Some hotels are family friendly. That is, they have a pool, maybe an arcade, a playground, things for kids to enjoy. Others may not be as kid friendly, but all hotels have other guests who expect your kids to behave themselves during their stay.

If you have a child who is involved in travel sports like hockey, basketball or soccer, you know you spend a lot of time in hotels. There are games, there are tournaments and likely the whole team (if not multiple teams) are all housed at the same hotel. That makes for a lot of kids. It’s great because you get to hang out with the other parents, the kids get to hang out with their friends and teammates, but there should be limits placed on what the kids can do in and around the hotel.

For instance, no other guest appreciates a gang of kids running down hallways hollering at the top of their lungs. If you don’t let your kids run around like that at home, why are they doing it at a hotel? Another thing that ticks off other guests is that the quiet times aren’t upheld. Just because you’re away from home doesn’t mean you can act out at all times of the day or night.

Being in a hotel is a freedom, parents can go to the restaurant or bar while the kids go in the pool, but this too is tricky as kids should always be supervised around water, no matter their age. Even if parents take turns on pool duty, it’s better than no supervision at all. Ideally, the kids should behave properly in the pool area which means no running, no diving into shallow water and observing the pool rules. Same goes for the gym or fitness center if the hotel has one. This is for all guests to use, and if your child has a legitimate reason to be there, supervised then that’s great, but having a bunch of kids hanging out in the gym annoying other guests is a no no.

For the most part, kids and hotels are a great mix, and families are observant of the rules, the kids are polite and quiet and all is well, it’s when they area allowed to run amok that the problems arise. No one wants to be the one getting kicked out of a hotel so abide by the rules for fun for all.…

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Overview

Shanghai is not the best Chinese city to travel to if you're looking to move from tourist attraction to tourist attraction. Having only recently made their move toward modernity, Shanghai has not yet yet that tourist-oriented atmosphere. The beauty of visiting Shanghai, instead, is in its antiquity and originality. Shanghai is a blend of Eastern and Western cultures, its architecture being the dominant showcase of its diversity. While some Shanghai buildings are a monument to art deco, others retain a distinct imperialist flair. To experience Shanghai's imperial roots, a trip to Yu Yuan Gardens is absolutely necessary. For a taste of Shanghai's nightlife, the Bund is the place to go. In fact, the Bund and its surrounding areas are the most modern and busy sections of Shanghai, with a wealth of shopping, eating, and drinking options.

Nightlife

Shanghai's vibrant nightlife, in recent years, has begun to rival that of Hong Kong Island. Nanjing Lu is the busiest shopping street in Shanghai. Start your day at the beginning of the street with a trip to the Peace Hotel, known for its act deco interior. When you've finished traversing the department stores and markets, end the day at the end of Nanjing Lu with a trip to the Shanghai Museum, often called the best museum in China for its displays of Chinese art and artifacts. For antique-loving travelers, a trip to Dongtai Lu Antique Market is a must. This is the largest antique market in China, and the premiere place for finding treasures like old Buddha statues and Mah Jong sets. For eating and drinking adventures, visit Huaihai Lu for a varied blend of worldly cuisines and a drink at one of Shanghai's lively bars and nightclubs.

Sightseeing Attractions

While Shanghai is best reserved for exploring-oriented tourists and those who know how to find ways to entertain themselves, there are still attractions to appease those tourists who want to be shown a good time. Visitors can ride to the top of the Shanghai Pearl Tower, the tallest tower in Asia, for an amazing view of the city, enjoy a cup (or many cups) of tea in the Huxinting Tea House while listening to a Chinese orchestra or gazing upon the surrounding lake, or tour the Huangpu River on a ferry. For a more-traditional Chinese experience, take a trip to either Lknghua Temple or Jade Buddha Temple. Lknghua Temple is a longer trip from the city, but it's less crowded and more serene. In both temples, you can enjoy a vegetarian Buddhist meal. …

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Finding great deals on Las Vegas hotels packages is far easier than many may think. Affordable getaways to sin city are all around you, you just need to know where to look. In order to find Las Vegas hotels that are up to your standards you need only do your homework.

