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Japanese Man Shockingly Decapitated In ‘Love Hotel,’ Arrests Made

TOKYO – Japanese police arrested a family of three in Hokkaido for allegedly decapitating a man and taking the head home. The victim’s body was discovered on July 2 in a hotel room in the city of Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northernmost prefecture. The victim, 62-year-old Hitoshi Ura, was found in a “love hotel” in Susukino, a red-light district in Sapporo City.

Delhi teen raped in Ludhiana by three men in a hotel

The victim said that the accused took her to a hotel near Subhani Building Chowk and the two along with another friend raped her repeatedly. According to the victim, the accused also recorded videos of her and threatened her to not report the matter to anyone.

Battered NYC hotel industry makes comeback — thanks to the migrant crisis

The Big Apple’s hotel industry is making a bust-to-boom post-COVID comeback — thanks in large part to the migrant crisis. Industry bigs tell The Post that business people are looking to buy hotels or even open new ones — spurred by the big bucks the city is having to drop on accommodating asylum-seekers at them, as well as a related dearth of rooms for tourists.

Housing child asylum seekers in hotels unlawful for over 18 months, judge rules

The Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers has been unlawful for more than 18 months, the High Court has ruled. The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) brought legal action against the department over the practice of housing unaccompanied youngsters in Home Office-run hotels, claiming the arrangements are “not fit for purpose”.

HOPSCOTCH GROUPE BECOMES A MAJOR PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MARKETING

HOPSCOTCH Groupe (Euronext Growth FR0000065278), a communications consulting group and a major player in Digital, Public Relations, Influence and Events, announced today the signature of the acquisition of the INTERFACE TOURISM agencies in France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, thus extending its presence in Europe and strengthening its expertise in the "tourism" industry.

Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome

Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts. The site of Nero’s Theatre, found during renovation work to a building scheduled to become a Four Seasons hotel. Photograph: Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/Shutterstock

Number of bankruptcies hits decade-high in Sweden

Hotels and restaurants were the most affected sectors in the bankruptcies. As the industry is staff-intensive, this caused a vicious circle of more bankruptcies, increased unemployment and reduced consumption, said Johanna Blome, an economist at UC.

Hot Strike Summer: Hotel workers picket in Beverly Hills

LOS ANGELES - Guests from a Beverly Hills five-star hotel got a different kind of greeting Wednesday. The pickets from striking hotel workers filled the sidewalk from the Beverly Hilton on the north to the Waldorf Astoria to the south.

Boy falls from 14th floor of Kota Kinabalu hotel

Wailing cries of heartbroken parents awoke residents at a hotel in the city when their 12-year-old son was killed after falling nine floors from the hotel room they were staying in on Monday (Feb 27).

Boutique dog hotel opens in Nashville

Boutique hotels are all over Nashville, but what about a boutique dog hotel? That’s the newest concept in Music City, called Yardstick. While most boutique hotels focus on high thread count or a special turndown service, Yardstick has a different focus.

Capital Hotels renames Sheraton Abuja after management faceoff

Capital Hotels Plc has renamed the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. Capital Hotels Plc shut down the leisure outfit in October 2022 over a disagreement with its facility manager, Marriott International. The disagreement between the two firms started after 22 Hospitality Limited acquired a majority stake in the hotel.

Emirates offers premium customers a free stay at Fairmont The Palm

Emirates has launched it latest promotion for business and first class customers, with the offer of a free one-night stay at Fairmont The Palm. Those purchasing a return business or first class ticket to or stopping over in Dubai by February 13, 2023, will received a complimentary stay at the hotel on The Palm Jumeirah.

ROOMNET LAUNCHES INNOVATION LAB TO DEVELOP HOTEL TECH

Roomnet, a provider of hotel entertainment and Wi-Fi solutions, has launched an innovation lab in Oxfordshire, England, where it will test and integrate technology the company says will shape the hotels of the future.