Hotel News
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Tripoli -
Gunmen stormed a hotel in Tripoli popular with diplomats and officials Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, killing at least nine people, including five foreigners, before blowing themselves up.
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London -
Claridge's is a 5-star hotel located on the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London. On New Year's Day the hotel is still decorated for Christmas. Digital Journal paid a visit.
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Microsoft and Google are amongst other big-name companies joining together to lobby the FCC into declining a petition by the hotel industry that requests permission to block users' personal Wi-Fi hotspots whilst staying in the hotel.
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A number of Marriott hotels will provide envelopes in guest rooms in an effort to encourage visitors to tip its workers.
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Spain almost had its very own bondage-themed hotel, complete with a huge dungeon and all the latest toys, but the opening has been stopped by local village authorities.
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Beirut -
A man blew himself up in a Beirut hotel on Wednesday as security forces stormed his room, killing himself and wounding 10 other people, a senior Lebanese official said.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Brazilian health officials have raided hotels that will host visiting World Cup teams, including England and Italy, and confiscated expired food such as shrimp and salmon from their kitchens.
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Paris -
Paris cat lovers now have the ideal solution when going away on vacation. A luxury hotel for cats offering everything they need, including luxury rooms, "gourmet" food and even a communal games room. All this plus around-the-clock care and attention.
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Kabul -
Sardar Ahmad, a staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency, was killed in an attack on Kabul's Serena hotel, it was confirmed Friday.Ahmad, 40, was shot dead along with his wife and two of his three children when Taliban gunmen attacked the...
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Kabul -
At least eight civilians, including children and foreigners, were killed in a Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, the spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry said Friday.In a brazen assault just weeks before Afghanistan's presidential elec...
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One of the biggest complaints that hotel guests have is the lack of free Wi-Fi in their rooms. Guests believe that all hotels should offer free Internet connection and think it is more important that many other hotel amenities.
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Tokyo -
From rooms kitted out like medical clinics where couples can play "doctors and nurses" to grottos where it is permanently Christmas, Japan's "Love Hotels" cater to almost every taste, offering a few hours of reasonably-priced privacy in a crowded count...
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Kiev -
The maids at the Hotel Ukraina in Kiev huddle in the crimson carpeted corridors of the Soviet-era skyscraper as the booming loudspeakers from Independence Square below belt out religious and patriotic tunes."This is a catastrophe!
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Ever wonder what's in someone's bedroom? Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) enters its second decade as Toronto’s biggest alternative design event. A surprise until the day before it opens, the show never fails to delight and inspire.
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New York -
Crowdfunding used to be a charitable activity for an artistic purpose, but modern businessmen are turning it into a profitable scheme.
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Guy Whittall, who was in Zimbabwe, was shocked when he discovered that there was an eight-foot crocodile right underneath his bed
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Washington -
The deal between the U.S. General Services Administration and real estate tycoon Donald Trump has been finalized. Trump can now move forward with plans to redevelop Washington D.C.'s historic Old Post Office. His company has secured a 60-year lease.
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Solaire Resort and Casino, the newest and most luxurious hotel, resort and casino in the Philippines, is emerging as a popular venue for world-class boxing in the Asia-Pacific region.
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The ex-girlfriend of NBA player Kris Humphries says she made Kanye a room key so he could see Kim Kardashian secretly while she was dating NFL player Reggie Bush.
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Fuengirola -
While the hotel may be something of a travel package destination, the design and architecture of the building is quite fascinating. Hotel El Puerto is situated right on the beachfront in sunny Fuengirola, on the Costa del Sol in Spain.
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Agra -
A British tourist visiting Agra, home of the famous Taj Mahal, was sent to hospital after jumping from a first-floor hotel window to escape the possibility of being raped.
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San Diego -
A maid at a hotel in San Diego's Midway District was beaten and sexually assaulted while she was cleaning a vacant room.
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According to researchers at Penn State University, 'biopesticides', which are naturally occurring fungi, might provide an answer to the common problem with bedbugs.
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Pyongyang -
A massive hotel in North Korea's capital city may soon be open for guests. The Ryugyong Hotel, which began construction in 1987, was never fully completed and has never been open to the public.
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Toronto -
Four Seasons Toronto is the latest design gem to make its mark in Canada's busiest city. The Yorkville hotel features 259 rooms (all outfitted with iPads), the largest spa of any Four Seasons property and star chef Daniel Boulud's new restaurant.
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I've been to several stunning hotels and resorts centres, but the grandeur and artwork of Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville truly dropped my jaw. These photos offer a glimpse into the artistic side of Deerhurst.
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An audio recording of One Direction's Zayn Malik has been leaked. Malik can be heard inviting girls back to his hotel room.
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Santa Monica -
A pro-Israeli organization has canceled a protest at the Shangri-La Hotel in Santa Monica, California planned for today, after the hotel owner condemned anti-Semitism and agreed to donate to Jewish and Israeli charities.
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Sydney -
Digital Journal’s resident Sydney myth buster has busted the myth that there is no such thing as a free lunch. There is and it can be found at the Dove & Olive Hotel (pub/bar), 156 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills.
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Pennsylvania Furnace -
A 31 year old woman claimed that she had a twin sister, just so that she could get away with stealing items from a hotel room. When found by the police in another hotel, Ms Brown insisted that it was her twin sister who had stolen the items.
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The new Four Seasons Toronto Photo by Digital Journal
At the Four Seasons Toronto opening event, founder/chairman of Four Seasons Isadore Sharp talks to the audience Photo by Digital Journal
Hotel Los Castanos, Cartajima, Spain Hotel Los Castanos
At the launch for the new Four Seasons Toronto, chairman/founder Isadore Sharp (left) stands beside Regional Vice President and Four Seasons Toronto GM Dimitrios Zarikos (middle), and chef Daniel Boulud (in white) Photo by Digital Journal
Arriving at the Toronto hotel to kick off the 50th Anniversary celebrations, Isadore Sharp (left), the founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is greeted by the staff assembled in the lobby.
Four Seasons Regional Vice President and General Manager of Four Seasons Toronto, Dimitrios Zarikos, at the launch of the new hotel in Toronto. Photo by Digital Journal
One of the lounge areas at Claridge's hotel, this one looks particularly comforting for the winter.
The front of the Dove & Olive Hotel.
Digital Journal CEO Chris Hogg (left) and Digital Journal CMO Sabaa Quao chronicle the action at the Four Seasons Toronto launch Photo by Digital Journal
Celebrating the opening of Four Seasons Toronto with some champagne Photo by Digital Journal
Inside the new Four Seasons Toronto Photo by Digital Journal
Hanbury Manor, as taken from the rear. A large manor house constructed in red brick and with magnificently large, lead glass windows. This part of the building is circa 1890.
Chef Concierge Liloo Alim of new Four Seasons Toronto Photo by Digital Journal
Global TV's Sean O'Shea was one of many reporters on the scene for the launch of Four Seasons Toronto. Beside him is Halla Rafati, PR director Four Seasons Toronto Photo by Digital Journal
The Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, central London Stephen Sweeney
Interior of the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA (Nov. 2010)
Hotel Los Castanos, Cartajima, Spain Hotel Los Castanos
Marinas de Nerja Beach & Spa, Nerja Marinas de Nerja Beach & Spa
Crowne Plaza Paris République (screenshot from YouTube video)
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