All of us have viewed the movies and TV programs that depict Las Vegas as having lots of fancy hotel suites. Some of these accommodations are very luxurious and can include villas and penthouses, which are definitely very expensive. These are usually where the big business tycoons, high rollers, and the famous and rich celebrities stay when they are in Las Vegas.

Luxury accommodations can be reserved at very good rates. Many of the hotel packages in Las Vegas are actually quite cheap. And by this I mean money wise. If you really need to economize you can stay at a motel, which Las Vegas has many of. You just need to know these are not luxurious places to stay.

Many people that visit Las Vegas prefer to stay downtown on what is known as Fremont Street. That is the Las Vegas that was established in the 50s by guys like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Freemont street was completely refurbished and now features a canopy that spans the length of the entire street. It actually encloses the street and the canopy itself is a huge display of lights and images that is pretty amazing to see.

Many of the hotel packages for Las Vegas combine entertainment with the rooms. There are various forms of this entertainment that could be anything from Blue Man Group to watching the Cirque du Soleil. There are many shows that are smaller and with entertainers not quite as well known up and down the strip and in the downtown area of ​​Las Vegas.

Many hotels that have been built on the strip in Las Vegas over the last 20 years will take your breath away. Several of these hotels have themes to them such as the MGM, the Paris, the Tropicana, the Aladdin, the Venetian, the Luxor, and others. These properties are multi-billion dollar ones that are packed with entertainment, these are also just right for showcases for the hotel packages in Las Vegas.

You have to make your plans ahead if you are wanting to catch the good deals with the hotel casinos. There are those deals that you can find at the last minute, but you will have to take what you get with these, and be able to travel whenever they say. This can be a lot of the fun to do though.

You can get good discount through planning ahead, and also plan on going to Las Vegas on weekdays or maybe to off-season times as in the summer. Another way of getting a discount is to package your hotel reservation with your plane reservation. Many time you will get either complimentary shows or dining for a real sweet …

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Gone are the days of promoting your hotel through magazines, directories and flyers. Today, the first place a tourist goes prior to making hotel bookings is the internet. Having grown more than 73% over the last 5 years, internet booking is riding the high wave these days. Recent reports suggest that travel forms the largest e-commerce category today, closely followed by airline ticket sales, the online travel industry having reaped in $700 billion in 2012. The number is growing exponentially with services of traditional travel agencies swiftly being abandoned and aborted. Clearly, hotel marketing today is going the internet way.

Identifying the need to adopt innovative approaches in their marketing strategies that are designed to attract the attention of potential customers, hotels today, are resorting to hotel website promotion through internet marketing. It is imperative for a hotel website to be competent enough to convert the number of visitors into bookings. A website’s design, layout, structure, content etc have a major impact on the conversion rate. Rich SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) also forms a part of this and enables a hotel to stand out on the very first page of reliable booking engines. A hotel website today, allows customers to take a virtual tour of the hotel, read all available information, study guest reviews and ratings etc. Based on these factors, the consumer then chooses whether or not to make a booking.

It is, however, imperative that hotel marketing tools be innovative, less complicated and easily accessible. Visual storytelling is the future of digital. An pleasant and attractive website showcasing captivating images of the hotel and its surroundings certainly catches the guest’s attention and also offers a competitive advantage to the hotel. Dissemination of information is another tool for hotel marketing. Also, the hotel’s website should be able to weave a story that enlightens guests about the various amenities and services on offer. Special emphasis should be laid on the firm’s competitive edge over others with proper FAQ’s to reap in more customer satisfaction.

Recent reports suggest that if hotels do not market themselves on social networks, they are most likely to experience a 2% drop in traffic each month and those that do increase views by 12% per month. If we leave the stats aside, the reason a hotel’s internet marketing strategy would include effective social media is because of the simple reason that this is where all the guests are! Approx 1 in every 13 people on earth use Facebook today and half of them log in each day! A social hub, Facebook is where people connect, interact, and share views, opinions and reviews. This also includes a host of travel information. Ensuring that your hotel is active on the social scene is a vital tool for claiming new guests and retaining the old.…

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