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Profits down 60% at Malvern Hills Hotel due to A449 closure
Elliot Ball, West Midlands and Martha McCracken, in Malvern A Worcestershire business owner says trade is 60% down due to a road closure, which has forced him to cut staff and reduce the hours of remaining workers. Matthew Cooke, Malvern Hills…
Hotels Are Losing Their World Cup Matchup Against Bitter Rival Airbnb
During the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, the hotel industry triumphed, seeing a 55.3% jump in income in June of that year compared to 2009. At the time, a little-known site called Airbnb existed, and had recently made the smart decision to…
The ELLE Guide to Boston's Best Hotels, Restaurants, and Shops
Boston is a city rich with more than 250 years of American history, but it is no place for reverence. The anti-British spy networks that helped spark a revolution here were radicals and resisters, and today their city remains boldly alive with…
Why hotel check-in still takes forever - but doesn't have to
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Why does it take so long to check into some hotels? Not always, but all you want is to get into your room, have a shower and blob out, but now…
'The only way is up': Why this lux hotel developer backs Melbourne
Developer Ross Pelligra, alongside global hospitality giant IHG Hotels & Resorts, has just opened an upmarket hotel in trendy Carlton on the edge of the Melbourne CBD but readily acknowledges the city is at low point in commercial confidence.
A Jerusalem shabbat with a view: Falling for Hotel Beit Shmuel
Living as we do in the heart of the Holy City, my husband Coby and I don't often spend Shabbat as tourists – preferring shmoozy foodfests with friends and family, and sacking out on our comfy couch with a true crime tell-all (me) or a quirky…
Refreshed plan for old hotel site near Glasgow Green approved
Earlier plans were approved in late 2021 and early 2022 to demolish the B-listed building in Bridgeton, while retaining the façade, and build an extension. However, a new application added that a demolition contractor had “serious…
Brit boy dies falling from 4th floor of hotel on Cyprus holiday as dad arrested
A three-year-old British boy tragically lost his life after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel corridor window while playing with his dad on holiday in Cyprus. The boy's 37-year-old dad was arrested after the incident near Chloraka on Sunday…
Hotel Review: Hotel Kabuki - JDV by Hyatt
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I was kicked out of my hotel before I even checked in for ludicrous reason
Staying the night at a hotel is often a luxurious treat, but what would you do if you got kicked out of the hotel before you even got the chance to check in? One unfortunate guest found out. Etiquette expert William Hanson has stayed at hundreds of…
Hilton debuts Curio Collection in India with 221-key Slohh by Roach hotel in Bengaluru
Hilton on Monday announced the opening of 221-key Slohh by Roach property in Bengaluru, marking the debut of the 'Curio Collection by Hilton' brand in the country and the global hospitality player's first lifestyle hotel in India. Located in…
Hatsune Miku takes over Tokyo Metro with themed train and hotel room
Hatsune Miku has taken over one of Tokyo's busiest train lines and also has a themed hotel room fans can relax in. Not to be outdone by Pokemon's Ditto train collab and Haruhi Suzumiya's shinkansen story, Hatsune Miku has now entered the commuting…
Groundbreaking tradition - Inverness hotel steers into new season after winter investment
Whilst for many winter could be seen as the “quiet season”, for the team behind one of Inverness' best known city centre hotels, it has all been but quiet. The cold season has been in fact the ideal opportunity for the Ness Bank-based…
Incredible Grade I listed mansion once a hotel and linked to 'holy grail
Nestled within the Ceredigion countryside is undeniably one of Wales' most precious, historic buildings - so special it has been given a Grade I listing by Cadw, only bestowed on about 2% of all listed buildings in the country. Called Plas Nanteos…
Hotels Posting Signs With Number Of Elite Guests: Useful, Tacky, Or Both?
There's potentially lots of value to having hotel elite status. However, there's no denying that elite ranks have swelled quite a bit over the years, especially with some programs making it easy to earn top tier status with a credit card. The way I…
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