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bbc.co.uk - David Lawrence - Future of arson-hit Allesley Hotel to be decided by councillors
Future of arson-hit Allesley Hotel to be decided by councillors
BBC

David Lawrence Local Democracy Reporting Service The future of a derelict hotel that has been targeted by arsonists could be decided later this week. Coventry City Council's planning committee is due to hear amended plans to demolish the current…

dailymail.co.uk - Joe Rossiter - Hotel chains under investigation over potential cartel pricing
Hotel chains under investigation over potential cartel pricing
Mail Online

The UK competition watchdog is investigating three of the world's biggest hotel chains for sharing information they could have used to coordinate prices. Hilton, Marriott and Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) are being…

mirror.co.uk - Christopher Sharp - Pubgoer leaves bar in Dubai to find hotel on fire as he issues great response
Pubgoer leaves bar in Dubai to find hotel on fire as he issues great response
The Mirror

Since America and Israel struck targets in Iran, wiping out senior leadership includng the Ayatollah, tensions in the Middle East have skyrocketed. Iran has reetaliated against US and UK military bases as well as neighbouring countries including…

jpost.com - Pastoral Hotel: A symphony of culture, comfort
Pastoral Hotel: A symphony of culture, comfort
The Jerusalem Post

I always enjoy returning to the Pastoral Hotel, particularly for its renowned cultural and musical weekends. A pioneer in curated cultural content with boutique hospitality, the program is consistently diverse and refreshing. In addition to seven…

nola.com - Jonah Meadows - Parking garage above iconic French Quarter restaurant to transform into boutique hotel
Parking garage above iconic French Quarter restaurant to transform into boutique hotel
NOLA.com

An eight-story, French Quarter parking garage with historic ties to the city's early hospitality industry is set to be converted to a boutique hotel targeting group travelers with amenities that include a speakeasy, golf simulators and rooftop…

independent.co.uk - Holly Williams - Hilton, Marriott and other hotel chains probed over data sharing
Hilton, Marriott and other hotel chains probed over data sharing
The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into three major hotel chains and a data analytics firm. Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental Hotels Group (owner of…

afr.com - Ayesha de Kretser - Melbourne hotel no-shows surge as F1 visitors can't get flights
Melbourne hotel no-shows surge as F1 visitors can't get flights
Australian Financial Review

Melbourne hoteliers are feeling the pinch as tourists booked to attend this weekend's Formula 1 grand prix fail to show up while F1 teams scramble to reroute their flights through Asia. After the United States' strike on Iran prompted retaliatory…

denverpost.com - Aldo Svaldi - Denver's historic Brown Palace Hotel listed for sale
Denver's historic Brown Palace Hotel listed for sale
The Denver Post

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Texas owner of the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, as well as the adjacent Holiday Inn Express, is putting both properties up for sale after they ran up a bigger tab than expected and stayed around longer…

smh.com.au - Julietta Jameson - The $120 million hotel changing the face of this regional city
The $120 million hotel changing the face of this regional city
The Sydney Morning Herald

If there are boxes that need to be ticked for a regional industrial port city to transform into a polished coastal destination, then one of those must surely be hotels. Geelong, 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, has been undergoing a gradual…

baltimoresun.com - Josh Davis - Ocean City clarifies hotel tax use for sports complex
Ocean City clarifies hotel tax use for sports complex
Baltimore Sun

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ocean City leaders on Monday approved an ordinance redefining how the town can spend hotel room tax revenue, giving officials the option to use tourism advertising funds for a proposed regional sports…

seekingalpha.com - Albert Anthony - RLJ Lodging Remains A High-Yield REIT That Is Betting On Hotel Upgrades (NYSE:RLJ)
RLJ Lodging Remains A High-Yield REIT That Is Betting On Hotel Upgrades (NYSE:RLJ)
Seeking Alpha

Albert Anthony is the pen name of a Croatian-American business author who is a contributing analyst on investor platform & financial media site Seeking Alpha, where he has over +1,000 followers, & also has written for platforms like Investing dot…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - NYC Pakistan-Owned Hotel Took $146M For Illegals But Owes $13M In Taxes
NYC Pakistan-Owned Hotel Took $146M For Illegals But Owes $13M In Taxes
Zero Hedge

The Pakistani government owes New York City taxpayers millions in unpaid taxes despite making nearly $150 million through the Roosevelt Hotel by housing illegal aliens. The Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistani International Airlines, a quasi-state…

skift.com - Hotel Margins Are Shrinking - Tax Compliance Is Part of the Problem
Hotel Margins Are Shrinking - Tax Compliance Is Part of the Problem
Skift

This sponsored content was created in collaboration with a Skift partner. According to Skift Research, profit margins across the U.S. hotel industry were 4% below 2019 levels in June 2025, signaling continued challenges for the operating…

wwd.com - Stacia Datskovska - I Got to Experience Alexis Bittar's Jewelry Concierge Service at One of NYC's Chicest Hotels - Here's Everything to Know
I Got to Experience Alexis Bittar's Jewelry Concierge Service at One of NYC's Chicest Hotels - Here's Everything to Know
WWD

I found myself in a skyline-view room on the 12th floor of The Dominick: a luxury, five-star hotel in NYC's Soho neighborhood (the only one there, in fact, with an AAA Five Diamond designation). What incited this spontaneous staycation? The…

smh.com.au - Lee Tulloch - My five-star hotel gets no stars for ignoring my noise complaint
My five-star hotel gets no stars for ignoring my noise complaint
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. I was just getting into bed in my five-star hotel room when I was almost blasted out…

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