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upi.com - Macarena Hermosilla - U.S. sanctions drive hotel operators out of Cuba
U.S. sanctions drive hotel operators out of Cuba
UPI

June 1 (UPI) -- Cuba's economy entered June facing another major setback after the departure of Iberostar and Blue Diamond, two of the largest foreign hotel operators on the island. After a U.S. Treasury Department ultimatum setting Friday as the…

scmp.com - Peggy Ye - Closure of boutique hotel linked to student-housing trend in Hong Kong
Closure of boutique hotel linked to student-housing trend in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post

Casa Hotel, a boutique hotel in Hong Kong's Yau Ma Tei district, has ceased operations after nearly two decades, with market speculation suggesting the building has been leased to a student-housing operator after repeated attempts to sell it…

forbes.com - Lewis Nunn - An Insider's Guide To Mary Mount Hotel, Keswick, Lake District
An Insider's Guide To Mary Mount Hotel, Keswick, Lake District
Forbes

Sitting at the edge of Derwentwater, the Lake District's third‑largest lake, Mary Mount Hotel is a charming 30‑bedroom bolthole nestled within a pretty nature reserve, anchored by a gentle stream, that places travelers at the heart of…

forbes.com - Irene S. Levine - This Luxury Hotel Offers Frette Sheets And Quintessential NYC Memories
This Luxury Hotel Offers Frette Sheets And Quintessential NYC Memories
Forbes

Ritz-Carlton Central Park on Central Park South An impressive number of five-star hotels in New York City are located at the southern end of Central Park, between Columbus Circle and Fifth Avenue. Considered among the most desirable locations in…

smh.com.au - Lee Tulloch - The dark secret behind hotel slippers
The dark secret behind hotel slippers
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. At almost every hotel room I've stayed in, from those in low-cost chain hotels to ultra-luxury palaces, housekeepers place slippers by my bed at…

forbes.com - Christopher Elliott - Behind The Curtain At Singapore's Most Ambitious Green Hotel
Behind The Curtain At Singapore's Most Ambitious Green Hotel
Forbes

The Pan Pacific Orchard has an iconic terraced design with verdant columns, and is one of the most sustainable hotels in Singapore. On the roof of the Pan Pacific Orchard, next to an array of 360 fixed solar panels, Mohammad Redzuan Roslee squints…

fortune.com - Catherina Gioino - AI will turn all of your hotel experiences into luxury ones
AI will turn all of your hotel experiences into luxury ones
Fortune

AI is often derided as something that has made the workplace so robotic that job descriptions for “storytellers” are exploding and CEOs are looking for human intelligence to counteract its effects. As companies look to keep their…

japantimes.co.jp - Momoka Yokoyama - Billionaire behind Japan's tiny-room hotel empire bets on U.S.
Billionaire behind Japan's tiny-room hotel empire bets on U.S.
The Japan Times

Japan's APA Hotels: The rooms are famously tiny, the amenities surprisingly lavish and the branding unmistakable. Now, the family-run chain that turned efficiency into a hospitality empire is betting it can export its uniquely Japanese formula…

prweb.com - Grand Hotel - Grand Hotel Reopens For 140th Season With Expansive Renovations
Grand Hotel Reopens For 140th Season With Expansive Renovations
PRWeb

'Grand Hotel's 140th season, alongside our nation's 250th anniversary, represents a shared legacy of enduring spirit, rich history, and generations of stories that have shaped both the nation and this iconic destination,' says David Jurcak…

fool.com - Motley Fool Transcribing - Host Hotels HST Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
Host Hotels HST Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
The Motley Fool

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET President & Chief Executive Officer — James F. Risoleo Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer — Sourav Ghosh Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Host Hotels…

chron.com - Molly Wilhelm - What's happening with the hotels in this massive Texas city?
What's happening with the hotels in this massive Texas city?
Chron

Another Austin hotel is headed to the auction block, adding to a growing list of downtown properties facing financial distress. The Hyatt Centric hotel at 721 Congress Ave. in downtown Austin is facing foreclosure, according to the Austin Business…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Megan Banner - Knife threat' at hotel in Liverpool
Knife threat' at hotel in Liverpool
Liverpool Echo

A man was arrested after reports of a knife threat at a hotel in Aigburth. Merseyside Police were called to Liverpool Aigburth Hotel on Aigburth Drive at around 1.20pm today, Monday, June 1. Officers descended on the hotel and a man was detained.

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Casa Hotel in Yau Ma Tei closes after years of service, 162 rooms bid farewell
Casa Hotel in Yau Ma Tei closes after years of service, 162 rooms bid farewell
The Standard

The boutique hotel Casa Hotel on Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei officially ceased operations on Sunday, as the wave of closures continues to hit Hong Kong's retail and dining sectors. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A notice posted outside the hotel…

royalgazette.com - Jonathan Bell - Lantana rethink: West End hotel's reinvention to residential
Lantana rethink: West End hotel's reinvention to residential
The Royal Gazette

The Lantana Cottage Colony in Somerset potentially gets a new lease on life (File photograph) The owner of a major West End hotel project once envisaged as an “ultra-luxury cottage resort” is switching the concept to housing because…

nola.com - Jonah Meadows - With 45-year tax breaks in limbo, what's next for massive planned Omni New Orleans hotel?
With 45-year tax breaks in limbo, what's next for massive planned Omni New Orleans hotel?
NOLA.com

For the second time in two months, state lawmakers have balked at approving a major tax incentive for the Omni New Orleans, the planned 1,000-room “headquarters” hotel for the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center that local officials…

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