We just added new cities to the database: Santa Barbara and Santa Monica California. San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Happy Travels.

AllerPassMD featured in a headline story on Hotel Interactive’s Daily E-News. The story on Custom Made hotel stays focuses on web based shopping tools for travelers with specific interests and needs. AllerPassMD and the founder, Mark Lazarovich MD featured as an example of a growing trend for customization of the travel experience. You can paste [...]

The Mint Hotel chain is no longer present in Amsterdam (pity). The hotel is now a Hilton Doubletree property. Close to train station. Unfortunately pets are now allowed resulting in a significant decrease in the AllerPassMD score.

Animal dander can induce severe respiratory reactions in allergic travelers. The following airlines do not allow pets to travel in the cabin: British Airways, Japan Airlines, Quantas, Virgin Atlantic, Are Lingus, Ryanair and EasyJet. Always check before you book your ticket to make sure the airline policy did not change.

Interesting piece in the New York Times: “New York Times: Sneeze Free Zone. “>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/business/11allergy.html

We checked in late. Were given a room floor below reception. There was a very strong musty smell in the room. We asked for a higher floor (ground floor rooms are more likely to have high concentrations of mold and dust mites). We were shown another room (Same floor as reception. Due to the slope [...]

New locations in USA: Lincoln NB, Mobile AL, Cerritos CA, Traverse City MI. Germany: Friedrichroda. 80 more properties being researched in USA, Canada, Germany, Columbia.

World top 10 hypoallergenic hotels 2011. 1 Fairmont Vancouver Airport 92% Vancouver, BC Canada 2 Ruths Hotel 85% Skagen, Denmark 3 Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport 82% Chicago IL USA 4 Strawberry Creek Inn 81% Idyllwild CA, USA 5 Hyatt at Olive 8 77% Seattle WA, USA 5 Annapolis Marriott Waterfront 77% Annapolis MD, USA 6 [...]

Buenos Aires Argentina. Macau. Curacao. Additional listings in Minneapolis MN and Toronto ON. Happy travels.