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I spent $400 a night for a hotel with a famous Niagara Falls view. The best views were free.
My Niagara Falls itinerary was complete: a drive from Maryland to Buffalo, then across the border into Canada, where a stay at one of the most epic-looking hotels awaited. At least, that's what I had planned. I've spent about five years in the…
The battle over the Bell hotel: how a year of asylum protests tore apart a pretty, prosperous Essex town
When Sherzod* moved to Epping in 2025, he was dreaming of a little garden, long dog walks in the forest and more space to breathe. At 20, he had moved from Uzbekistan to the UK to study law, then lived in north London for decades. In his mid-40s…
The definitive guide to London's best hotels
Hotels Luxury hotels Mayfair price 4 of 4 💎 Verdict: The best hotel in London 📍 Nearby: Grosvener Square, Regents Street and The Audley for a pint What started out as a small hotel run by the Claridge family in the mid-1800s, soon…
India's Biggest Hotel Chain Is Following Its Biggest Travelers
IHCL is diversifying beyond luxury Taj, with mid-market brands like Ginger (262 hotels) now its largest growth engine and Gateway expanding to 55 hotels; the company aims for 700 hotels by 2030. A capital-light strategy dominates future growth…
Tommy Hilfiger Is Turning The Plaza Hotel Into Its Spring 2027 NYFW Runway
Tommy Hilfiger will present its Spring 2027 collection at The Plaza Hotel on September 10, during New York Fashion Week, continuing the brand's tradition of staging shows at culturally significant NYC landmarks The Plaza served as Tommy and Dee…
Plant This If You Want an Incredible Butterfly Nursery and Bumblebee Hotel
I have to smile when I think of the three baby passionflower seedlings I ordered from a native plant nursery, lovingly patted into a narrow strip of earth between the driveway and fence at my Atlanta home, and dutifully watered all spring. It's…
Haunted' Texas hotel sitting empty for 40 years gets new hope
A hefty grant will help redevelop what was once a crown jewel of this Southeast Texas city. The City of Port Arthur received a $2.46 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help revitalize Hotel Sabine, a long-shuttered…
Luxury hotel falls short of perfect score, thanks to one bathroom annoyance
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok, Thailand There's puttin' on the Ritz, and then there's being put up at the Ritz-Carlton, in this case – and unusually – on both land and sea. It's all thanks to a cruise aboard Luminara, one of the three…
I Was A Cleaner - Here's Why Hotels Tuck Their Bedsheets So Tight
When I worked as a cleaner, I learned a couple of invaluable lessons – firstly, that Henry is the best vacuum, and secondly, that you can't really tuck bedsheets in tightly enough. Smooth, wrinkle-free sheets, neatly folded under the…
British Airways 'suspends crew' after alleged boozy hotel night forces flight cancellation
Passengers were left stranded in Barbados after British Airways stood down an entire cabin crew The Express understands British Airways has suspended four cabin crew members after an alleged night of heavy drinking at a luxury Barbados resort…
Hotels see strong growth in June-end quarter
Hotel chains registered double-digit growth in the June-end quarter on the back of strong travel demand. Last year, properties in North India had seen a dip in business following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. With no…
Interno Marche Hotel: A Living Experience of Italian Design - COOL HUNTING
A Thonet chair greets you in pieces. The bentwood No. 14—the café seat propping up bars from Vienna to Manhattan —hangs in a vitrine by the door, split into the flat-packed parts Michael Thonet engineered in the 1850s to cut…
La Musique Hotel Groundbreaking in Miami
Shovels are officially in the ground on Coral Way, where Miami developer Buslam Group has started building La Musique Hotel, a luxury property it is touting as the flagship of a new lifestyle brand. The company held a ceremonial groundbreaking on…
60 Airbnb Blunders That Might Have You Booking A Boring Hotel Room Instead
This hidden camera disguised as a clock in my Airbnb. Airbnb crept onto the scene in 2007 and has subsequently changed the face of travel for millions of people around the world. For better, or worse... It all began with two hosts welcoming three…
Madeira Beach Poised to Approve $150M John's Pass Hotel
Madeira Beach commissioners are set to cast a final vote today at 6 p.m. on a proposed $150 million hotel that would replace surface parking in the middle of John's Pass Village with a branded, mixed-use complex. Supporters say the project would…
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