Motel 6 trying to go Upscale

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This week Motel 6, an economy hotel chain in the United States, announced a its first new prototype property in twelve years. 

“We are excited to have received such positive reactions from our customers about the “Phoenix” design, and are confident that our future guests will also appreciate the fresh, modern design look and welcoming appeal of the new rooms,” said Olivier Poirot, CEO of Motel 6 and Studio 6.

Phoenix prototype include a new building exterior designed by BOKA Powell, a spacious lobby with a new 24-hour food and beverage vending market place, and a modern (Pictures) guestroom design that features bright accent colors. The room includes ambient lighting, wood-effect flooring rather than carpet, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. The flat screen TV is displayed on the entertainment unit which conceals the door-less wardrobe behind it, thus combining two needs into one unit. Also included on the entertainment unit is a cubby for personal items and a multi-media panel allowing guests to plug in their mp3 players, CD players and laptop computers – this feature allows guests to listen to their favorite tunes or use the flat-screen TV as their computer monitor while enjoying Wi-Fi internet access in their room. The room also features pedestal beds with a new taupe-colored coverlet and pillow-top platform mattress. Guests will also notice the clean style and the upscale touch of the colored bed scarf that matches the accent wall color.

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Istanbul on Travel in 10

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Ortakoy, Turkey near IstanbulI had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Travel in 10 podcast and again talked about Istanbul. You might have gotten the impression that the city of Istanbul has left an impression on me and you would be correct.

I expected a middle eastern city but found a much more European city with an incredible history (and wonderful food).

Check out:

My video episodes on Istanbul:

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Contest - Win A Travel Poster

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I am holding a new contest. The prize is a travel poster (or item of equivalent value) from my online store. There are two ways to win.

  1. Get one point for subscribing to this blog via email using the form in the right sidebar
  2. Get 5 points for blogging about tripinator and sending an email with a link to your blog post to chris2x [at] tripinator.com

I will draw the winner of this contest on the last day of March from all the entries.

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San Jose Travel Show 2008

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This weekend you will find me again at the 2008 Bay Area Travel Show. I am particularly looking forward to hearing both Pauline Frommer and Rick Steves who are speaking at the seminar portion of the show.

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