Anyone going to Europe may also want to try to book a room directly from a hotel, rather than opting for package deals offered by airlines or travel agents.
Martyn Hall and civil partner Steven Preddy, from Bristol, tried to book a double room at the Chymorvah Private Hotel in Marazion near Penzance in 2008, but were refused.
"The IGF Secretariat approved the request by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) for a room on the first day of the Forum to promote the book Access Controlled and a room was allocated for that purpose, " it said in a statement.
It is advisable to book well in advance for a room, and to join the crowds in the centre of Piazza del Campo at least four hours before the start for a good view.
If you need utter seclusion and five-star luxury to achieve Nirvana, book a room in the Como Shambala Estate overlooking the Ayung River in Bagawan village, about 12km northwest of Ubud.
Now you grab the keyboard and with a few clicks have a sales brochure sent to your home -- or maybe even book a room at the spa, plus an airline reservation.
Use the iPad on the nightstand to order room service, book a massage or make dinner reservations.
We also have phrasebook apps for when you want to order a beer or book a hotel room on the go but do not know the lingo.
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Back in the spring when she called up Lester Kriegbaum for some infraction, nothing serious, he brought a book to the front of the room and read it over her knee while she larruped away at his far end.
Your hosts can also open doors to hard-to-visit wineries, custom-stock your already well-stuffed (and free) minibar, book a chef to prepare dinner in your room, or--in my case--badger a rental car company into swapping out a lemon and delivering the replacement.
There were no more than 30 guests at the luncheon, which took place in a ceremonious, wood-paneled dining room overlooking Central Park, but everyone seemed to have a book they wanted signed and a photo taken.
If you book a room directly through a hotel, you can call to see if a lower rate is available.
This month the company will extend its print offerings to the Internet, with services that let you locate an eatery and book a hotel room from a cell phone.
W. Bush's nomination to head his beloved CIA. It is fitting that Ackerman starts his book by convincing a room full of executives at an undisclosed U.S. food company that their excitement over growing asparagus in Colombia is misplaced and would likely result not just in financial losses but possibly death.
Natural and artificial light he was also a pioneer in insisting upon gaslight to enable evening use of the library suffuses the interior, particularly the majestic reading room, whose vast space still manages to convey a sense of intimacy between book and reader.
The girl with the soda snapped a few photographs of the reception area and the empty conference room next to it and signed the guest book.
Other options include condo hotels and residence clubs where you own a hotel room or a percentage of a property and you can book the amount of time you want to spend.
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