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	<title>Travel Blog - Canadian Travel Guide &#187; Hotels and Accomodations</title>
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		<title>Canadian Cozy Getaways</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To most non-Canadians, Canada is thought of as the land of cold and snow. We know better, don&#8217;t drive dog sleds to work and don&#8217;t live in igloos! Most of us anyway. And even if it is cold some part of the year, a Canadian winter isn&#8217;t all bad! You simply get to cuddle close [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To most non-Canadians, Canada is thought of as the land of cold and snow. We know better, don&#8217;t drive dog sleds to work and don&#8217;t live in igloos! Most of us anyway. And even if it is cold some part of the year, a Canadian winter isn&#8217;t all bad! You simply get to cuddle close to the ones you love a little longer during the winter months.</p>
<p>If you are seeking a special place to cozy up this winter, you can enjoy a romantic <a href="http://www.hotelgermain.com">Montreal hotel</a> get-away. Enjoy a night IN and get served hot chocolate before bed and breakfast in bed the next morning. Check out late too (2pm)! <a href="http://www.hotelgermain.com/">Montreal luxury hotels</a> aim to pamper you during your stay. With so many things to do all winter long, Montreal is just a short flight from Toronto, or a mere hour and a half from New York city.</p>
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		<title>Cheap And Good Hotels Are Not Impossible</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trip Wend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What constitutes a good hotel, and just how low does a price need to be before it's deemed a \"cheap\" rate? Almost anywhere you travel, these days, you'll be able to find accommodation. Finding an affordable place to stay that meets your minimum requirements can make it a little more daunting. There are some tips that can help you out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What constitutes a good hotel, and just how low does a price need to be before it&#8217;s deemed a &#8220;cheap&#8221; rate? Almost anywhere you travel, these days, you&#8217;ll be able to find accommodation. Finding an affordable place to stay that meets your minimum requirements can make it a little more daunting. There are some tips that can help you out.</p>
<p>Firstly, set your level of expectation. You need to stay at a hotel for a reason. If it&#8217;s your honeymoon, you may want to experience something more luxurious where the hotel is part of the vacation itself. Perhaps you&#8217;re looking for bed and breakfast inns, or somewhere to indulge and let others wait on your needs. A business man may require something a little larger where he can work and conduct business from. A seasoned traveler may have simpler needs, or a limited budget that allows for nothing more than a place to sleep of a night. Your reason of being there is your ultimate guide to what is good, and what is cheap for the task you are setting out to achieve.</p>
<p>The person has to make a decision on what a &#8220;good&#8221; hotel is, even if it is just somewhere with a clean restroom and bedding that has helpful hotel staff. One can choose whether to spend their hotel day with or without an outside view, mini-bar with lots of food, and television with adult content. The person could be satisfied to have these privileges elsewhere, such as their home for example, and may just want a place to go to bed at night.</p>
<p>Even though the hotel must make cash other than what it makes from room charges, four dollars for soda, six dollars for candy, and twelve dollars to watch a movie on the television is ridiculous. It is not recommended to buy these items, even if the person has a lot of money. It is quite better for the person to go to the store and pick these items up in advance rather than waiting until he/she is at the hotel.</p>
<p>In my experience, the cheaper motels are usually located away from the popular areas. Unless you&#8217;re looking at bed and breakfast inns, where the need to be off the beaten track is greater, they&#8217;ll mostly be located near major traffic area, airports, or industrial areas. That doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t get a good room. I never check into a room unseen. I always ask two questions, and I ask them in a very specific order. &#8220;Do you have any rooms available?&#8221; and &#8220;May I see a room?&#8221; I used to just ask the second question. I got burned a few times, however, when I was told there were no rooms available. One of those times was at a hotel with a 200 car lot with all of six vehicles present. I learned my lesson and have been rewarded ever since. Mostly, you&#8217;ll be given keys to the cleanest, quietest room that&#8217;s available. Go check it out, and if you like it, hold onto the keys while you register. After all, you&#8217;re staying there based on the room you&#8217;ve just seen.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve stayed in a lot of hotels in my time. I&#8217;ve come to have an expectation of how much a room is worth to me, and at what point I will need to spend more elsewhere to get what I need to suitably rest. I&#8217;ve been more than happy with a particular chain of budget motels over the years. With the exception of one, they&#8217;ve all provided me with my minimum requirements and all at less than $50 per night. That is my idea of ideal, not necessarily just cheap. I&#8217;m happy to pay around $75 per night if the location is closer to where I need to be, or if the room includes my breakfast. Under those circumstances, however, the hotel is probably going to fall into a slightly higher category than just \&#8221;good.\&#8221;</p>
<p>Finally, you will probably have another view of what to expect in regards to service than someone else. You may feel as though you are a higher rank and treat the hotel staff member as such or you may disregard the whole class system altogether and treat everyone equally. However, it is best to treat the people you meet with respect and be polite. If someone was nice to you, you would feel a whole lot better. Therefore, why not give others the same? Doing so will make your hotel experience great.</p>
