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standard.co.uk - Jessica Burrell - Working from a hotel is the heatwave hack to escape your sweaty flat
Working from a hotel is the heatwave hack to escape your sweaty flat
Evening Standard

It's 11am on a Wednesday and I'm gradually getting into an elusive workflow state on my laptop. The coffee supply is plentiful, the ambient volume is low, the desk set-up is perfect and the air-con is pumping out a consistent, gentle breeze. I'm on…

bbc.co.uk - Andrew Dawkins - Two hotels used to house asylum seekers in West Midlands close doors
Two hotels used to house asylum seekers in West Midlands close doors
BBC

Two hotels that housed asylum seekers in the West Midlands have closed their doors, the Home Office has said. The Goldthorn hotel in Wolverhampton and the Grosvenor Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, are among 13 more in England to have been handed back…

scmp.com - Cheryl Arcibal - BTS bump? Hong Kong's hotels set for bonanza from pop superstars' world tour
BTS bump? Hong Kong's hotels set for bonanza from pop superstars' world tour
South China Morning Post

The arrival of BTS's world tour in Hong Kong next year is expected to be a sure-fire hit with the city's hospitality sector, with hotels likely to see a similar surge in bookings to the one experienced in Seoul earlier this year when the South…

cnbc.com - Sawdah Bhaimiya - Solar eclipse drives Europe hotel prices to over $1,000 a night
Solar eclipse drives Europe hotel prices to over $1,000 a night
CNBC

A rare total solar eclipse in Europe has seen prices for hotels and short-term rentals surge in areas within the path of the rare celestial event. In Reykjavik, Iceland, hotels reached $1,012 per night in mid-July, double 2025 rates. The event is…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. HST slid 1.68% to $22.29 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.32% to 7,728.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

standard.co.uk - Isobel Lewis - Selena Gomez surprised with suite at swanky London hotel by husband Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez surprised with suite at swanky London hotel by husband Benny Blanco
Evening Standard

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Selena Gomez was surprised by husband Benny…

fastcompany.com - Emily Price - American Express adds 350 luxury hotels to Platinum Card travel program as it doubles down on premium travel
American Express adds 350 luxury hotels to Platinum Card travel program as it doubles down on premium travel
Fast Company

American Express is expanding one of the Platinum Card's most valuable perks, adding more than 350 curated premium hotels to its Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection programs as premium credit card issuers continue to compete for…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - Choice Hotels (CHH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Choice Hotels (CHH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET Interim Chief Executive Officer - Dominic Dragisich Chief Financial Officer - Scott Oaksmith Senior Director of Investor Relations - Allie Summers Adjusted EBITDA -- $175 million, representing a 6% increase…

mylondon.news - Louis Dargavel Corbett - Asylum seeker hotel in South London closed down
Asylum seeker hotel in South London closed down
My London

A South London asylum-seeker hotel has been closed by the government and is set to be returned to community use. The Lewisham-based hotel is one of 13 in the country which have stopped being used to house asylum seekers in the latest round of…

leicestermercury.co.uk - Dylan Hayward - Asylum seekers moved out of Leicestershire hotel
Asylum seekers moved out of Leicestershire hotel
Leicestershire Live

A Loughborough hotel will no longer house asylum seekers under new government plans. The Home Office said the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Loughborough is among two East Midlands hotels to be handed back to their communities, alongside the Nottingham…

smh.com.au - Craig Platt - Island hotel in a stopover favourite is an unsurprising hit with Aussies
Island hotel in a stopover favourite is an unsurprising hit with Aussies
The Sydney Morning Herald

Located on Singapore's island of fun, Sentosa, The Village is part of a precinct of four hotels by Far East Hospitality, each with a different focus. The Outpost is a sophisticated, adults-only space with a rooftop bar and pool, Oasia is wellness…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Hannah Richardson - Next steps for Ashley Hotel now asylum seekers have left
Next steps for Ashley Hotel now asylum seekers have left
Manchester Evening News

Final decisions on the future of a Greater Manchester hotel are still to be made after it ceased housing asylum seekers, its owners have said. The Britannia Ashley Hotel, in Hale, had been used as asylum accommodation for more than three years. The…

mylondon.news - Philip James Lynch - £175 on wine and £1k on flights and hotels - Ealing Council card payments
£175 on wine and £1k on flights and hotels - Ealing Council card payments
My London

Ealing Council used a work payment card for a £175 bill at Majestic Wine, however the local authority insists it has been paid back. In data obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) via a Freedom of Information request, a…

royalgazette.com - Sékou Hendrickson - The Loren moves ahead with Elbow Beach Hotel redesign
The Loren moves ahead with Elbow Beach Hotel redesign
The Royal Gazette

Elbow Beach Resort is set to get a makeover after The Loren Hotels submit an in-principle planning application (File photograph) The Loren Hotels group has submitted an in-principle planning application to restore the historic Elbow Beach Hotel. It…

nottinghampost.com - Joel Moore - Asylum seekers moved out of Nottingham city centre hotel
Asylum seekers moved out of Nottingham city centre hotel
Nottingham Post

Asylum seekers have been moved out of the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham, which had been used to house people seeking asylum for more than five years. The hotel, situated off Maid Marian Way in the city centre, is one of 13 hotels to be 'handed back…

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