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Budget Hotels Become an Immigration Battleground for ICE Protests
At hotels from Minneapolis to Maine, crowds are gathering to blow whistles, bang pots and pans, and play drums, often late into the night, to protest ICE agents staying there. In New York, activists took over a Hilton Garden Inn's lobby. At the…
The best spa hotels in Yorkshire
For some people a spa break means total chill out with virtually no requirement to change out of robes and slippers. Others might prefer a rooftop sauna, cocktails around the pool and a tech filled gym. Or perhaps you are tempted by…
Lewis Hub plans breathe new life into Stornoway hotel
The Caledonian Hotel in Stornoway is set to be brought back into use for the first time in more than a decade. The landmark building overlooking the harbour will be refurbished to provide accommodation for workers involved in SSEN Transmission's…
MCOMS introduces Google Cast™ built-in on Samsung Smart Hotel TVs at the tallest hotel in the world
As Ciel Dubai Marina, Vignette Collection opens its doors, MCOMS is proud to have delivered a full-scale guest technology solution to all the guest rooms and suites. The installation apart from the Casting solution comprises of a state-of-the-art…
After a $30m rebrand, does this Noosa hotel stick the landing?
The drinks at Noosa's biggest resort are spiked with déjà vu. You order them waist-deep at the swim-up bar, weighing your options: mango daiquiri, piña colada or a Noosa Vice (a 50–50 mix of both). The classics keep…
UK hotel and spa with 120 staff plunges into administration
The hotel is reportedly continuing to trade as normal A popular four-star hotel and spa near Nottingham has entered administration and administrators have been seeking a buyer while the business continues to operate as normal. The Nottingham Belfry…
Owners of luxury Scots hotel celebrate their 'independence
The switch to an owner-operator model marks the end of the hotel's management deal with Inverlochy Castle Management International, which has run the castle for the last 10 years. Inverlochy is known also for previously running Sir Andy and Kim…
New Proposal Could Provide Guaranteed Resources for NY Homeless Families Placed in Hotels
New York state may soon guarantee homeless families placed in hotels the same services as those in shelters, including help finding housing, meals and child care. The proposal from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance follows a…
Scammer Messed With The Wrong Hotel Receptionist, Regretting His $2k Laundering Attempt
The purgatory of the night shift is basically modern-day torture. It's a vast, quiet desert of time where your only companions are the hum of the vending machine and the dregs of your Netflix queue. You reach a point of boredom so profound, so…
Long-shuttered Caledonian Hotel on Lewis to undergo renovation
The £143m substation is expected to be operational by 2030, after which the hotel will reopen to the public. Local owners, the Macarthur family, aim to see the Caledonian return as a “fully operational hotel” once the project is…
Travelodge boss hits out at Labour after hotels' financial lifeline snub
A HOTELS boss has accused Labour of undermining growth and jobs after the wider hospitality sector was snubbed for business rates help. Jo Boydell of Travelodge said the “double hit” of higher property tax bills and the threat of a…
Trump's Doonbeg golf and hotel resort sees profits rise to €2.2m
Newly-filed accounts for the resort show that it made a €2.2m operating profit in 2024. That is up 8pc from the nearly €2.1m it generated in the previous financial year. The accounts for the company behind the Trump International Golf…
Lost Hikers Stick Mountain Rescuers With Hotel Bill After Safe Return
A pair of lost hikers rewarded their rescuers' efforts by sticking them with a hotel bill. To add insult to injury, the pair also made off with two headlamps lent to them during the previous night's retrieval, As Wasdale Mountain Rescue explained…
World famous town visited by 100,000 people a year could soon lose its only hotel
One of Wales' most famous towns visited by tens of thousands of people every year could be about to lose its last hotel One of Wales' most renowned destinations, attracting tens of thousands of visitors annually, faces the prospect of losing its…
Drunk women terrorise hotel as receptionist spat on and staff hit with phone
Three women went on a drunken rampage at a hotel, smashing up the lobby, spitting at a terrified receptionist and battering a worker with a phone. The brazen trio left a trail of destruction at the venue as they flipped tables, hurled objects and…
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