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Israeli hotels to adopt European star ratings
Linsey McNeill - Aug 17, 2024
Israeli hotels, including properties in the Red Sea holiday resort of Eilat, will adopt Europe's star rating system within the…
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Britain banks on Olympic gold dust
Gretchen Kelly - Aug 16, 2024
The Olympics closed as it began, with a big British bang. The concludiing ceremonies featured a hauntingly remastered video of…
Government per diem rates to stay where they are
Gretchen Kelly - Aug 16, 2024
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced this week that it won't alter a market-based methodology to calculate federal per diem…
Ikea to open low cost design hotels
Diane - Aug 15, 2024
Furniture retailer Ikea is looking to open a budget 'design' hotel chain across Europe. The hotels - believed to be…
Drive to stop balcony falls in resorts
Diane - Aug 15, 2024
A campaign to prevent balcony accidents in holiday resorts has been launched by ABTA and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office…
Southern hospitality gone amok
Gretchen Kelly - Aug 15, 2024
A new Center for Disease Control survey on obesity in the US says that the American South—long the home of…
Lodging survey says hotels are app-ing up, going eco
Gretchen Kelly - Aug 14, 2024
The 2012 Lodging Survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association released this week says that eco-friendly practices, better and…
‘Hotel Hell’ checks in
Gretchen Kelly - Aug 14, 2024
The two-part premiere episode of Gordon Ramsay's new FOX series, Hotel Hell concluded last night and the reviews and ratings…
Indonesia’s tourism workers in ASEAN bind
Ian Jarrett - Aug 14, 2024
Only 6,000 out of Bali's 200,000 tourism sector workers have passed competency tests, according to the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants…
Industry finds new depreciation proposals taxing
Ian Jarrett - Aug 14, 2024
Peak industry body Tourism and Transport Forum Australia says the country's tourism product would be placed at a disadvantage globally…
Hotels shun social media and online travel agents
Bev - Aug 10, 2024
Hotels are shunning social media and turning away from online travel agents to focus on direct bookings. This was the…
Aloft brand expands in Asia
Bev - Aug 10, 2024
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced today that the Aloft brand - known for its "style at a steal" branding…
