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New York icon Ian Schrager has seen the high-end hotel future: We’re carrying our own bags

2021-07-20

‘Who needs all those luxuries from Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries?’ Schrager says of his contemporary, Lower East Side hotel
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LVMH Plans to Build an Ultra-Premium Hotel on Rodeo Drive

2021-07-15

Just when you thought Rodeo Drive couldn’t possibly get any more luxe, LVMH is like, “Hold my martini.” The luxury conglomerate is planning to open an ultra-premium hotel on the famed thoroughfare to outshine all competition…
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Virgin Galactic completes successful test flight with Richard Branson aboard

2021-07-12

Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos…
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Hilton does away with daily housekeeping for most U.S. hotels

2021-07-08

Hilton has made daily housekeeping optional across most of its brands in the U.S. Effective this week, daily housekeeping will be performed only upon request.
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AHLA: 21 of top 25 U.S. hotel markets in depression or recession

2021-07-07

Despite an uptick in leisure travel, a new report released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that the road to recovery for the hotel industry is long—with 21 of the top 25 U.S…
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MGM Resorts in Vegas goes solar

2021-07-02

MGM Resorts International has launched its 100-megawatt solar array, the hospitality industry’s largest directly sourced renewable electricity project worldwide, according to the company…
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Sir Richard Branson sets 11 July to make spaceflight

2021-07-02

Sir Richard Branson has named the date he'll fly to the edge of space. It will be 11 July, or very soon after…
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HotStats: Global hotel demand uptick tussles with competing costs

2021-06-29

With the global pandemic showing some signs of relent, the collective hotel industry is reaping the reward, as travelers get back on planes or hit the road for a well-needed break from work-from-home monotony and Netflix overload…
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FAA Expands Company’s Commercial Space Transportation Operator License To Allow Carriage of Space Flight Participants

2021-06-28

Company Details Results of Successful May Test Flight Following Data Analysis Test Flight Program on Track for Flights this Summer
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WeHo citizens, businesses fight back against hotel worker ordinance

2021-06-28

Concerned West Hollywood residents, workers and businesses today announced the formation of Save Our Services West Hollywood (S.O.S…
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Hotel Labor Costs Are Up Across The Globe. Here’s How to Cope.

2021-06-21

The U.S. isn’t the only country having issues filling hotel positions. In the wake of pandemic-induced layoffs and furloughs, properties around the globe are having trouble staffing up.
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SiteMinder: June marks six months of growth in hotel bookings globally

2021-06-21

Reservation volumes globally have now risen to more than 65% of 2019 levels, well above the 40% seen at this same time last year, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index.
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Airbnb reportedly pays tourist $7m after rape

2021-06-16

Airbnb paid a tourist $7m (£5m) after she was allegedly raped at knifepoint at a rental property in New York City, according to media reports.
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Tiny-cabin provider Getaway builds on pandemic popularity

2021-05-24

With drive-to domestic travel reigning supreme amid the pandemic, Getaway, a hospitality brand specializing in "tiny cabin" accommodations in off-the-beaten-path destinations, has not only survived the Covid crisis, but thrived…
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Poll: More than one-third of hospitality workers will seek job outside of industry

2021-05-11

The world’s battered hospitality and tourism industry has a long way to go to rebound from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey of workers conducted by Florida Atlantic University (FAU)…
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Hospitality Companies Thought Insurance Coverage Would Be There for a Crisis. It Wasn’t.

2021-04-14

Caesars Entertainment is the latest hospitality company to wage a legal fight against its insurer to get a business interruption insurance payout due to government-ordered pandemic restrictions.
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