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forbes.com - McKenzie Dillon - Best Hotel Mattresses 2026 - Forbes Vetted
Best Hotel Mattresses 2026 - Forbes Vetted
Forbes

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…

newsweek.com - Suzanne Blake - World Cup short-term bookings surge despite unsold tickets, hotels warning
World Cup short-term bookings surge despite unsold tickets, hotels warning
Newsweek

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…

bloomberg.com - Brandon Presser - Spot the Difference Between These $300 and $1,300 Hotel Rooms
Spot the Difference Between These $300 and $1,300 Hotel Rooms
Bloomberg

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…

winnipegfreepress.com - Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press - World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged
World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged
Winnipeg Free Press

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observer.com - Lindsay Cohn - New England's Latest Wave of Boutique Hotels and Inns Are a Breath of Fresh Air
New England's Latest Wave of Boutique Hotels and Inns Are a Breath of Fresh Air
Observer

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.

globalnews.ca - Maan Alhmidi - World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged - Toronto
World Cup expected to boost Toronto tourism even if hotel bookings haven't surged - Toronto
Global News

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.

independent.co.uk - Shahana Yasmin - Buddhist temples open doors to BTS fans as concert dates see hotel prices surge
Buddhist temples open doors to BTS fans as concert dates see hotel prices surge
The Independent

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…

smh.com.au - Jim Darby - Former home of Fairfax Media remains a stunning building (and an excellent hotel)
Former home of Fairfax Media remains a stunning building (and an excellent hotel)
The Sydney Morning Herald

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…

wishtv.com - Gregg Montgomery - Indianapolis Sheraton City Centre to renovate, rebrand as Renaissance hotel
Indianapolis Sheraton City Centre to renovate, rebrand as Renaissance hotel
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

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…

thesun.co.uk - Harvey Geh - Man arrested after 'kissing Brit boy, 4, in swimming pool' at Magaluf hotel
Man arrested after 'kissing Brit boy, 4, in swimming pool' at Magaluf hotel
The Sun

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.

thehindubusinessline.com - Industry status gives Ladakh hotels long-sought relief from high costs
Industry status gives Ladakh hotels long-sought relief from high costs
BusinessLine

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…

wwd.com - Sofia Celeste - Hôtel Byblos' Image as Saint-Tropez's Glitterati Central Evolves in a New Era
Hôtel Byblos' Image as Saint-Tropez's Glitterati Central Evolves in a New Era
WWD

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…

timeout.com - Liv Kelly - The world's best new hotels have been named by Travel + Leisure
The world's best new hotels have been named by Travel + Leisure
Time Out

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…

afr.com - Sarah Petty - Bankrupt Jon Adgemis' hotel resells after $101.5m portfolio bid fails
Bankrupt Jon Adgemis' hotel resells after $101.5m portfolio bid fails
Australian Financial Review

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…

examinerlive.co.uk - Sebastian McCormick - Moment brave police officers evacuate hotel during arson attack inferno
Moment brave police officers evacuate hotel during arson attack inferno
Yorkshire Live

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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