<p>You can have various reasons for staying in a hotel or bed and breakfast inn. You probably will find a good hotel that you can afford if you just want a place to sleep at night. It is always nice to exchange hotel experiences with other people and learn from them good hotels to stay in.</p>
<p>Before you make your next travel reservations be sure to visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cheap-airfare.com">cheap airfare</a> for cheap travel rates.</p>
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		<title>All About Vegas Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the summer winding down and the cooler weather coming on, it may be time to consider travel to warmer places. If you haven&#8217;t been to Las Vegas, you should put it on your list of &#8220;must visit&#8221; destinations. Even if your game isn&#8217;t gambling, there are tons of shows and famous sites to see.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the summer winding down and the cooler weather coming on, it may be time to consider travel to warmer places. If you haven&#8217;t been to Las Vegas, you should put it on your list of &#8220;must visit&#8221; destinations. Even if your game isn&#8217;t gambling, there are tons of shows and famous sites to see.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.excalibur.com/entertainment/tournament_of_kings.aspx" rel="nofollow">Excalibur Tournament of Kings</a> is a one-of-a-kind dinner show that &#8220;when you are in Vegas&#8230;&#8221; you need to see. Be served by bar wenches and eat with your fingers while you watch jousts and invading armies do battle like ages gone by. Truly an adventure, the <a href="http://www.las-vegas-hotel-discounts.info/excalibur-offer-codes/">Excalibur offers</a> accommodations, entertainment, restaurants and spa treatments fit for a Queen (or King).</p>
<p>You might find <a href="http://www.mirage.com/entertainment/love.aspx" rel="nofollow">Love at the Cirque du Soleil</a> show featured at the famous Mirage hotel. The show celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles every night. 60 international dancers astound and amaze with aerial performances, extreme sports and urban freestyle dancing. If this is something you would want to see first-hand and up close, then check out the <a href="http://www.las-vegas-hotel-discounts.info/category/mirage-hotel-discounts/">Mirage Hotel Discounts</a>.</p>
<p>The MGM Grand is another famous hot spot in Las Vegas. With so many shows to choose from, there is sure to be something for all tastes. Many famous and live performances include; Madonna, The Jonas Brothers, Jimmy Buffet, Wayne Newton and David Copperfield. </p>
<p>With so many places to see and things to do, you really can&#8217;t go wrong with accommodation in style in any of the famous hotels on &#8220;the strip&#8221;. <a href="http://www.las-vegas-hotel-discounts.info/">Las Vegas Hotel Discounts</a> are easy to come by, if you know where to look.</p>
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		<title>Toronto Hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto has earned the distinction of being the most diverse city in the world, with over a hundred spoken languages. The third most livable city in the world, it is considered a thriving, bustling, vivacious location. The energy of Toronto is formidable. Those who live there love it. Those who visit don’t want to leave. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto has earned the distinction of being the most diverse city in the world, with over a hundred spoken languages. The third most livable city in the world, it is considered a thriving, bustling, vivacious location. The energy of Toronto is formidable. Those who live there love it. Those who visit don’t want to leave. Such is the charm of this city without boundaries – metaphorically speaking, of course.</p>
<p>Visitors to Toronto come knowing they will fall in love with it. They need a place to put their feet up and enjoy the vast expanse of emotion, landscape, business, enterprise and poetry that is Toronto. Quite natural for a city like this, a huge assortment of cozy and comfy accommodations is on hand. From five-star comfort to more down-to-earth variations such as bed and breakfasts, it’s all there. Whether it’s for business or fun that one goes to Toronto, there is always an ideal place to stay.</p>
<p>However, Toronto’s popularity with travelers, both for business and fun alike, has inflated the prices of accommodation. Notable downtown hotels charge a premium from April to October, which is considered high season. There is a 5% accommodation tax and 7% GST, all refundable to visitors. The proximity of hotels to the subway and surface transport is a major consideration while looking for decent and affordable hotel accommodations. It offers backpackers a tremendous opportunity to get intimate with the city without draining the wallet. Additionally, there are quite a few choices not too far from Pearson International Airport, in the gorgeous Parklands area in the east and in the cities on the fringes of Toronto. The area supposedly offers 32,000 hotel rooms for rent, so travelers of every kind will find something to fit their needs. Of course, one will certainly have to state those needs very clearly. For instance, if one needs a smoke-free room, then it will have to be specifically requested. Bed and breakfast is also a very popular concept in Toronto.</p>
<p>Proximity to the business district, world-class entertainment centers or shopping malls is one of the major criteria for the selection for hotel rooms. The sports and entertainment complex is an attractive destination for people who love sports. This venue also offers rooms that overlook the playing field.</p>
<p>These are examples of what is available in Toronto, both for the laid-back traveler with little to spend and the discerning one for whom luxury is a must.</p>
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