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  1. Valley hotel occupancy up slightly compared to year ago

    Hotel occupancy across the Coachella Valley in April was up only slightly compared to the same month a year before, with some hoteliers noting the month was slightly softer than they had grown to anticipate after March's meteoric activity.

    • May 22, 2013
  2. Hoteliers expect lull after record March

    Call it a perfect storm of springtime activity; events like BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the White Party in Palm Springs, coupled with spring break, filled hotel rooms across the valley in March, breaking hotel tax collections records in several desert cities.

    • May 21, 2013
  3. A traveller enters Palm Springs International on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Palm Springs International Airport. (Richard Lui The Desert Sun) Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Officials say proposed hotel fees could boost flight schedules, help tourism

    Gone from Palm Springs summer skies are Virgin America's large, white Airbus planes on the horizon as they approach Palm Springs International Airport.

    • May 17, 2013
  4. Ben Mutzabaugh. USA Today

    Today in the Sky: Poll says passengers are happy in the air

    Alaska Airlines and JetBlue continued their stranglehold at the top of the annual North America Airline Satisfaction Study from J.D. Power & Associates.

    • May 17, 2013
  5. The Kimpton Palomar hotel as envisioned at night. Design Arc and Allen & Philip Architects

    Kimpton Hotels touts future presence in Palm Springs

    Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants officially announced plans to operate a new 190-room hotel in downtown Palm Springs that will be the cornerstone of a massive redevelopment at a 14-acre site in downtown Palm Springs being developed by Wessman Development.

    • May 13, 2013
  6. Richard Branson serves drinks in drag

    Yes, that was Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson dressed in flight attendant drag and serving drinks on a flight from Australia to Malaysia this weekend.

    • May 13, 2013
  7. Ben Mutzabaugh. USA Today

    Today in the Sky: Airports seek to streamline customs process

    Six U.S. airports are embarking on a program to get international travelers through customs a little faster by using an electronic kiosk rather than a paper I-94 form.

    • May 10, 2013
  8. Palm Springs International Airport officials will spend $11 million on a 'high priority' rehabilitation of taxiways. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    $11M Palm Springs airport project on tap

    An $11 million asphalt makeover to maintain plane safety is scheduled to begin next month at the Palm Springs International Airport.

    • May 7, 2013
  9. Brighton at the Eventi in New York sports a boardwalk theme with a selection of food options. USA Today

    Diners' need for speed is fulfilled by hotel eateries

    Fast food has gone glam at hotel restaurants. Hotels are moving from traditional, sit-down restaurants to serving comfort food in upscale fashion.

    • May 6, 2013
  10. Ben Mutzabaugh. USA Today

    Today in the Sky: Alaska Air adds new routes in Portland

    Alaska Airlines, which serves Palm Springs International Airport, will add two new nonstop routes from its hub in Portland, Ore.

    • May 3, 2013
  11. Fee proposal exempts small inns

    Local tourism officials have approved a proposal that would increase by 1 percent an assessment collected by large hotels. Small hotels and vacation rental companies, however, will not be included.

    • May 2, 2013
  12. Tourists from Vancouver, Canada, return their bikes to Bike Palm Springs Rental, on Palm Canyon Drive after riding around Palm Springs. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Springs hotels provide guests bicycles

    If your idea of great hotel amenities are limited to room service or wireless Internet, you're missing out.

    • Apr. 27, 2013
  13. Ben Mutzabaugh. USA Today

    Today in the Sky: Airlines raising change fees

    Airline fees just keep rising.

    • Apr. 26, 2013
  14. The control tower at Palm Springs International Airport Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs

    With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

    • Apr. 25, 2013

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