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Hotel Prices Are Falling In These Popular Summer Destinations
Hotel prices are down along Italy's Liguria Coast this year, making colorful seaside towns like Riomaggiore an even more appealing getaway. After years of rising travel costs, and the increased price of flights and road trips, summer travelers are…
Flight Booking Platform FlightHub Debuts New FlightHub Hotels
Woman in the hotel texting on smartphone Montreal-based travel booking platform FlightHub has this month announced it will be expanding its offerings to hotels. Travelers will now have access to over 2.6 million accommodation options worldwide…
Bookings surge for air-conditioned hotels as families try to escape UK heatwave
Hotels with air-conditioning and pools have seen a surge in bookings amid the heatwave as families try to escape the record-breaking temperatures scorching the UK. Searches using the “air-conditioning” filter on Booking.com have…
Japan Turned A 100-Year-Old Prison Into A Luxury Hotel. Now Guests Are Paying To Sleep In Its Former Cells
Front entrace of HOSHINOYA Nara Prison Nara is known for its ancient temples, free-roaming deer, and convenient location between Kyoto and Osaka. However, it has not had a standout hotel that could make the city a destination on its own, until now.
Indian billionaire set to sell Melbourne's Quincy Hotel to CapitaLand
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
L.A. Delays Its $30 Hotel 'Olympic Wage' Until After the Olympics
In May of last year, the Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage for hotel workers in the city to $30 an hour by 2028. This represented the culmination of over a decade of hotel-specific minimum wage rises in the city, which have…
TTW Highlights Top 100 Luxury Hotels in the World for 2026
'Luxury hospitality has transcended mere opulence to embrace authenticity, innovation, impeccable craftsmanship, and profoundly personalised experiences. Today's discerning travellers seek far more than lavish accommodation—they aspire to…
Scotland send Wags home as stars wait in hotel hoping for World Cup miracle
SCOTLAND have sent home player Wags as they need a miracle to progress to the World Cup knockouts. Steve Clarke ‘s men secured a narrow victory over Haiti in their opening game, before falling to defeats to Morocco and Brazil which left them…
It may look like an office block, but few hotels offer a warmer welcome
The George, Christchurch, New Zealand From the outside, The George may seem more office block than boutique hotel, though its glass, steel and flagpoles are softened by gold aluminium louvres added in a 2023 renovation. But don't be fooled: there…
It's curtains for New Maduraa Hotel, iconic vegetarian restaurant in Tiruchi
New Maduraa Hotel, a family-run restaurant on North Andar Street known for its simple home-style vegetarian menu and a no-frills approach to dining out, is downing shutters after 60 years in business. The iconic eatery was established in 1966 and…
Karnataka State Hotels Association urges centre for LPG price rollback as hospitality sector struggles
Karnataka State Hotels Association (KSHA) has written to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri demanding a rollback of the price hike of commercial LPG cylinders. KSHA president G.K. Shetty said, “We have written to…
One of the French Quarter's largest hotels has a new owner. Here's what they have planned.
The Maison Dupuy, one of the French Quarter's largest hotels, has a new owner with big plans to renovate and rebrand the 200-room property. In a deal that was finalized earlier this month, the family-owned Valentino New Orleans purchased the Maison…
I stayed at the five-star North East hotel listed among the best in the world
It's a former war hospital, sanatorium, and it was even the site of Lord Byron's wedding in 1815. But for the past 25 years, Seaham Hall has been developed into one of the North East's best hotels. A five-star affair overlooking the Durham Heritage…
Cyprus hotel bookings improve but season remains under pressure
Hotel bookings in Cyprus are gradually improving after months of disruption linked to the crisis in the Middle East, but the sector is still facing an average loss of around 20 per cent for the rest of the season, the president of the hotel…
JoJo Strips Down in Her NYC Hotel Bathtub After Her Broadway Return Falls Through: Photo
Article continues below advertisement Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque is stripping down and enjoying life. The 'Baby It's You' crooner, 35, wore nothing but her birthday suit in her latest Instagram post — a week after her Broadway show, Chess, was…
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