Accommodation is a huge factor when booking vacations. But too often, travelers focus on price rather than the hotel star ratings. With all things being equal, does the star rating matter? Yes. In ...

Hotels and guesthouses have existed for centuries. But the motel was born in 1925 when an architect named Arthur Heineman came up with the idea for a “motor hotel,” shortened to “motel.” The concept ...

Here are phone numbers and Internet sites for major lodging companies and associations. In some cases, several hotel and motel chains may be managed by one parent company. The result: Different brands ...

Little kids line up in white graduation caps and gowns. Family members pose for formal photos at a wedding. Cousins laugh as they cut into the frosting of a giant birthday cake. These scenes from Amar ...

With only one letter of variance between them, you might think hotels and motels don't differ much from each other. And, to some extent, that's true — though the similarities mostly exist on a surface ...