Travelodge guests are still at risk, finds review launched after sexual assault
Report finds complaints of room intrusions at nearly one in 10 hotels, after woman attacked by man given a copy of her key
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Travelodge guests are still at risk, finds review launched after sexual assault
Report finds complaints of room intrusions at nearly one in 10 hotels, after woman attacked by man given a copy of her key
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Wealthy LA reality star plunges to death from 28th floor of hotel as chilling final text revealed
A wealthy Los Angeles reality TV personality plunged 28 stories to his death from a swanky South Florida beachfront resort just moments after texting friends, “I’m coming,” leaving stunned loved ones insisting the fatal fall was no suicide…
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Introducing TikTok GO: A new way to discover and book experiences on TikTok
Every day, people come to TikTok to find their next adventure, like the hotel with the view that sparked their interest, the hidden gem restaurant a creator swears by, or the experience they didn't know they needed…
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Luxury Hotel Rate Inflation: What Is Driving This Frustrating Trend?
Across the board, we’ve seen a lot of inflation in recent years, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Admittedly inflation hasn’t impacted all parts of the economy equally.
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Travelers, beware: Netflix just killed the ability to cast content from your phone to TVs
For years, the ritual was simple: Check into your hotel room, connect your phone to the Wi-Fi, and tap a single button to beam the latest season of Stranger Things directly to the TV. It was a relatively frictionless way to bypass clunky hotel…
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Jose Mourinho has been accused of leaving his former club Fenerbahce with an eye-watering £656,000 bill after staying at a luxurious five-star hotel for the majority of his 16-month spell in charge of the Turkish Super Lig club, as per reports in…
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Navigating the Next Frontier of Social Commerce in Hospitality
The launch of TikTok Go, in partnership with Booking.com, is a moment hoteliers cannot ignore. TikTok users can now book hotels directly within the app, enabling content creators to earn commissions when their followers make reservations. It is not…
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Solo travel is on the rise, and hotels are responding
As more people travel alone, hotels are redesigning spaces, enhancing safety, and adding social features to better serve solo guests.
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Will IKEA’s Hotel blow you away, or send you flat packing?
It’s the biggest furniture company on the planet, with 480 stores, but only one IKEA hotel to its oh-so-recognisable name. Jenni Mortimer heads to Älmhult Sweden to check it out.
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Thousands more people than expected are at the biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, and hotels are full – leading the city’s council to press less orthodox accommodation into service
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Sacked Finance Boss Wins damages after charging £11,700 hotel bill to his corporate card
A high-profile finance executive was dismissed after using his company card to cover a stay at one of the globe's most renowned hotels, following the theft of his wallet, as revealed in an employment tribunal…
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What It’s Like to Be an Undercover Luxury-Hotel Inspector
“I’ve had to spill something on my clothes so I could send it down to get cleaned by laundry.
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How the ‘Pursuit of Wow’ Can Help You Deliver the Highest Levels of Service
It wasn’t that many years ago when the expected image of a hotel general manager was a tall, most likely white, man sporting a folded handkerchief in the pocket of his perfectly tailored black blazer…
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Why I'd be the best hotel inspector, if Michelin Keys have a vacancy going
Earlier this week, the inaugural UK and Ireland Michelin Keys were announced. These are the hotel equivalent of a star for restaurants, with ratings of one (a very special stay), two (an exceptional stay) or three keys (an extraordinary stay)…
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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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Raffles Hotels & Resorts unveils ‘The Butler Did It’ campaign
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has launched a striking portrait of the art of hospitality that celebrates its renowned butler service.
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Naturist pals strip off for 260-mile journey naked tandem bike ride – they caused a stir
Two mates have been turning heads as they embark on a six-day tandem bike ride, completely in the buff. Neil Cox, 36, and his pal, J Antic, 25, kicked off their daring 260-mile journey from Gloucester to Land's End, Cornwall, stark naked last…
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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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