What do Sir Winston Churchill and Israeli entrepreneurs have in common? Laurence Geller can explain. The prominent businessman believes they share a can-do attitude and distinct curiosity, traits that Geller – one of the world’s most recognised…
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The Wildest Items People Have Left Behind In Hotel Rooms
A new global survey reveals some of the oddest things guests have forgotten during travel — and some of them will make your jaw drop.
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The weirdest room service requests revealed, including caviar hot dogs and fresh goat’s milk
Gone are the days when guests simply ordered a club sandwich and skinny fries. Hotel guests make some rather outlandish and unusual room service requests, according to a new report.
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My night in the world’s first underground hotel
In-room aquariums and nightly light shows aren’t even the most exciting features of the subterranean InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, now starring in a new series of Amazing Hotels
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The Wildest Items People Have Left Behind In Hotel Rooms
A new global survey reveals some of the oddest things guests have forgotten during travel — and some of them will make your jaw drop.
read more
The weirdest room service requests revealed, including caviar hot dogs and fresh goat’s milk
Gone are the days when guests simply ordered a club sandwich and skinny fries. Hotel guests make some rather outlandish and unusual room service requests, according to a new report.
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LABOR Hotel CEOs Prioritize Their Own Paychecks, Not Improvements for Their Companies or Workers
Labor disputes are continuing to rage between unionized hotel workers and the bosses at three major chains: Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.
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Dutch plan to raise hotel sales tax “not well thought out,” says ABN Amro
The Dutch government’s plan to increase the VAT rate for overnight stays in hotels and lodging providers from 9 to 21 percent will not generate the additional tax revenues the government thinks it will. The additional tax from the measure itself…
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Former paper mill in Zurich transformed into Dada-style boutique hotel
The Home Hotel Zürich, a member of Design Hotels, has opened its doors, with interiors that draw on the 20th-century avant-garde art movement Dada.
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Hotel Staff Reveal The 6 Biggest Mistakes Guests Make During Their Stay
Want a premium hotel experience? Don't make these errors on your next trip.
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Singapore group to bring ‘entry-level’ luxury to London with new hotel
Ellen Kensington marks the second addition to KOP Group’s UK portfolio following its acquisition of Charlton House in Somerset last year.
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An upscale hotel has launched a sensual 'self love' package for $350 per night.
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Apple and Google wallets are part of a plan to make the hotel room key card obsolete
Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the pandemic, touch was taboo, so touchless trends…
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Tassos Kotzanastassis: How drones and AI can reshape hospitality real estate
Tassos Kotzanastassis is the founder and managing director 8G Group, a private equity real estate group,and a founding partner at Petra Hospitality Management, a hotel management company based in Istanbul and focusing on Turkey, East Mediterranean…
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What do Sir Winston Churchill and Israeli entrepreneurs have in common? Laurence Geller can explain. The prominent businessman believes they share a can-do attitude and distinct curiosity, traits that Geller – one of the world’s most recognised…
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Accor announces new Global Brand President duo
Accor has announced two appointments to Global Brand President roles at the helm of its Premium, Midscale & Economy brands…
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The improving economies of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan present opportunities to grow tourism and hotel projects.
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A vast continent full of opportunities, Africa is proving a region where Hilton is finding new markets for its hotel brands.
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Abandoned ‘ghost town’ holiday resort with seven-star hotel owned by King Charles
The luxury Golden Sands Hotel remains as the centrepiece of the Cypriot town of Varosha, which was evacuated in 1974 due to fighting between Greek and Turksih Cypriots.
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To the east of Europe, Romania is now opening up as a new destination for EU travellers, with hotel brands following the money.
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My night in the world’s first underground hotel
In-room aquariums and nightly light shows aren’t even the most exciting features of the subterranean InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, now starring in a new series of Amazing Hotels
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Are you a hotel buffet bandit?
Last week, on a Swedish train somewhere between Linkoping and Mjolby, as I struggled to open a bag of cheesy doofers that was to serve as my lunch, my travel companions began unwrapping their own picnics. Some, like me, had made hasty and…
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Tenerife, Majorca, Barcelona to make hotel change for UK tourists after 'protests'
A massive change to hotels has been rolled out in Spain after protests in Tenerife and Majorca over a perceived "overtourism" in the European Union destination. Hotels in Barcelona and Tenerife are set to undergo a huge change, following a holiday…
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Mass tourist brawl at five-star Egyptian resort over unpaid hotel bills sees staff hospitalised
A staff member at a five-star hotel in Egypt has been seriously injured following a fight with tourists who refused to pay for a service.
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AHICE Far East Asia debuts in Tokyo
It’s one of the hottest hotels in Japan and in early September, The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon played host to the launch of the Far East Asia edition of the Asia Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE), where close to 200 investors, owners…
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Thousands of hotel workers across several U.S. cities went on strike over the weekend because of COVID-19 pandemic-era cuts made to the hospitality industry that they say resulted in lower wages and higher workloads…
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A fire has ripped through a hotel in South Korea, leaving at least seven people dead and a dozen injured as guests desperately tried to escape the inferno.
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Insolito Marsala: The New Face of Sicilian Hospitality
In Sicily, summer is known to last longer. This year, in a city historically tied to hospitality and welcome, the atmosphere of vacation and relaxation will linger until October. The city of Marsala is ready to host the first edition of "Insolito…
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