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The VISIT USA Act aims to reinstate full funding for Brand USA, the United States’ destination marketing organisation, using revenue from international visitor fees.
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New York’s hotel industry has spent years dreaming of this year’s FIFA World Cup as a cash cow that will fill the city with free-spending visitors. But seven weeks before kickoff, hoteliers are increasingly worried about the lack of a tournament…
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I came across an announcement this week that made me pause and not because it was particularly loud, but precisely because it wasn’t.
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An award-winning chef for UMass Amherst is facing murder charges after officials say his wife was found dead at hotel on campus earlier this week.
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The global hotel industry is entering a more volatile phase as geopolitical tensions add fresh uncertainty to an already fragile operating environment.
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Three directors have abruptly resigned from a hotel subsidiary controlled by one of Singapore’s wealthiest families, the latest twist in a corporate shakeup triggered by an internal feud.
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AI platforms like ChatGPT, CoPilot and Gemini are increasingly popular tools for planning travel. Unlike traditional search which delivers pages of results, AI narrows down the selection.
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When Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announced that Simone Biles, the American gymnast and holder of 11 Olympic medals, would become its first-ever global wellness ambassador in February 2026, the announcement was carefully worded. This was not, the…
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