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standard.co.uk - Rosalyn Wikeley - The chic and affordable London hotels, from £100 a night
The chic and affordable London hotels, from £100 a night
Evening Standard

The words ‘affordable' and ‘London' rarely appear in the same sentence — especially when it comes to hotels. They're an elusive breed, often hiding in plain sight along a leafy residential road, offering a reception-less…

gizmodo.com - Passant Rabie - Want to Book a Hotel on the Moon? This Startup Is Now Taking $250K Deposits
Want to Book a Hotel on the Moon? This Startup Is Now Taking $250K Deposits
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Planning a trip for 2032? You might want to start saving up for a stay at the first hotel on the Moon, a highly ambitious new project from a California-based company looking to take adventure tourism off-planet. GRU Space, short for Galactic…

independent.co.uk - Aidy Smith - 8 best Brighton hotels for LGBT+ travellers
8 best Brighton hotels for LGBT+ travellers
The Independent

Brighton doesn't just tolerate difference. It feeds on authenticity like morning coffee. This seaside city has spent generations perfecting the art of radical acceptance, crafting spaces where love stories unfold without subtitles or explanations.

mirror.co.uk - Sam Elliott-Gibbs - Man found dead in Travelodge hotel room as police issue update
Man found dead in Travelodge hotel room as police issue update
The Mirror

The body of a man in his 60s has been found in his Travelodge hotel room. He was discovered at the branch in St Austell in Cornwall after reports of a concern for his welfare. Emergency services were called by staff on Monday afternoon. The man's…

malaysiakini.com - Malaysiakini Team - Authorities raid Malacca hotel after 'gay-friendly' claims
Authorities raid Malacca hotel after 'gay-friendly' claims
Malaysiakini

Authorities have carried out enforcement action against a hotel in Malacca today, following allegations that the establishment claimed to be “gay-friendly” in its marketing material. Bernama reported that Malacca Islamic Religious…

smh.com.au - Riley Wilson - New stylish Byron stay mixes hotel and hostel
New stylish Byron stay mixes hotel and hostel
The Sydney Morning Herald

Chances are you already checked in to the property while at the airport or during your shuttle ride; it's all digital at Drifter, with your geo-synced phone enabling access to your room. Staff greet you on arrival, and walk you through how to get…

space.com - Tereza Pultarova - This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
Space

Wealthy adventure seekers can now book a vacation on the moon through a California-based start-up, which plans to open a hotel on Earth's celestial companion by 2032. The aspiring space tourists have to put down a hefty deposit of $1,000,000 to be…

thestar.com.my - Melaka Islamic Religious Department ordered to investigate 'gay-friendly' hotel claims
Melaka Islamic Religious Department ordered to investigate 'gay-friendly' hotel claims
The Star Online

MELAKA: The state government has ordered the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (Jaim) to investigate allegations of a boutique hotel in the state with a “gay-friendly” concept that has gone viral on social media since Monday (Jan…

chron.com - Chris Gray - Gulf city asks feds to help bring historic hotel back from the dead
Gulf city asks feds to help bring historic hotel back from the dead
Chron

Once the pride of Port Arthur, the Hotel Sabine has fallen on hard times. The 10-story structure is the tallest building in the Gulf Coast city of around 55,000 residents, and a decaying symbol of a bygone prosperity that now feels very far away.

timeout.com - Ruth Lawes - The 14 most iconic hotels in New York City right now
The 14 most iconic hotels in New York City right now
Time Out Worldwide

Hotels Spa hotels Midtown West 5 out of 5 stars Hotels like The Plaza loom large in the imagination. Even if you've never stepped foot inside this New York City icon, you likely have some sense of the place, whether from Eloise's adventures or…

stokesentinel.co.uk - Matthew Cooper, Press Association, Rob Andrews - Asylum seeker housed in Staffordshire hotel raped girl, 18
Asylum seeker housed in Staffordshire hotel raped girl, 18
Stoke-on-Trent Live

A Kurdish asylum seeker has been jailed for seven years for raping an 18-year-old woman in a park days after meeting her via a social media app. Mehmet Ogur, who was living at a Holiday Inn Express in Staffordshire, forced himself on his victim…

wallpaper.com - Sofia de la Cruz - Is this new hotel Madrid's best-kept secret?
Is this new hotel Madrid's best-kept secret?
Wallpaper*

Meliá Collection debuts on the Iberian Peninsula with Casa de las Artes (meaning ‘house of the arts' in Spanish): a Madrid hotel that doesn't take its surroundings or history for granted. Drawing on the boutique sensibility that…

express.co.uk - Catherine Mackinlay - Rachel Reeves' 'damaging' tax changes leave major hotel facing £35m bill
Rachel Reeves' 'damaging' tax changes leave major hotel facing £35m bill
Express.co.uk

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has cautioned it will face a roughly £35 million hit linked to business rates changes from the Budget, in a reduction from previous warnings. However, the hospitality giant stressed the tax changes announced in…

onemileatatime.com - Ben Schlappig - Luxury Hotel Points Farms: A Category Of Hotels Worth Being Honest About
Luxury Hotel Points Farms: A Category Of Hotels Worth Being Honest About
One Mile at a Time

Points can get you stays at some pretty incredible hotels, and I don't want to in any way diminish that. There are plenty of properties in the Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, and World of Hyatt portfolios (among others), that are awesome to stay…

theregister.com - Brandon Vigliarolo - Got $1M to burn? Apply for a spot in this Moon hotel
Got $1M to burn? Apply for a spot in this Moon hotel
The Register

Everest has been turned into a run-of-the-mill tourist attraction. Space tourism is over now that any celebrity can blast off into orbit. Next up: a hotel on the Moon, now taking reservations for only about six years from now, if you're willing to…

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