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Luxury travelers want more than a high-end hotel
The definition of luxury travel is shifting, with travelers increasingly valuing access, convenience and experiences over traditional markers of high-end hospitality. According to Grand View Research, the global luxury travel market is valued at…
Ireland hosted an antisemitism summit. A Dublin hotel showed why it was needed
Still, Maurice Cohen, chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, told me that the general manager of Dublin's Herbert Park Hotel asked whether the IDF would be involved. “I was completely taken aback,” Cohen said.
Charities call for hotel safety policies to do more to protect women
Women's charities have called for “industry-wide safety standards” in hotels following a review into the sexual assault of a woman at a Travelodge. Last month, an independent review found a woman was “fundamentally…
How to save on hotels and flights ahead of the most expensive holiday travel season in 10 years
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Las Vegas tourist accused of harming flamingo at iconic hotel in drunken encounter caught on video
A Canadian tourist who took a flamingo from its habitat at a popular Las Vegas Strip hotel and carried it through the property was found guilty Monday of animal cruelty after prosecutors argued the bird was injured during the bizarre encounter. The…
A hotel overlooking one of Tokyo's best green spaces is opening in 2027
Here's a new way to admire Shinjuku's greatest green oasis: from above. Lifestyle hotel brand Nohga Hotel 's latest property will boast panoramic front-row views of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, offering guests the opportunity to feel the…
Nine landmark luxury Scottish hotels put up for sale and early interest revealed
The Crerar hotels business, which now employs about 450 people in Scotland and 500 in total including its hotel in the Lake District, was bought by Blantyre Capital and Fairtree Hotel Investments in a deal announced in March 2023. Veteran Scottish…
Businessman found dead at Chandigarh's Taj Hotel; woman's visit under lens
3 min read Chandigarh Make us preferred source on Google Businessman Deepak Mittal, who hailed from Chhattisgarh, was found unresponsive in Room 303 of the Taj Hotel in Chandigarh's Sector 17 on Wednesday morning. He was taken to hospital, where…
I normally despise airport hotels. This Kiwi stay gets it right
Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Auckland's newest on-airport hotel touts a “one-minute” walk from the international terminal. I start a timer as I stroll briskly. There is some licence with that 60-second claim – it's 134…
What do we get for it? Very little': Hotel owner's rates challenge after 40 hike
Mr Ross said the latest increase has added around £2,000 to the hotel's monthly rates bill, equivalent to about £20,000 a year as business rates are paid in 10 instalments. Coming on top of a host of other cost increases, it means the…
Inside the hotel in a former brewery next to the Barbican
One of the Square Mile sights you might have missed over the years is the former brewery a stone's throw from the Barbican. The grand old building is now owned by the Montcalm Collection, the London hotel firm that specialises in period…
Barbara Muckermann reportedly leaves Kempinski Hotels amid leadership shake-up
Oct 20, 202617:00 GMTby Isobel Turner Kempinski Hotels chief executive Barbara Muckermann has reportedly left the luxury hotel group amid a wider shake-up of its senior leadership team. Industry reports suggest four other executives have also…
The LaLiT plans ₹600 crore expansion to add 1,000 hotel keys
The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group on Wednesday announced a Rs 600 crore expansion plan over the next five years, targeting to add around 1,000 keys to its existing inventory of 2,300, through a 50:50 mix of owned and managed properties. Nearly 50…
The Grand Hotel refurbishment and what readers think of its transformation
North Wales Live readers have been expressing their views on the Grand in Llandudno. During its heyday, The Grand in Llandudno truly justified its title - amongst the most distinguished hotels in a resort with considerable rivalry. Unfortunately…
Sonesta Cuts Jobs as a $2 Billion Bid Puts Many of Its Best Hotels in Play
Sonesta began laying off employees last Friday, according to an employee who spoke anonymously to Skift and at least nine LinkedIn posts. The departures span communications, marketing, loyalty, quality assurance, training, food and beverage, and…
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