Online

When I was a SoCal resident for a few years during college, I never really spent that much time in Long Beach. Having just spent a day in this coastal city, I wish I had taken a closer look around. The LBC, as its often referred to, has a lot to offe

• Japanese flair in San Francisco at Hotel Kabuki
03.30.2010
Outlet: Sunset Magazine - Online

When I slip off for a city weekend in San Francisco, I like to target a neighborhood—get out of downtown and Union Square and just walk my little corner of town for a couple of days. This last weekend, I picked Japantown and Pacific Heights, which to

• Has a hotel ever responded to your online critique?
03.28.2010
Outlet: USA Today - Online

The trend Less than 4% of negative reviews on TripAdvisor typically get a response, but last year TripAdvisor saw a 203% explosion in responses from hotels, according to Yu's article. Yu cites this example:  Traveler Denise Hill checked in at Clar

• When Graffiti is Good
03.28.2010
Outlet: Hotel Interactive

Graffiti art is becoming a hotel industry design statement. Here's how. bookmark this When the time came, in May 2009, for the Hotel Erwin to announce its arrival on the trendy, eclectic shores of California’s Venice Beach, the handwriting was

• Interview Today's Travel; Nilou Motamed of Travel + Leisure magazine discusses magazine's picks of affordable beach locales
03.27.2010
Outlet: Today Show - NBC News Network

Time: 7:00-11:00 AM TAMRON HALL, anchor: This morning on TODAY'S TRAVEL, best bargains for beach getaways. If budget worries are putting a damper on dreams of a sunny vacation, don't throw in the towel just yet. The editors of Travel + Leisure

• IT'S ALL HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S JAPANTOWN.
03.26.2010
Outlet: Food Network

YOU DON'T SEE THAT EVERY DAY. TAPAS ARE MEANT TO BE SHARED, SO BRING YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS AND ORDER UP A BUNCH FOR THE TABLE. GREAT FOOD, GREAT ATMOSPHERE, GREAT PEOPLE, CHA CHA CHA HAS IT ALL. IT'S LIKE A VACATION WITHIN A VACATION. YOU DON'T

• We cover the waterfront
03.22.2010
Outlet: Bay Area Reporter

Andrew & Erika, up in the air during Teatro ZinZanni's Hearts on Fire. Photo: Marty Sohl Our culture-vulture perambulations around town last week included a luxury hotel anniversary party, a launch party for the San Francisco Symphony's 2010 Black

• Haute Secrets: Chip Conley’s Guide to San Francisco
03.21.2010
Outlet: Haute Living - Online

Where Were You Born: Orange, California How Long In San Francisco: Since 1984 Neighborhood: Potrero Hill, San Francisco Occupation: Founder/Ceo of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, and an author Favorite Restaurant: Millennium Best Steakhouse

• Best affordable beach resorts
03.11.2010
Outlet: MSNBC.com

From the plastic palm tree–lined beaches of the Jersey Shore to the powdery white sands of Belize, beach vacations never go out of style. “Beach destinations remain incredibly popular with travelers right now,” says T+L A-List agent Kimberly Wilso

• San Francisco hotels want you! (Meaning: deals, deals, deals)
03.10.2010
Outlet: Sunset Magazine - Online

Well, I thought things were starting to pick up in the travel department. But then, driving home last night, I was listening to NPR. Apparently, a whopping one million fewer people visited San Francisco in 2009 than in the previous year. You know wha

• Hotels Make Sure These Souvenirs Don't Spoil
03.10.2010
Outlet: New York Times

All sorts of items are left in hotel rooms. But at places like the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, housekeepers are likely to find half-eaten wheels of cheese, fresh flowers and, depending on the season, artichokes, grapes or heirloom tomatoes. T

• Joie de Vivre Has Most Green Hotels in San Francisco
03.10.2010
Outlet: Vacation Agent

Joie de Vivre has announced that it has the largest number of certified green hotels in San Francisco, according to standards set by San Francisco Green Business, the certifying body recognized by the city. In December, the Hotel Del Sol and the Gall

• Worth the Drive: Hotel Del Sol
03.09.2010
Outlet: KNBC-TV - Online

Worth the Drive is NBCLA's twice weekly look at nearby getaways Hotel Del Sol Your job: Decide to get out of town and fast. Our job: Help you find where you're headed. This week, NBCLA's Worth the Drive takes us to... Hotel Del Sol: The San

• Interview: Laura Begley of Travel + Leisure magazine shows splurge and steal hotels
03.07.2010
Outlet: Today Show - NBC News Network

Time: 7:00-11:00 AM KATHIE LEE GIFFORD, co-host: If you just need to take a break and get away from it all, we're going to give you some really good excuses to do that. HODA KOTB, co-host: Really good ones. And whether you want to travel

• How to Hotel
03.04.2010
Outlet: Huffington Post, The

Read More: Alain De Botton , Hilton , Hotels , Up In The Air , Style News As a boutique hotelier going on two dozen years, I'm constantly struck by how many otherwise sensible folks imagine getting into this 24/7/365 life of servitude. I've met ma

• Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz
03.03.2010
Outlet: Meetings Focus

Blue Haven Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz Blue, a very deep blue, is the ocean that crashes along the shores of Monterey, Carmel and Santa Cruz. Leisure travelers and groups alike ar

• Hit the Road
03.01.2010
Outlet: OC Family

Untitled Page Get sand between your toes Have fun in the sun at Huntington Beach’s Shorebreak Hotel. My family has always lived close to the ocean. Growing up, weekends were dedicated to fun in the sun, followed by a satisfied, sandy-toed ri

• The Citizen Hotel is Now Using Mac Minis in the Guestrooms
03.01.2010
Outlet: HotelChatter

Where: 926 J Street [map], Sacramento, CA, United States, 95814 And we thought hotels having iMacs in the guestroom was cool. The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, a Joie de Vivre property, has begun offering Mac Minis that hooked up to 42" flat scr