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The New Wave: Booking Hotels with Technological Instantaneity (Part 3)

February 14, 2017

This is Part Three from one world traveler exemplifying how the convenience of a day booking hotel can help save the day! Flexibility brings the love: in people and in travel. Nine years after my Côte d’Azur sojourn, I met and fell for an Aussie through the current technological obsession, online dating. I flew to Sydney…
Love is in the air…capture it with a daycation

February 9, 2017

Spend a memorable day with your loved one in the golden city of San Francisco with a daycation hotel. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is definitely in the air. A special day to spend quality time with your beloved. This day is all about reveling in cupid’s charm. Away from the stress…
Hilton in Hawaii, A Childhood Memory

February 2, 2017

The hotel experience is leaving more lasting memories thanks to the convenience and cost-effectiveness of a daycation with flexible booking hotels. I was 10 years old, on my first family vacation to Hawaii. We had been to Baja California before, but the accommodations were only memorable for the giant scorpion I encountered in a roadside…
The New Wave (Story): Booking Flexible Hotels with Technological Instantaneity (Part 2)

February 2, 2017

This is Part Two of one world traveler exemplifying how the convenience of booking flexible hotels can help save the day! Hotel flexibility keeps paradise hassle-free. If one disdains mimosa, jasmine, healing solar rays, a cerulean blue sea, and fields of lavender, something has died within them. I tested traveling tech in 2005, to surprising…
The New Wave (Story): Booking Flexible Hotels with Technological Instantaneity

January 31, 2017

Today, humans no longer accept anything but booking flexible. Whether that means booking flexible time bands for hotel day stays or flights that offer discounted prices with flexible dates, the consumer traveler is no longer a puppet to inflexible bookings. Hoteliers have to choose to adapt with flexible booking or die. At university, I learned…
Front Desk Guidelines For DayStay Bookings

January 13, 2017

HotelsByDay sells your unused daytime inventory to business and leisure travelers. Here’s a Front Desk Guideline on how HotelsByDay bookings are made: Booking and Check-In Guidelines – Front Desk 1. Bookings are made on the HBD extranet, and communicated to the hotel via multiple Emails/Fax. 2. HotelsByDay bookings will not show up on the PMS.…
Travel Diary: The Effervescent Everglades

December 31, 2016

One of Florida’s best features is the Everglades, and I have been lucky enough to experience their beauty on more than one occasion. I’ve been walking, air boating, and today I went hiking there for the first time. I’m a pretty avid hiker, and I’m lucky because Ethan is too. We climbed Vermont’s second largest…
Travel Diary: Everything is Beachin’

December 28, 2016

If you followed along yesterday, welcome back. If you’re new, welcome to HotelsByDay’s newest blog feature: Travel Diary. This week I’ll be exploring the beautiful Marco Island. I’ve only been here two days, and have fallen in love with the island. It is definitely a place you need to get to at some point! My…
Travel Diary: Something’s Fishy on Marco Island

December 28, 2016

This past year has brought a lot of changes to HotelsByDay, and we wanted to reflect those changes in our blogging. Sure we are still your top tier provider of daystays and hourly hotels, but this year we became something more. We added a more personal touch to our blog with stories, interviews, and hey…

Fall into Fun: Pumpkinlicious Daycation by the Bay

October 12, 2017

Pleasant morning, cool air, colored leaves, crisp wind and a novel sense of enthusiasm all point to the wonderful season of fall. When orange dominates over the other colors and pumpkin makes a grand entry, it is time to make the most of this radiant feeling. With new crops in fields and freshness in the…
National Parks + Fall Foliage + Day Use Hotel = Glorious Daycay

October 10, 2017

Fall is fully in the air. That means much of the country is awash with beautiful colors, crisp air, and pleasant temperatures. Many Americans hit the road during this time to find and photograph beautiful fall foliage. Planning a daycation or booking a day use hotel near one of America’s National Parks is a great…
Best Reasons Why Every Adventurer Should Start a Travel Journal

October 5, 2017

Not all trips are created equal. Some are quick excursions close by to enjoy the weekend, where you book a hotel room for just a few hours. Others are swashbuckling adventures, taking you to some of the most remote, rugged, or beautiful corners of the globe. A travel journal where you write down your thoughts,…
Explore the City of Bridges: It’s a Pittsburgh Day Stay

October 3, 2017

If you look at the nicknames of this city, you may not be convinced to include it in your travel list. After all “Steel City” doesn’t sound like a happening tourist spot. “City of Bridges” sounds better, but not by much. But, give one opportunity to this place and you will be definitely surprised. Its…
Travel Hacks for the Budget Traveler

September 28, 2017

The budget travel industry has been booming in the past several years. It’s especially grown in popularity among millennial travelers who don’t have the funds that their parents’ generation had to put aside for travel and other “extracurricular” spending activities. Want to explore the city during your next business trip or have a stopover and…
Off the Beaten Path Parisian Day Stay

September 26, 2017

Explore Paris in a new light during the city’s annual Nuit Blanche. During this nighttime event, artists display their works throughout spots around the city and the metros stay open all night allowing you to experience the city in new ways. Skip the tourist traps and join the locals in Paris during the weekend of…

Fall into Fun: Pumpkinlicious Daycation by the Bay

October 12, 2017

Pleasant morning, cool air, colored leaves, crisp wind and a novel sense of enthusiasm all point to the wonderful season of fall. When orange dominates over the other colors and pumpkin makes a grand entry, it is time to make the most of this radiant feeling. With new crops in fields and freshness in the…
National Parks + Fall Foliage + Day Use Hotel = Glorious Daycay

October 10, 2017

Fall is fully in the air. That means much of the country is awash with beautiful colors, crisp air, and pleasant temperatures. Many Americans hit the road during this time to find and photograph beautiful fall foliage. Planning a daycation or booking a day use hotel near one of America’s National Parks is a great…
Best Reasons Why Every Adventurer Should Start a Travel Journal

October 5, 2017

Not all trips are created equal. Some are quick excursions close by to enjoy the weekend, where you book a hotel room for just a few hours. Others are swashbuckling adventures, taking you to some of the most remote, rugged, or beautiful corners of the globe. A travel journal where you write down your thoughts,…
Explore the City of Bridges: It’s a Pittsburgh Day Stay

October 3, 2017

If you look at the nicknames of this city, you may not be convinced to include it in your travel list. After all “Steel City” doesn’t sound like a happening tourist spot. “City of Bridges” sounds better, but not by much. But, give one opportunity to this place and you will be definitely surprised. Its…
Travel Hacks for the Budget Traveler

September 28, 2017

The budget travel industry has been booming in the past several years. It’s especially grown in popularity among millennial travelers who don’t have the funds that their parents’ generation had to put aside for travel and other “extracurricular” spending activities. Want to explore the city during your next business trip or have a stopover and…
Off the Beaten Path Parisian Day Stay

September 26, 2017

Explore Paris in a new light during the city’s annual Nuit Blanche. During this nighttime event, artists display their works throughout spots around the city and the metros stay open all night allowing you to experience the city in new ways. Skip the tourist traps and join the locals in Paris during the weekend of…