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Best Hotel Mattresses 2026 - Forbes Vetted
A hotel mattress can be hit or miss, but sometimes you sleep on a gem that makes you want to replace the one you have at home. As it turns out, luxury hotels and mattress brands have made it possible to get vacation-quality rest in your own…
World Cup short-term bookings surge despite unsold tickets, hotels warning
Short-term rental demand is surging ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but hotels are warning that the expected tourism boom may not fully materialize. New data shared with Newsweek from travel platforms Airbnb and Booking.com shows a sharp rise in…
Spot the Difference Between These $300 and $1,300 Hotel Rooms
As someone who's visited more than 3,000 hotels and travels an average of 200 days a year, I'm liable to wake up in a room and wonder, “Where am I?” You could blame jet lag. But the reality is: Hotel rooms have all started to look the…
World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged
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New England's Latest Wave of Boutique Hotels and Inns Are a Breath of Fresh Air
New England is steeped in history dating back to the Mayflower. But that doesn't mean it's all church steeples and historic plaques marking sites from American Revolution battles and anywhere one of the Founding Fathers just might have set foot.
World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged - Toronto
Hotel industry and tourism groups in Toronto say they are optimistic that FIFA World Cup matches will bring many people to the city and boost the local economy despite a lack of surge in hotel bookings and fans' complaints about ticket prices.
Buddhist temples open doors to BTS fans as concert dates see hotel prices surge
Buddhist temples in and around Busan are offering free or low-cost accommodation to BTS fans after the K-pop group's concerts sent hotel prices soaring in the South Korean city and sparked complaints about booking cancellations. The concerts on 12…
Former home of Fairfax Media remains a stunning building (and an excellent hotel)
There's some fine heritage here. This hotel is the ancestral home of the very publication you are reading, the place where the Fairfax family trod the floors and harvested the rivers of gold (classified advertising). Alas, those rivers now flow to…
Indianapolis Sheraton City Centre to renovate, rebrand as Renaissance hotel
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Keystone Group has acquired the 21-story Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel near Monument Circle in preparation to update the hotel. Neither the cost of the acquisition nor the anticipated cost of planned…
Man arrested after 'kissing Brit boy, 4, in swimming pool' at Magaluf hotel
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of kissing a four-year-old British boy in a Magaluf hotel swimming pool. The Romanian, 33, was detained after allegedly going up to the youngster and hugging him in front of horrified holidaymakers in Majorca.
Industry status gives Ladakh hotels long-sought relief from high costs
The Ladakh administration's decision to grant industry status to hotels and guest houses is expected to provide significant relief to the region's hospitality sector, which has long grappled with high operating costs, a short tourist season and…
Hôtel Byblos' Image as Saint-Tropez's Glitterati Central Evolves in a New Era
Built as a romantic gesture to woo actress Brigitte Bardot, Hôtel Byblos in Saint-Tropez was opened in September 1967 by renowned Lebanese billionaire hotelier Jean-Prosper Gay-Para. A few months after opening, it was sold to another Lebanese…
The world's best new hotels have been named by Travel + Leisure
Whether you're a fan of refined boutiques or flashy, in-your-face luxury resorts, there's a hotel out there to suit everyone – and handily, Travel + Leisure have produced their meticulously curated list of the 100 most exciting which are…
Bankrupt Jon Adgemis' hotel resells after $101.5m portfolio bid fails
A hotel formerly owned by Jon Adgemis has been sold after a long-time friend and Millinium Capital head, Tom Wallace, failed to settle a $101.5 million deal to buy three of the bankrupt publican's Sydney venues. Hotel Diplomat in Potts Point has…
Moment brave police officers evacuate hotel during arson attack inferno
Brave police officers evacuated a burning hotel in Doncaster after a man set it ablaze. On Monday, January 26, South Yorkshire Police received a 999 call which reported a fire had broken out at the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Doncaster. A number…
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