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UK hotel owners are already struggling. This is what they think of a tourist tax
Introducing tourist taxes in England has been described as “throwing a drowning man a brick”, piling more pressure on the already struggling hotel industry. Hoteliers, from large chains to small businesses, have criticised the…
Hotel workers on strike ahead of Chicago marathon weekend
Thousands of Chicago hotel workers are on strike on Friday morning, demanding a new contract. The strike comes as people from around the world plan to travel to the city this weekend for the 2026 Chicago Marathon on Sunday. UNITE HERE Local 1 said…
Glasgow's new hipster hotel with rooms from £99 is what the city's been waiting for
Everything buyers and renters need to know about the London property market, plus neighbourhood guides and interiors inspiration. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Given its…
The exact mattress used by Premier Inn hotels is available to buy - and I tested it
The right mattress is a pretty big investment, so it pays to know what you're actually getting for your money. And while there's no shortage of choice, from Emma and Simba to the countless new brands that have appeared in recent years, working out…
The views at this Italian hotel are just as good inside and out
By the time we arrive at the harbourfront Romeo Napoli we witness the full gamut of southern Italian volatility. Tempers and summer temperatures are running high. As we walk off the train from Rome at the eternally scruffy Napoli Centrale, the…
'Hotel in the sky': Airlines' A380s to have 'world's biggest business cabin'
Most established airlines have dumped the Airbus A380 or cut back their fleet of the double-decker “superjumbos” because their four engines make them too expensive to run. Not British Airways. BA's chief executive, Sean Doyle, has…
Hotel workers from 6 major Chicago hotels go on strike as thousands arrive for Chicago Marathon weekend
Chicago hotel workers from six major hotels walked off the job and went on strike Friday morning after union members say negotiations 'failed to produce agreements that meet workers' demands.' The strike comes as tens of thousands are set to travel…
Chicago hotels workers strike as thousands arrive for Marathon
Chicago hotel workers walked off the job Friday morning at six downtown hotels just days before the Chicago Marathon. Why it matters: Room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, bellmen, front desk agents and servers are on strike as thousands of visitors…
Iconic' Huddersfield hotel restoration delayed as council to pay £30m
The regeneration of Huddersfield's George Hotel has been hit by delays as work to develop Yorkshire's first Radisson RED continues. In November 2025, Kirklees Council projected that the hotel would be finished by the end of 2027. Now, a council…
Indianapolis' Signia Hotel hits the home stretch
Indianapolis is two months away from celebrating the 38-story Signia Hilton Indianapolis' grand opening. Why it matters: The city's soon-to-be tallest hotel anchors a plan to attract larger conventions and more visitors as the Mile Square undergoes…
Law firm 'negligent but not dishonest' in Grosvenor Hotel scandal
A solicitor who handled millions of pounds obtained from the bogus sale of non-existent student flats at a Bristol hotel has been cleared of being dishonestly liable by the Court of Appeal. They said a previous High Court judge had been wrong to…
Accor's Gulf Hotel Recovery Is A Tale Of Two Markets
UAE city hotels discounted room rates 15% to 20% in August and September to keep occupancy within 5% of target, while Gulf resort rates are ahead of last year, O'Rourke said. Corporate demand is the weak link: Jeddah and Riyadh are slightly behind…
Police officer raped woman in hotel room in 80-minute ordeal
The police officer was suspended from the force during an investigation into the offences A former police officer has been jailed for 11 years after violently raping a woman for 82 minutes in a Liverpool hotel room. Ryan Theaker, 30, assaulted the…
Hotels asked to turn away guests, CP to be shut: Clampdown ahead of CJP's protest
Several hotels in Central Delhi have been asked by the Delhi Police to turn away certain guests, including people carrying IDs with Delhi addresses and students and youngsters arriving from outside the Capital in light of the Cockroach Janta…
Car checks, eye on food orders & hotels: Noida, Faridabad on alert for CJP protest
While the Delhi Police has imposed extensive curbs ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest on October 10, police in Noida and Faridabad are tightening security along their borders with the capital. The CJP and All India Students' Association…
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