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Flight Booking Platform FlightHub Debuts New FlightHub Hotels
Woman in the hotel texting on smartphone Montreal-based travel booking platform FlightHub has this month announced it will be expanding its offerings to hotels. Travelers will now have access to over 2.6 million accommodation options worldwide…
Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave
Families, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand. Data from the accommodation reservation website Booking.com shows that since 1 June…
Bookings surge for air-conditioned hotels as families try to escape UK heatwave
Hotels with air-conditioning and pools have seen a surge in bookings amid the heatwave as families try to escape the record-breaking temperatures scorching the UK. Searches using the “air-conditioning” filter on Booking.com have…
Japan Turned A 100-Year-Old Prison Into A Luxury Hotel. Now Guests Are Paying To Sleep In Its Former Cells
Front entrace of HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Nara is known for its ancient temples, free-roaming deer, and convenient location between Kyoto and Osaka. However, it has not had a standout hotel that could make the city a destination on its own, until now.
L.A. Delays Its $30 Hotel 'Olympic Wage' Until After the Olympics
In May of last year, the Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage for hotel workers in the city to $30 an hour by 2028. This represented the culmination of over a decade of hotel-specific minimum wage rises in the city, which have…
Bromley asylum hotel reopens to public as Home Office closes 20 migrant housing sites
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A hotel in Bromley has reopened its doors to…
South London family gets £5k payout after nine months stuck in single hotel room
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A South London family will receive nearly…
Scotland send Wags home as stars wait in hotel hoping for World Cup miracle
SCOTLAND have sent home player Wags as they need a miracle to progress to the World Cup knockouts. Steve Clarke ‘s men secured a narrow victory over Haiti in their opening game, before falling to defeats to Morocco and Brazil which left them…
It may look like an office block, but few hotels offer a warmer welcome
The George, Christchurch, New Zealand From the outside, The George may seem more office block than boutique hotel, though its glass, steel and flagpoles are softened by gold aluminium louvres added in a 2023 renovation. But don't be fooled: there…
It's curtains for New Maduraa Hotel, iconic vegetarian restaurant in Tiruchi
New Maduraa Hotel, a family-run restaurant on North Andar Street known for its simple home-style vegetarian menu and a no-frills approach to dining out, is downing shutters after 60 years in business. The iconic eatery was established in 1966 and…
Karnataka State Hotels Association urges centre for LPG price rollback as hospitality sector struggles
Karnataka State Hotels Association (KSHA) has written to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri demanding a rollback of the price hike of commercial LPG cylinders. KSHA president G.K. Shetty said, “We have written to…
One of the French Quarter's largest hotels has a new owner. Here's what they have planned.
The Maison Dupuy, one of the French Quarter's largest hotels, has a new owner with big plans to renovate and rebrand the 200-room property. In a deal that was finalized earlier this month, the family-owned Valentino New Orleans purchased the Maison…
Forget the zoo, these 8 hotels bring you face-to-face with the genuinely wild
It's 2 a.m. You're standing barefoot on a dark beach, the Pacific Ocean lapping at your toes. You're holding your breath while a 300-pound sea turtle digs her nest ten feet away. There are no screens, no zoo plexiglass. Just you and a majestic…
Major update on prominent Llandudno hotel that closed suddenly
A prominent Llandudno hotel that closed suddenly has now been put up for sale. The Marlborough Hotel on South Parade had been in business for over a century. The 40 bedroom hotel was bought by Jean Murphy and her late husband John for £1.3m…
Cyprus hotel bookings improve but season remains under pressure
Hotel bookings in Cyprus are gradually improving after months of disruption linked to the crisis in the Middle East, but the sector is still facing an average loss of around 20 per cent for the rest of the season, the president of the hotel…
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