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Rooms with the best views

A nice hotel room view can make all the difference.

Philippines

Room shortage forces Manila to turn away tourists

MANILA, Philippines - Lack of hotel rooms will force the Philippines to turn away tourists in the medium-term, a senior Tourism official on Tuesday said.

Beijing Olympics: Costly hotels blow to tourism

A fifth of the rooms in Beijing's hotels are empty.

But foreigners who may now want to fly to the capital, assuming they can get better room rates during the Olympics, are likely to be disappointed, even if they can get a visa.

You Bid, You Win, You Get A Room

Cash-strapped tourists to bid for hotel rooms

A world-first website allowing tourists to name their price for hotel rooms aims to help more stressed Aussies go on holiday.

Cut-price accommodation website Ubid4rooms.com allows travellers to make their own offers for hotel rooms around Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu at prices more than one third lower than advertised last-minute ... read more

Shoebox Goes Mainstream

Hotel industry creates tiny pod rooms

Forget a room with a view - or even much room. The latest development in the hotel industry has travelers bunking in tiny, sometimes windowless, quarters.