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Asia's new hotels: from Kyoto to Bangkok, luxury awaits
Familiar names in unfamiliar territory, modern takes on time-worn tradition, buildings repurposed for the discerning traveller: the post-Covid rush of new hotels throwing open their doors in Asia has continued apace in the past few months. Here are…
LG Ladakh Announces Industry Status for Hotels, Aligning with PM Modi's Tourism Push
Srinagar: In a bid to revive Ladakh's tourism economy after last September's violence dealt a severe blow to visitor inflows, the administration has announced that hotels and guest houses registered with the Tourism Department will be classified as…
Airbnb gets into hotels, expands AI for host onboarding and customer support
Airbnb's core business was letting users book a room or a whole property owned by someone else. In most cases, the host would be a house or a property owner, and you would get a stay with basic services such as a bed, a bath, and a kitchen. The…
Airbnb expands into hotel bookings and even grocery deliveries
Airbnb has been expanding beyond rooms and homes for rent over the past decade. Now, it's adding more useful services for travelers in its app, including the ability to book — wait for it — hotels starting this summer. I have…
The prices are crazy': Ticket, hotel costs skyrocket for World Cup in Vancouver
Chris Van Brockhoven booked his trip to Vancouver last summer in the hopes of attending a World Cup match, but after learning the cost of admission, his group felt forced to pivot. 'We were flabbergasted at how expensive the tickets are and how…
Hotels fear World Cup washout as high prices and political backdrop put off fans
US hotels fear a World Cup washout with bookings well below expectations in almost every host city. A report produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found bookings do not align with Fifa's statement that more than five…
'Spooks hotel': inside the five-star nerve centre of the US takeover of Venezuela
Over breakfast in one of the swankiest hotels in Caracas, you can hear them mulling Venezuela's past, present and future in sporadically hushed tones. As diners tuck in to plates of fried eggs, black beans and arepas, snatched fragments of…
Airbnb Pushes Beyond Stays With Luggage Storage, Car Rentals, Hotels
Airbnb Inc. will let guests arrange luggage storage, airport pickups and car and equipment rentals, its latest effort to expand beyond short-term rentals. During its annual product event on Wednesday, the company announced a partnership with…
2026 World Cup: Empty rooms & Fifa cancellations - US hotels fear washout
The World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the US, but now the fear is it may never materialise. A report produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found that bookings are well below expectations in almost every…
I'm a Spain expert and these are my favourite beach hotels in Barcelona
Picture Barcelona, and no doubt images of Mediterranean-view seafood restaurants, soft, golden sand beaches, and people strolling along the palm-lined seafront promenade will come to mind. So it is often a surprise to discover that beachside…
Bracknell hotel owner says he is facing £150k business rate hike
Lucy Thorne,South of Englandand Ted O'Neill,Local Democracy Reporting Service The director of a luxury hotel has warned a steep rise in business rates will put pressure on his business and could force others in the hospitality sector to close.
Airbnb is adding AI, hotel bookings, and social features in its biggest app overhaul in years
Airbnb is becoming Airb-n-bigger. In an attempt to become what is something of an all-encompassing trip platform, Airbnb announced several new features and offerings on Wednesday, including a redesigned homepage, new service categories (such as…
Swiss hotels hit by undercutting on booking platforms
According to a study published on Tuesday by industry body Hotelleriesuisse, hotel rooms are being listed on sites such as Booking.com and Expedia at lower prices than those offered directly by the hotels themselves, often without their consent. In…
Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries
The rollout marks the latest step in Airbnb's push to capture more of the travel spending that currently flows to competitors like Booking.com and Expedia. This evolution -- 18 years after the company's scrappy beginnings in San Francisco -- is one…
Airbnb adds hotels, car rentals. Chesky says app can become an 'Amazon for services
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the rental platform can become an 'Amazon for services, at least for traveling and living.' The company on Wednesday added independent hotels and new services such as rental cars and grocery delivery in the latest phase…
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