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Profile: P Ling joined UpTake as a writer more than a year ago and was instrumental in launching our first corporate blog and supporting our search optimization team. In addition to writing for the Uptake blog, P Ling also is the author of the Triphow blog. Before starting work for Uptake in November 2007, he wrote for the internet division of a Manhattan based medical travel company. Alongside his job as a writer, he has also worked as a research and outreach consultant for a non-profit advocacy organization based in Sausalito, CA.
Posts by: P. Ling
An Art Guide for the Museum Hotel in Wellington
Dec 21, 2009; No CommentThere’s no shortage of art hotels choc-a-bloc full of priceless art and antiques, but the Museum Hotel in Wellington, NZ goes the extra mile to satisfy even the most nitpicky art critic. Museum Hotel & Te Papa, Wellington, NZ Not only is... Read more »
T+L World’s Best Hotel – Bushmans Kloof, South Africa
Dec 18, 2009; No CommentIn their Jan 2010 issue, Travel + Leisure has neat categorized listings of the top 500 hotels on earth. Bushmans Kloof in Cedar Mountains Wilderness Area, South Africa – a wildnerness reserve and retreat, was voted as the World’s best... Read more »
Hotels Ring in the New Year with $20.10 Specials
Dec 16, 2009; 1 CommentNew Year’s Eve is less than a fortnight away, and date-crazy hotels have let loose a flood of $20.10 new year specials. Here’s some of these $20.10 hotel specials listed below, with more to be added as and when they pop up in between now... Read more »
Athens on Ice: Marriott Ledra Hotel Offers Rooftop Ice Skating
Dec 15, 2009; 1 CommentPut your plans for the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus on ice. The new hot-spot for winter games in Athens is the Marriott Ledra Hotel. To be specific, the rooftop ice skating rink next to and operated by the Athens Marriott Ledra. Marriott Ledra, Athens From... Read more »
The Golden Key to the Palace Hotel, SF
Dec 15, 2009; 1 CommentIf you happen to be in San Francisco, and see a balloon with a golden key heading your way, then you might want to hold on to the key. The Golden Key will open the doors to a free 3-night stay in the Presidential Suite at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco,... Read more »
Alicia Keys Snubs £5,000 Free Stay at London Hotel
Dec 14, 2009; No CommentThe posh Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, a very upscale part of London, has been laid low by singer Alicia Keys, who walked out on a free 3-day stay worth £5,000 in the hotel’s Luxury Suite. Jumeirah Carlton Tower London Madonna... Read more »
Ich Bin Ein Rothenburger
Dec 11, 2009; No CommentThat’s Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany’s quaint medieval walled city overlooking the scenic Tauber Valley in Bavaria, which comes with Imperial castles and a Torture Museum. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany The reason we’re suggesting... Read more »
Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes Hotel in London Offers Movie Package
Dec 10, 2009; No CommentThe aptly named Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes Hotel in London is offering a movie package with tickets to the new Sherlock Holmes blockbuster starring Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams and Jude Law, which hits cinemas in the UK on Boxing Day. Park... Read more »
You, Me & The Pooch – Vero Beach Hotel Valentine’s Day Special
Dec 09, 2009; No CommentThe Vero Beach Hotel & Spa, a lovely hotel on Central Florida’s Treasure Coast, is offering a romantic Valentine getaway for threesomes. That’s a Valentine’s Day weekend special called Pooch n’ Smooch for couples traveling with a... Read more »
Hotel Urbano, Miami Celebrates Opening With $20.10 Rooms
Dec 08, 2009; 1 CommentHotel Urbano, an artsy new boutique hotel in Miami, Fla. is celebrating it’s grand opening by offering first night’s stay at a $20.10 rate during January 2010. Hotel Urbano, Miami Urbano, located in Brickell Avenue, offers 65 guest rooms... Read more »
