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forbes.com - Jeffery Khoury - Why Luxurious Vacation Properties Need Hotel-Grade Operations
Why Luxurious Vacation Properties Need Hotel-Grade Operations
Forbes

Jeffery Khoury is the founder and CEO of KŌZĒ Stays. A beautiful property can create the expectation of luxury, but it cannot deliver luxury on its own. Operating in luxury and high-traffic tourist destinations has taught me that some…

jpost.com - MEITAL SHARABI - Neither Waldorf Astoria nor King David: The hotel named best in Israel
Neither Waldorf Astoria nor King David: The hotel named best in Israel
The Jerusalem Post

Israel on the global hotel map: Three Israeli hotels emerged from this year's World Travel Awards ceremony with international titles, with each winning in a different category. Carlton Tel Aviv was selected as Israel's Leading Hotel for 2026…

bbc.co.uk - Huw Thomas - Pubs, hotels and gyms in Wales to get 30% business rates cut
Pubs, hotels and gyms in Wales to get 30% business rates cut
BBC

Taxes paid by pubs, hotels and cinemas in Wales will fall after the Welsh government announced a 30% cut in some business rates. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth said hospitality, accommodation and leisure venues would receive the permanent cut in…

timeout.com - Amy Houghton - Britain's most romantic hotel is this Cotswolds pub with award-winning food
Britain's most romantic hotel is this Cotswolds pub with award-winning food
Time Out

News The Bull – a ‘hip and sexy' inn in Charlbury – is one of Time Out's top hotels in the country Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer Cosy season is finally upon us. Before you decide to run away from the UK in search…

nypost.com - Bianca Zalben - Shuttered LA church transformed into chic Silver Lake luxe hotel
Shuttered LA church transformed into chic Silver Lake luxe hotel
New York Post

Talk about a divine renovation. A long-dormant, 95-year-old house of worship in LA's sophisticated Silver Lake east side enclave has found salvation as Hotel Lucile — a 25-room boutique hideaway opening its heavy timber doors to guests this…

birminghammail.co.uk - Kirsty Bosley - The ultimate hotel for German Market visits revealed and it looks magical
The ultimate hotel for German Market visits revealed and it looks magical
Birmingham Live

Each Christmas, Birmingham has two excellent festive markets in the city centre, each offering something different. The most famous, the Frankfurt Christmas Market, turns New Street and Victoria Square into a German-themed party, all weissbier and…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Miranda Pell - Oasis 2027 tour announcement causes Manchester hotel prices to surge next summer
Oasis 2027 tour announcement causes Manchester hotel prices to surge next summer
Manchester Evening News

Oasis this week confirmed a huge 38-date tour next summer with an 11-night residency at Manchester's Etihad Stadium. It came after weeks of speculation about a new tour after the success of Oasis Live '25, which saw the iconic Britpop band reunite…

skift.com - Deepthi Nair - UAE Hotels Give Up on Q4, Hope for 2027 Recovery
UAE Hotels Give Up on Q4, Hope for 2027 Recovery
Skift

Hoteliers are getting occupancy back faster than rate — and it's that gap, not just the war itself, pushing full recovery to 2027. Hotel operators at the Arabian Travel Market trade show in Dubai this week agreed on one thing: full recovery…

examinerlive.co.uk - Rahmah Ghazali - Man who died after Barnsley hotel altercation named and pictured
Man who died after Barnsley hotel altercation named and pictured
Yorkshire Live

A man who died following an altercation in Barnsley over the weekend has been named by his family as Jonathan Round. South Yorkshire Police were called at 11.28pm on Friday, September 11, to reports of an injured man at The Star Hotel on Barnsley…

examinerlive.co.uk - Rahmah Ghazali - Police name man charged with manslaughter after Barnsley hotel death
Police name man charged with manslaughter after Barnsley hotel death
Yorkshire Live

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man after an altercation at a Barnsley hotel. Liam McGuire, 33, of Stocks Lane, Barnsley, has been charged in connection with the death of a man in his 50s following an incident at…

yankodesign.com - Sarang Sheth - Delightfully Retro LEGO Art Deco Hotel Celebrates Vice City with GTA 6 Right Around The Corner
Delightfully Retro LEGO Art Deco Hotel Celebrates Vice City with GTA 6 Right Around The Corner
Yanko Design

Here's a fun bit of trivia to drop at your next party and watch people's eyes glaze over: LEGO made its own version of Vice City before Vice City existed. It was called Paradisa, it ran from 1992 to 1997, and it was basically an entire toy line…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Emily Carubia - Ian Griffin's violent past from hotel murder to attack on his dad
Ian Griffin's violent past from hotel murder to attack on his dad
Liverpool Echo

Ian Griffin has been jailed for five years after brutally attacking his elderly father while forcing him to sign a makeshift will. But the violence inflicted on 83-year-old Bernard Griffin is not the first time his son has launched a devastating…

brisbanetimes.com.au - Cameron Atfield - Floating hotels and student digs: Solving Brisbane's 2032 bed crunch
Floating hotels and student digs: Solving Brisbane's 2032 bed crunch
Brisbane Times

Berthed cruise ships, urban camping grounds and multimillion-dollar yachts could help counter an expected hotel room shortage for the Brisbane Olympic Games, with thousands of visitors set to descend on the city in 2032. A Committee for Brisbane…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Billy Gaddi - Oasis hotel prices in Glasgow surge by 538% after Celtic Park announcement
Oasis hotel prices in Glasgow surge by 538% after Celtic Park announcement
Daily Record

Hotel prices in Glasgow have surged by a whopping 538 percent after Oasis announced five stellar shows at Celtic Park. Fans were met with good news on Monday, September 14, as the iconic 90s rockers confirmed they would be heading out on a new tour…

channelnewsasia.com - Duncan Forgan - Bangkok's historic Custom House reborn as The Langham's newest luxury hotel
Bangkok's historic Custom House reborn as The Langham's newest luxury hotel
CNA

When CNA Luxury met Nick Downing, general manager of The Langham, Custom House, Bangkok, he was both energised and exhausted. With the opening just months away, his hard hat suggested he remained very much in work mode. Yet his enthusiasm was…

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