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Pets and personal touches: how China's luxury hotel market is changing
Chinese customers' growing desire for personal expression and cultural experiences has raised the game in the country's hospitality sector, creating opportunities for leading lifestyle hotel brands, according to a director at Hong Kong developer…
Barrow's Hotel Majestic refurbishment plans approved
Pamela Tickell North East and Cumbria Plans to refurbish a Grade II listed hotel which has been empty for two years have been approved. The former Hotel Majestic on Duke Street, Barrow, would become a Garner Hotel under the IHG brand as part of the…
Barrow's Hotel Majestic refurbishment plans approved
Plans to refurbish a Grade II listed hotel which has been empty for two years have been approved. The former Hotel Majestic on Duke Street, Barrow, would become a Garner Hotel under the IHG brand as part of the proposals granted by Westmorland and…
I worked at a hotel - there's one sure way to get a free late check-out
Checking into a hotel is a little slice of luxury, whether it's for a quick city break or a rural escape in the countryside. So it's no wonder that we want to make the most of every moment in our boutique abode or lavish room and take advantage of…
The 50 Best Hotels in the world have been revealed - these are our editors' picks
Each year the 50 Best Hotels list is hotly anticipated amongst hotel editors. Not only do the awards offer insight into which brands are leading the charge (Rosewood, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, Peninsula – we're looking at you), but…
Special VAT Rate for Hotels Remains a Point of Controversy in Parliament
The Council of States wants to continue allowing hotels to benefit from a lower VAT rate. (Featured image) Whether or not the special value-added tax rate for the hotel industry—introduced in 1996 and currently set at 3.8…
Travelodge on UK seafront 'evacuated' as emergency services rush to hotel
Fire crews in the car park of the hotel Emergency services have been called to a Travelodge hotel on a UK seafront on Thursday evening following an incident. Numerous images and videos shared on social media show two fire engines attending the…
1898 Porter's House: an intimate hotel in historic Ghent
Ghent is a little overshadowed in the Belgian city break stakes by Bruges. But as well as great bars, restaurants, sights and shops, Ghent, too, has canals, medieval buildings, cobbled streets, a belfry and castle. It isn't swamped by tourists, as…
NTA's move to find hotels for outstation officials near Central Delhi office
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has floated a tender to empanel hotels to lodge outstation officials visiting Delhi for various work. The agency has specified that the hotels must be within a 5 km radius of NTA's new office on Minto Road in…
Now Open: 1 Hotel Austin--a Texas-Sized Urban Retreat
Developed by Lincoln and Kairoi Residential, 1 Hotel Austin is part of the mixed-use Waterline development, which has transformed the edge of the Rainey Street District into a thriving gateway between downtown and Austin's parklands. The building's…
Banyan Group Announces Acquisition of Newmark Hotels & Reserves, Adding 26 Hotels, Lodges, and Reserves Across Seven African Countries
Newmark's deep regional expertise across urban, nature and wildlife hospitality will expand Banyan Group's scale and nature-based hospitality platform in one of the world's fastest-growing tourism regions. SINGAPORE and CAPE TOWN, South Africa…
Omni hotel project in New Orleans gets approvals from state bond commission
Louisiana tourism boosters had cause to celebrate Thursday as the headquarters hotel long sought by the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center earned a key approval that clears the way for construction to begin. At its monthly meeting in Baton Rouge…
THE HAZELTON HOTEL EARNS AAA FIVE DIAMOND DESIGNATION, ONE OF ONLY TWO HOTELS IN NORTH AMERICA TO RECEIVE THE DISTINCTION IN 2026
The recognition places The Hazelton among the elite 1% of AAA Diamond-designated hotels in North America TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Hazelton Hotel ('The Hazelton') has earned the prestigious AAA Five Diamond designation, a highly…
The world's 50 best hotels have been named - and 3 are in London
It turns out you don't need to cross the Channel to find some of the finest hospitality on the planet – you just need to navigate Mayfair or Whitehall. The latest World's 50 Best Hotels ranking has dropped, and while the glitzy ceremony…
Summit Hotel: Solid Balance Sheet, Cyclical Risk-Preferred Stocks Yielding Near 9% (INN)
Summit Hotel Properties exhibits a strong balance sheet with $2.73B in assets, $1.4B in debt, and a market cap of $677M. INN's preferred stocks yield 8.79%-8.99%, trade below par, and offer capital appreciation potential if rates normalize. Key…
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