Cyber criminals targeting guests of Dutch Bastion Hotels
Cybercriminals posing as customer service representatives are targeting guests of the Dutch hotel chain Bastion Hotels. Customers are receiving what appears to be phishing messages on WhatsApp containing a remarkable amount of their personal data…
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Hotel loses all coverage after lying about armed security guards
Lying on an insurance application has consequences – as one Oklahoma hotel discovered after a guest was fatally shot on its premises.
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Man Who Lived Rent-Free in Hotel for 5 Years Pleads Guilty to Fraud
After checking into a Manhattan hotel for one night, Mickey Barreto exploited an obscure New York City housing law to stay there for years.
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Indonesia moves to regulate unregistered tourism accommodation
New Indonesian government rules will require all hotels, villas and short-term accommodation to hold valid licences by March 2026 or risk being removed from online travel agency (OTA) platforms, the Ministry of Tourism has announced…
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Acciona's blunder at the spa of a Lopesan hotel in Meloneras
In the idyllic setting of the Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, relaxation is reserved for guests. For Acciona Facility Services, SA, the thalassotherapy center has become a real legal headache…
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Rising star chef arrested after 'robbing three banks on the same day'
Valentino Luchin is a celebrated chef who has worked in the California food industry for decades - but the robbery accusations are not his first run-in with the law
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Four-star hotel in Spain fined for scanning guest's ID card
The Spanish data protection agency (AEPD) said that this practice during the check-in process at accommodation establishments constitutes an "excessive processing of personal data"
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Trump luxury hotel project on hold after official admits to forging documents
Goran Vasic, director of Serbia’s Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, confesses to inventing expert opinion to justify decision to strip historic site of protected status
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New York City is set to close a controversial migrant shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel
A Manhattan hotel-turned-shelter is set to close after becoming an emblem of New York City's fraught effort to manage an influx of international migrants.
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Minister touts registration system
Attracting unregistered hotel operators into the registration system could realise significant hidden tourism revenue, potentially lifting the total revenue tally to 3.5 trillion baht if successful, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry…
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