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bbc.co.uk - Rebecca Woods - Inside the Grand Hotel five years after £50m revamp
Inside the Grand Hotel five years after £50m revamp
BBC

With its intricate facade dripping with Victorian splendour, for decades the imposing Grand Hotel in Birmingham was the only place in town for the rich and famous to stay. Winston Churchill, King George VI, Charlie Chaplin and the Beatles all…

mirror.co.uk - Abbie Meehan - Scott McTominay's Scotland absence explained after concerns at Boston hotel
Scott McTominay's Scotland absence explained after concerns at Boston hotel
Daily Mirror

Scott McTominay sent the nation of Scotland into a mini meltdown when he was absent from team training on Thursday. The Napoli midfielder missed out on World Cup preparation as he dealt with a stomach issue. However, initial fears were allayed when…

straitstimes.com - More Japanese local governments introducing hotel tax despite some concerns in the industry
More Japanese local governments introducing hotel tax despite some concerns in the industry
The Straits Times

TOKYO – An increasing number of local governments are introducing an accommodation tax on overnight guests at hotels and other facilities, with the total expected to reach 55 within this fiscal year, according to Japan's Internal Affairs and…

jpost.com - TALY SHARON - Taly's Travel: Discovering warm welcome at Louis Hotels
Taly's Travel: Discovering warm welcome at Louis Hotels
The Jerusalem Post

As an Israeli traveling abroad lately, the inevitable question, ‘Where are you from?' usually brings a brief moment of hesitation, a quick mental bracing for the reaction. But in Cyprus, that anxiety completely melts away. The response is…

sfgate.com - Dan Gentile - Why a San Francisco creative hid cellphones in 5 hotel elevators
Why a San Francisco creative hid cellphones in 5 hotel elevators
SFGATE

The term “elevator music” is often considered a pejorative, a way to scorn milquetoast melodies that fit neatly into the background. But one San Francisco creative recently reinvented the term, using some of the city's most iconic…

thesun.co.uk - Daisy Redhead - ITV World Cup commentator leaves fans baffled with bizarre hotel food haul
ITV World Cup commentator leaves fans baffled with bizarre hotel food haul
The Sun

ANDROS TOWNSEND has blown the minds of fans after revealing his strange World Cup diet. The former England star took to TikTok to show off his finely tuned tournament diet of steak, sardines, bone broth, and boiled eggs. Your info will be used in…

reviewjournal.com - David Danzis - Caesars bets on Vanderpump brand with Strip hotel transformation
Caesars bets on Vanderpump brand with Strip hotel transformation
Las Vegas Review-Journal

After years of success with Vanderpump-branded restaurants and lounges, Caesars Entertainment is betting that the same hospitality formula can anchor an entire hotel-casino. The company officially opened The Vanderpump Hotel on Thursday, completing…

fortune.com - Teresa Mackintosh - AI is making promises your brand never made. Hotels are paying the price
AI is making promises your brand never made. Hotels are paying the price
Fortune

For decades, hotels competed on a familiar set of variables: visibility, price, reputation, and conversion. Show up in the right place, with the right offer and the right reviews, and you could win the booking. Today, hotels are not just competing…

cornwalllive.com - Olivier Vergnault - Hotel's revamp after fire that was 'heartbreaking for all the team
Hotel's revamp after fire that was 'heartbreaking for all the team
Cornwall Live

A landmark hotel has reopened following a £1.2 million refurbishment almost a year after being damaged in a fire. The Land's End Hotel had to be evacuated on July 5 last year after a blaze broke out in the building next door. No-one was…

nypost.com - Annie Gaus - Uber driver pistol-whipped at upscale Oakland hotel in brutal robbery caught on video
Uber driver pistol-whipped at upscale Oakland hotel in brutal robbery caught on video
New York Post

An early-morning robbery of an Uber driver at the Oakland Marriott was caught on camera Friday morning as the Bay Area city deals with a wave of crime. According to a police report shared with The Post, around 4 a.m., the victim arrived at the…

watoday.com.au - Max Veenhuyzen - This elegant dining room in Perth's east brings new ideas to the Greek and hotel dining room discussions
This elegant dining room in Perth's east brings new ideas to the Greek and hotel dining room discussions
WAtoday

I don't know about you, but “the rise of Greek hotel restaurants” wasn't on my Perth dining trends bingo card for 2026. Yet as we approach the year's halfway mark, local diners find themselves in the curious situation of having not…

sfchronicle.com - Aidin Vaziri - Person jumps from San Francisco hotel window after putting out scooter fire
Person jumps from San Francisco hotel window after putting out scooter fire
San Francisco Chronicle

A person was taken to a hospital Saturday after putting out an electric scooter fire inside a San Francisco residence hotel and then jumping from a second-story window, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The person suffered injuries…

thehindubusinessline.com - Why Buy This Luxury Hotel on Dips
Why Buy This Luxury Hotel on Dips
BusinessLine

In June-end of CY25, when shares of luxury hotel chain EIH were trading at ₹359, we had recommended that investors book profits when stock was trading at a one-year forward PE of 31 times. The stock has corrected to around ₹296 since…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Elaine Blackburne - Hotel chain issues urgent alert as personal details stolen
Hotel chain issues urgent alert as personal details stolen
Liverpool Echo

Hotel guests have been warned to stay alert for convincing fraudulent messages following a data breach at a major hotel chain. Personal information belonging to individuals with reservations at one of the chain's properties was compromised over a…

wcpo.com - Valerie Lyons - The community is torn apart'| Seniors demand answers as apartment renovations leave some in hotels for months
The community is torn apart'| Seniors demand answers as apartment renovations leave some in hotels for months
WCPO 9 Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — Eight months after residents at Cambridge Arms warned they feared a lack of communication could complicate a major renovation project at the senior housing complex, some tenants say those concerns have become a reality. Several…

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