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scmp.com - Zhu Wenqian - Hotel conversions gain traction in China's office market amid high vacancies
Hotel conversions gain traction in China's office market amid high vacancies
South China Morning Post

More economy and mid-range hotel operators in China are leasing office buildings for conversion to guest accommodation, and such flexible, mixed-use approaches are expected to increase amid a continued weakening of the office market. In some…

futurism.com - Sharon Adarlo - Moon Hotel Now Taking Reservations
Moon Hotel Now Taking Reservations
Futurism

Do you want to stay at the first ever hotel on the Moon? Well, it's going to cost you a pretty penny — an initial deposit between $250,000 and $1 million — just to secure your stay. That's what a startup called GRU Space — the…

thestar.com.my - 'Gay-friendly' hotel owner apologises
'Gay-friendly' hotel owner apologises
The Star Online

MELAKA: The owner of a so-called “gay-friendly” hotel in Melaka has apologised and admitted there was negligence in the management of the premises. The Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) had taken the owner's statement on this…

koreaherald.com - Hong Yoo - Lotte Hotel to develop humanoid robots for hotel services
Lotte Hotel to develop humanoid robots for hotel services
The Korea Herald

Lotte Hotels & Resorts has joined a government-backed effort to develop humanoid robots tailored for hotel operations, marking the first time a Korean hotel group has participated in a national program focused on next-generation service robotics.

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Liam Thorp - Liverpool's pubs, restaurants and hotels are at 'breaking point
Liverpool's pubs, restaurants and hotels are at 'breaking point
Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's hospitality businesses, the pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants that make this vibrant, outgoing city what it is - are in big, big trouble. A raft of government decisions, made at both a national and local level, are said to be pushing…

taipeitimes.com - 台北時報 - Kaohsiung hotels investigated for price gouging
Kaohsiung hotels investigated for price gouging
Taipei Times

By Ge You-hao and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Kaohsiung Tourism Bureau audited six hotels in an effort to prevent price gouging ahead of Korean band BTS' concert tour in the city scheduled for Nov. 19, 21 and 22 this year.

vice.com - Denny Connolly - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Hotel Visitors Explained (Why You Can't Invite Them to Your Island)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Hotel Visitors Explained (Why You Can't Invite Them to Your Island)
VICE

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big update has arrived and players can begin optimizing their hotel to attract a variety of adorable tourists to their island. Unfortunately, those tourists will only be staying for temporary visits though. The 3.0…

straitstimes.com - Owner of 'gay-friendly' hotel in Melaka apologises
Owner of 'gay-friendly' hotel in Melaka apologises
The Straits Times

Sign up now: Get insights on the biggest stories in Malaysia Published Jan 17, 2026, 07:29 PM MELAKA - The owner of a so-called has apologised and admitted there was negligence in the management of the premises. The Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council…

express.co.uk - Chris Riches - UK seaside town scoops 'best hotel' gong - and it's not where you would expect
UK seaside town scoops 'best hotel' gong - and it's not where you would expect
Express.co.uk

A UK seaside town has been hailed 'number one' for the best Holiday Inn in all of the UK and Ireland - scooping the gong for the second year running. Located on Talbot Road, by Blackpool's new tram interchange, the Lancashire resort's 144-bedroom…

indianexpress.com - Vallabh Ozarkar - Allies, but uneasy: Shinde Sena corrals corporators to five-star hotel post BMC results
Allies, but uneasy: Shinde Sena corrals corporators to five-star hotel post BMC results
The Indian Express

Even as it remains part of the victorious Mahayuti alliance in the BMC elections, the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena on Saturday began moving its newly elected corporators in Mumbai to a five-star hotel, signalling unease amid ongoing power…

walesonline.co.uk - Kathryn Williams - I stayed at Wales' best hotel with a dreamy spa and epic beach views
I stayed at Wales' best hotel with a dreamy spa and epic beach views
Wales Online

As we wade through a cold, wet January that's moving as slowly as a sloth through treacle it's great to have something to look forward too, especially if you've bagged a great deal. This January I was lucky enough to have to have been prepared late…

republicworld.com - Devasheesh Pandey - BTS ARMY Enraged After Arirang World Tour Announcement Leads To Surge In Hotel Prices Around Concert Venues, South Korean President Intervenes
BTS ARMY Enraged After Arirang World Tour Announcement Leads To Surge In Hotel Prices Around Concert Venues, South Korean President Intervenes
Republic World

Popular boy band BTS is reuniting after a near four-year-long break from group activities while the seven members completed their mandatory military service. BTS will soon embark on their highly anticipated Arirang World Tour, with multiple stops…

dailystar.co.uk - Simon Hamalienko - Man found dead at popular hotel in UK city centre as police swarm the area
Man found dead at popular hotel in UK city centre as police swarm the area
Daily Star

Police cars and an ambulance swarmed a busy UK city centre hotel to find a body of a man. Merseyside Police confirmed a call was made yesterday afternoon (January 16) to reports of an 'unexpected death' of a man in his 40s at a hotel in Liverpool.

indianexpress.com - Vallabh Ozarkar - Sena moves corporators to hotel: Numbers game in Mumbai as BJP wins big in BMC, but team Shinde stronger in Thane
Sena moves corporators to hotel: Numbers game in Mumbai as BJP wins big in BMC, but team Shinde stronger in Thane
The Indian Express

The results of the municipal corporation elections in Mumbai and other cities like Thane and Kalyan-Dombivli have led to tough negotiations and manoeuvring between the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, as both parties work through different…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - All elected Shiv Sena corporators taken to Mumbai hotel for meeting, day after Maharashtra civic poll results
All elected Shiv Sena corporators taken to Mumbai hotel for meeting, day after Maharashtra civic poll results
The Hindu

A day after the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance swept the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, all the elected corporators of the Eknath Shinde-led party have been called at a five star hotel in Mumbai's Bandra for a meeting on Saturday…

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