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Evicted Bradford Hotel guest jailed for setting fire to his room
A man who put up to 170 people in a hotel in danger by setting his room on fire has been jailed for more than two years. Mohammed Abdalla started the fire at the Bradford Hotel on Hall Ings on the day he was due to be evicted from the premises due…
440,000 mainland arrivals over Mid-Autumn weekend, hotels brace for National Day
Mainland Chinese visitors made about 440,000 trips to Hong Kong over the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, with a tourism industry representative expecting hotel occupancy of more than 90 per cent in popular districts during the coming National Day…
Hotels Will Benefit from a Special Rate Through at Least 2031
It is highly likely that a reduced VAT rate will continue to apply to the hotel industry. (File photo) A reversal on the issue of the special VAT rate for the hotel industry: On its second attempt, the National Council voted on Monday to extend the…
Hotels Will Benefit from a Special Rate Through at Least 2031
Taxation of hotels is a recurring topic of discussion in Switzerland. (File photo) Accommodation providers will continue to pay a reduced value-added tax rate even after 2027. The National Council has approved the extension of the special rate of…
The European ghost villages being reimagined as enchanting hotels
The Tuscan resort of Castelfalfi is at maximum capacity for its annual Spring Festival in late March – quite literally; it's a sell-out. In December, 30,000 people came for its Christmas market, so management made the smart decision to…
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World's first Minecraft hotel to open in the UK - here's what we know so far
If you weren't already aware that the first ever Minecraft world is coming to Chessington next year, there's now even more reason to get excited. Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios have announced that the world's first Minecraft hotel will…
Invest UP official dies after falling from first-floor hotel in Greater Noida
A 63-year-old Uttar Pradesh government agency official died after allegedly falling from the first floor of a hotel in Greater Noida on Saturday morning, the police said on Monday. Invest UP is an investment promotion and facilitation agency…
New Orleans assessor to take Higgins Hotel tax exemption battle to the Supreme Court
New Orleans Assessor Erroll Williams on Friday lambasted a Louisiana appeals court's decision allowing the Higgins Hotel to remain exempt from paying property taxes, his latest salvo in a yearslong fight for fewer tax exemptions for corporations.
The Best Paris Hotels for Fashion Week, From Couture Grandeur to Marais Cool
Paris has spent more than a century accommodating people with fervid opinions about clothes, which helps explain why a hotel can have as much fashion credibility as the boutique next door. Designers have lived in its grand suites and commissioned…
Migos 'Hotel Lobby' Memes That Will Have You Laughing All Day
The internet has officially checked into the Hotel Lobby, and apparently nobody is checking out anytime soon. These Migos “Hotel Lobby” memes will have you laughing all day. Quavo and Takeoff's 2022 COLORS performance of “Hotel…
Swiss Billing Error: Federal Government Must Pay 700,000 Francs in Back Payments for Hotel Expenses
A Swiss aircraft takes off from Runway 28 at Zurich Airport. For years, Swiss did not bill the federal government for hotel expenses incurred by security officers. Now, 700,000 francs are due retroactively. From 2016 to 2024, Swiss did not fully…
Google Plans To Adopt UCP Draft Spec For AI Mode Hotel Booking
On Sept. 25, the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) project announced that a draft of its Lodging Booking feature has been added to the protocol's GitHub repository. According to Google's developer documentation, the company plans to adopt this…
More hotel rooms, dozens of homes, games bar expansion among latest plans
Proposals to alter a Premier Hotel in St Austell, including reducing the size of its restaurant, and 16 new homes in Hayle are among the latest planning applications submitted to Cornwall Council in the past week. Two housing developments of 65…
Six awards in 18 months as Airdrie's Tudor Hotel celebrates Spice Awards hat trick
The Tudor Hotel in Airdrie is celebrating a remarkable six awards in just 18 months after completing a hat-trick of wins at the 2026 Spice Awards. At the awards ceremony on 7 September, the Tudor picked up Best Restaurant Manager – Suraj…
Bangkok Floods Disrupt Airports, Spare the Hotels - For Now
Subscribe today to keep up with the latest travel industry news. Subscribe now for complete access to Skift.com's trusted coverage of the travel industry. Enter your email for a complimentary article + exclusive offers. Bangkok's floods strained…
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