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bloomberg.com - Kate Krader - Downsizing Is The Biggest Trend in Restaurants and Hotels Right Now
Downsizing Is The Biggest Trend in Restaurants and Hotels Right Now
Bloomberg

If you've been to a space designed by David Rockwell, you've likely been impressed by the grand scale and soaring lines. The architect is renowned for creating vast nightlife projects, such as the Tao restaurants, where it's not unusual to see 300…

dailymail.co.uk - Stephen M. Lepore - Billionaire hotel magnate retires over association with Epstein
Billionaire hotel magnate retires over association with Epstein
Mail Online

Billionaire Hyatt hotel heir Thomas Pritzker is stepping down from the corporation's board of directors over his admitted association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Pritzker, Hyatt Hotels' executive chairman and the cousin of Illinois…

techradar.com - Sead Fadilpašić - Top Japanese hotel brand Washington hotels hit by ransomware
Top Japanese hotel brand Washington hotels hit by ransomware
TechRadar

Washington Hotel hit by ransomware on Feb 13, confirmed unauthorized access to business data Customer info from “Washington Net” membership system stored externally, not yet confirmed as compromised PoS issues reported but no major…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties
BBC

Billionaire Thomas Pritzker says he has retired as the Hyatt Hotels chairman, after his ties with Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in the latest files released by the US Department of Justice. He said in a statement on Monday that he had exercised…

upi.com - Tehran' producer Dana Eden found dead at hotel in Greece
Tehran' producer Dana Eden found dead at hotel in Greece
UPI

Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The producer of the hit Apple TV show Tehran was found dead in a hotel room in Athens, Greece, where the fourth season of the show is being shot. Dana Eden, 52, was found by her brother on Sunday and, despite earlier reports of a…

wsj.com - Nina Kienle - InterContinental Hotels Group Posts Higher Revenue Despite Tough U.S. Market
InterContinental Hotels Group Posts Higher Revenue Despite Tough U.S. Market
Wall Street Journal

posted higher profit and revenue in 2025 despite turbulent business conditions in the U.S., supported by the expansion in key markets. The London-listed group said Tuesday that it made $759 million in net profit for the year, compared with $628…

afr.com - Sarah Petty - The 500-room Melbourne luxe hotel that's been empty for three years
The 500-room Melbourne luxe hotel that's been empty for three years
Australian Financial Review

More than three years after the 62-storey skyscraper was built, Melbourne's much-anticipated luxury Shangri-La Hotel sits empty without fittings, fixtures or guests after an expensive fit-out stalled amid a post-pandemic construction cost surge. As…

smh.com.au - Trudi Jenkins - With the world's highest infinity pool, this hotel is peak stopover luxury
With the world's highest infinity pool, this hotel is peak stopover luxury
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Thanks to Dubai's notorious traffic (petrol is cheap so everyone drives everywhere), we clock the hotel's dramatic, 77-storey building well before…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Holiday Inn owner opens 443 hotels as sales grow despite 'turbulent' conditions
Holiday Inn owner opens 443 hotels as sales grow despite 'turbulent' conditions
The Independent

Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed stronger sales and profits after opening a record 443 hotels over the past year. The FTSE 100 group said the improved performance came despite “some turbulent trading…

mylondon.news - Adrian Zorzut - Plans for historic Central London building to be turned into 652-bedroom hotel
Plans for historic Central London building to be turned into 652-bedroom hotel
My London

A Grade II-listed Central London building which once housed a Government department could soon be turned into a 652-bedroom hotel, plans show. The proposal for Noble House on 17 Smith Square includes a restaurant and bar/cafe at ground level as…

heraldscotland.com - Kristy Dorsey - Landmark Glasgow hotel owner in record year for expansion
Landmark Glasgow hotel owner in record year for expansion
The Herald

IHG took over the Grand Central Glasgow in 2019 and subsequently converted it to the voco brand, the group's 'upscale conversion' portfolio. Built by Caledonian Railway and opened in 1883, the Victorian structure is the global group's only voco…

afr.com - Michelle Jamrisko - Hyatt hotel magnate quits over Epstein ties
Hyatt hotel magnate quits over Epstein ties
Australian Financial Review

Washington | Hyatt Hotels executive chairman Tom Pritzker said he is retiring from his position at the company and will not stand for re-election to its board, citing an association with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “My job…

wallpaper.com - Sofia de la Cruz - This new London hotel is a love letter to Fitzrovia
This new London hotel is a love letter to Fitzrovia
Wallpaper*

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skift.com - Dennis Schaal - Airbnb's Hotel Strategy Is Now 'Much Bigger
Airbnb's Hotel Strategy Is Now 'Much Bigger
Skift

Airbnb is expanding its hotel ambitions beyond its initial pilots in highly regulated cities, signaling a broader approach to expanding its lodging network. CEO Brian Chesky cited a strategy change during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call.

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To think the hotel were out of order with valentines stay/room?
Mumsnet

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