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Developer Of New Utah Ski Resort Expansion Donated Over $100k To State Politicans - The people who approved the expensive development that will become part of Deer Valley Resort received a significant amount of political donations from the developer

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Extell, which is the developer of the new expansion coming to Deer Valley Resort (also known as Mayflower) has donated $112,500 to various politicians that are a part of Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA). Around three-fourths of this money went towards Utah Senate President Stuart Adams or the Political Action Committees that he’s the head of.

Bar Hotel denies allegations made in lawsuit filed by mother of Brittanee Drexel - Brittanee Drexel was never a registered guest at the Bar Harbor Hotel in Myrtle Beach when she was kidnapped, raped and killed by Raymond Moody in 2009

That is what the attorneys for the hotel say in their answer to a lawsuit filed against Bar Harbor Resort Inc. and Smith Family Partners LLC by Drexel’s mother, Dawn Pleckan. The lawsuit was filed November 2 in Richland County alleging the hotel allowed 17-year-old Drexel to stay unaccompanied with two adults who were not her legal guardians.

Carnival CEO Sees Strong Bookings Going Into 2024

Carnival CEO and Chief Climate Officer Josh Weinstein discusses the outlook for bookings in 2024, the impact of geopolitical tensions and the possibility of Carnival coming back to the debt market. (Source: Bloomberg)

Hotel owner arrested on suspicion of maintaining property with drug activity - Deputies arrested a hotel owner and employees on felony charges related to alleged drug sales at their business

Shamaz Waheed, 57, owner of Amerihost Inn and Suites in Kindom City, was arrested Tuesday by a Callaway County sheriff's deputy on suspicion of maintaining a public nuisance, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff's Office. The charge is a Class D felony in Missouri.

‘It was the type of screaming that you don’t want to hear’ - Oakland hotel murder case moves forward as defense argues it was suicide - Witness testified he heard ‘scuffling’ followed by gunshot

A 38-year-old man remains in jail facing charges that he murdered his girlfriend inside a local hotel room last August, despite his attorney’s attempts to convince a judge that she died by suicide. Juan Gonzalez-Ortega, of Oakland, faces charges that he killed Delicia Elizabeth Ojeda, a romantic interest who Gonzalez-Ortega had both accused of infidelity and threatened shortly before her death, according to prosecutors.

Arson investigators looking into fire at vacant hotel on Northwest Side - 2 people came out of the building; no one was injured

Arson investigators were called to an abandoned Embassy Suites on the Northwest Side after a fire broke out on the first floor. Flames were spotted just before 4 a.m. Tuesday at the building in the 7700 block of Briaridge Drive, near Interstate 10 and Callaghan Road. Deputy Chief Bryan Norris said the flames did not spread to other floors but there was smoke throughout the high-rise building. As SAFD responded, two people came out of the hotel. They were not injured, and at this time no one has been arrested.

Food for Thought: Chefs Offer Home-Cooked Comfort to the Displaced - At the Ibis, the Lady Stern, and the Herbert Samuel hotels, all in West Jerusalem, the chefs are dedicated to offering menus and meals that evoke the tastes and memories of their guests’

Some 200,000 evacuated Israelis are being hosted in hotels across the country, and one of the main things they yearn for is familiar food. Chefs are rising to the challenge and adjusting their menus. Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, some 200,000 Israelis from northern and southern Israel have been evacuated from their homes and are being hosted in hotels across the country.

Head of Azerbaijan's Presidential Security Service implicated in corruption scandal - A hotel's ownership history tells a story of graft and corruption

Five years after its scheduled opening, Baku's InterContinental Hotel finally opened its doors in 2021. Attending the opening ceremony of the hotel were President Ilham Aliyev and the first Vice President, Mehriban Aliyeva. Two years later, Abzas Media, in an investigative story, looked into the ownership of the hotel as well as the history of the land where the hotel was built.

Wyndham Visalia Renews Autism Training And Maintains Certified Autism Centertm Designation

Wyndham Visalia renews its Certified Autism CenterTM credential helping Visalia maintain its status as a Certified Autism DestinationTM. This training has boosted staff confidence as they are equipped with the resources to provide the best service and experience to every guest visiting the hotel.” - Wyndham Visalia general manager, Samantha Rummage-Mathias

Gunman in custody after shooting at deputies from hotel during Oakland Park - SWAT standoff Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale Grand Hotel

A gunman was taken into custody after a shooting at a hotel in Oakland Park led to a SWAT standoff with shots fired at deputies early Wednesday, authorities said. Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale Grand Hotel at 4900 Powerline Road shortly before 1 a.m. A witness told NBC6 they heard gunshots being fired on the second floor.

Woman furious after hotel staff refuse to refund cockroach-infested room

A customer at a hotel in Australia has been left furious after staff refused to refund her for a room infested with cockroaches. The guest, who goes by the name Kitti on TikTok, visited the Koala Tree Motel in Port Macquarie, NSW, with her partner recently while visiting a loved one who was sick in hospital.

State Supreme Court prohibits NYC from sending homeless to Dutchess hotels

Dutchess County Supreme Court Justice Maria Rosa has ruled in the county’s favor restraining the City of New York from transporting homeless persons to any hotel or other facility for overnight rentals in the county. County Executive William O’Neil called the justice’s decision “wise and thoughtful.”