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Toronto's Best Hotel Lobbies
During TIFF, a hotel lobby is rarely just a hotel lobby. It is a meeting room, holding pen, cocktail bar, talent corridor and, when the timing is right, one of the easiest places to see who has just arrived in Toronto. For 2026, the action…
45 Years Ago, This Famous Actress's Father Was Killed at the Hotel From 'The Shining
Married… With Children star Katey Sagal landed her first acting gig in 1971, with the help of her father, director Boris Sagal. “He used to always tell me, ‘You should be an actress,'” Sagal recalled during an interview…
This Scottish estate is officially one of the world's most beautiful hotels, according to Time Out
News World-class golf, two Michelin stars, and... ferret training? You'll find it all at the mesmerisingly beautiful Gleneagles Written by Roisin Teeling Contributor Staying somewhere truly beautiful can transform a good trip into an unforgettable…
Drinking water poured into Dalit customer's cupped hands, Karnataka hotel owner booked
2 min read Bengaluru Make us preferred source on Google A hotel owner in Karnataka's Raichur district was booked Wednesday for allegedly practising untouchability after a video surfaced purportedly showing a Dalit customer being served water in his…
Best hotel in UK gets top hygiene rating months after mouse droppings found
London's 'best' hotel is 'delighted' after receiving a 5/5 for food hygiene, following a shock 2/5 rating a few months ago. The Royal Lancaster Hotel, next to Hyde Park and voted the UK's number one hotel by guests on TripAdvisor, was recently…
Andy Burnham gives mayors power to inflict new hotel tax - extra £99 a week
The hospitality industry has strongly criticised the policy. Families could face paying almost £99 more for a week-long hotel stay in London after the Government gave regional mayors new powers to introduce a tax on overnight accommodation.
International hotel brands expand in Xinjiang as tourism boom draws investment
Performers in traditional costumes dance as musicians play traditional music at the Ancient City of Kashi scenic area in Kashi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on April 24, 2026. Photo: VCG Beside a sprawling convention center…
BRICS security gets K9 boost: 100+ sniffer dogs deployed at Bharat Mandapam, hotels
More than 100 Delhi Police K9 dogs will be on security duty at the BRICS Summit, carrying out anti-sabotage checks at Bharat Mandapam and hotels where foreign delegates are staying. The K9 teams are part of the security deployment involving 30,000…
Sleep inside a Japanese prison at Nara's newest luxury hotel
Completed in 1908, Nara Prison was the last of Japan 's ‘Five Great Meiji Prisons,' a clutch of Western-inspired penitentiaries built to showcase the country's modernisation and openness to the foreign world. Architect Keijiro Yamashita…
Bar Esper Opens at Hotel Spero in San Francisco
Published on September 11, 2026 Source: Google Street View A new restaurant inside Hotel Spero is putting an unusual culinary marriage on the table: Portuguese tavern cooking crossed with Japanese technique, served in the Tenderloin. Bar Esper…
Celine Dion Got Back to Her Paris Hotel at 3AM and Stopped to Sing With the Fans Who'd Been Camped Outside for Days
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Google's New Hotel Search in Europe: What it Looks Like Now
Google's new user interface is meant to help the company avoid fines from EU regulators. Google updated its hotel and flight search results in Europe this week, the latest in a series of changes following a European Union antitrust enforcement…
Claridge's swings to £10m loss as luxury hotel warns on 'adverse impact' of tax hikes
Claridge's has suffered a loss of just under £10m as the iconic London business warned government tax hikes were taking their toll. The five-star Mayfair hotel, which opened its doors in 1898 before expanding via a five storey ‘mega…
John Cleese's 'clueless' verdict on hotel after staying in 'cold bedroom
Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has shared a brutal verdict on his stay at a Newcastle hotel. The founding member of Monty Python stayed in Hotel Du Vin, and was left baffled by what he was told at breakfast. The 86-year-old comedy icon was in the…
Three children abducted from Inverness hotel in 2023 are set to be returned after global pursuit
Three children abducted from Inverness nearly three years ago are set to be returned, after a decision by a court in Malta. The children - Ukrainian refugees - had been taken from the city's Mercure Hotel by their father on October 7, 2023. At the…
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