Secret Service, 1,000 hotel rooms and The Beast: How US presidential overseas travel is planned
Even low-risk trips mean bringing bags of Trump's blood, and there's always someone carrying the 'nuclear football'
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Secret Service, 1,000 hotel rooms and The Beast: How US presidential overseas travel is planned
Even low-risk trips mean bringing bags of Trump's blood, and there's always someone carrying the 'nuclear football'
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Hotel employee, 26, dies of rare rat-linked virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife: report
A young California man died from the same rare rodent-linked virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife in February — with health officials discovering rat droppings at his workplace following his untimely death, according to a report…
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Influencer Marta Hermoso Arrested In Hotel Robbery Case
Marta Hermoso, the influencer accused of being an accomplice in the robbery of a luxury hotel in Madrid, has found herself at the center of a sensational legal drama that has captivated both social media and traditional news outlets. The case…
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AI: More convenience, efficiency—and cybersecurity risks
Vulnerabilities that can be found with check-in kiosks, IoT devices, third-party service providers must be addressed proactively.
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Earthquake to cut Thailand tourism revenue by 10-15%, says THA
The earthquake last week is expected to cause Thailand’s tourism sector revenue to fall by 10-15% over the next two weeks, the Thai Hotels Association (THA) said on Monday.
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Several Russians killed after tourist submarine sinks off Egyptian coast, embassy says
Four of those killed aboard the submarine that sank off Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada were Russian, according to a Facebook post by the Russian embassy in Egypt.
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Booking.com phish uses fake CAPTCHAs to trick hotel staff into downloading malware
A new phishing campaign that uses the fake CAPTCHA websites we reported about recently is targeting hotel staff in a likely attempt to access customer data, according to research from ThreatDown.
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Phishing campaign impersonating Booking.com targets hospitality sector with malware
Hotel and hostel workers are being tricked into downloading credential-stealing malware by cybercriminals impersonating Booking.com.
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Spain chaos as squatters take over 100 rooms in another hotel ahead of holiday season
Squatters have taken over another hotel in Spain, after last month it was reported that squatters had taken apartments at a popular resort in Majorca — and locals are becoming increasingly concerned
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Otelier data breach exposes info, hotel reservations of millions
Hotel management platform Otelier suffered a data breach after threat actors breached its Amazon S3 cloud storage to steal millions of guests' personal information and reservations for well-known hotel brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt…
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Hotel chain ditches Google search for DuckDuckGo — ‘subjected to fraud attempts daily’
Shortcomings in Google’s advertising environment mean that DuckDuckGo is now the browser of choice for Scandinavian hotel chain Strawberry’s employees.
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New hotel management company plans to "disrupt the luxury hotel market"
New hotel management company, Luminous Living, Founder, Chris Dickinson has big plans to disrupt the market saying, “we’ve lost touch with the customer”.
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Telephones In Hotel Bathrooms? Know Why This Vintage Luxury Has Now Run Out Of Fashion
For travelers in the 1980s and 1990s, having a telephone in a hotel bathroom was considered a hallmark of luxury. Alongside televisions above bathtubs, bathroom phones symbolised an era of opulence. Their presence in five-star hotels was a clear…
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A suspected gunman was arrested after terrifying footage captured the moment he opened fire from a high-rise balcony during a 'mental health crisis' at Atlanta's luxury Four Seasons hotel.
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Meet Bengaluru hotel's work-from-home receptionist. Netizens debate over innovation vs inconvenience
A Bengaluru hotel recently introduced a virtual receptionist, where guest services are managed remotely via video conference, prompting mixed reactions online. Ananya Narang, CEO of Entourage, shared her surprise at checking into a hotel with no…
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Hotel Tech-in: The sensors alerting hotel staff of cleanliness issues
Hygiene IQ’s sensor technology allows travelers to alert housekeeping staff of their needs, helping hoteliers improve the guest experience.
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What are Spain's controversial new rules for registering hotel guests?
Hoteliers and travel agencies have warned that controversial new hotel registration rules in Spain are not only difficult to implement but will make holidays more expensive for travellers and could hurt the tourism sector's competitiveness abroad…
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Manager faces jail for deliberately starting fire at rural Scots hotel that saw guests evacuated
Vimal Verma, 42, pleaded guilty to wilful fireraising after he deliberately set a fire at the Killin Hotel, KIllin, Perthshire.
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