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Mews, the innovative cloud-based hotel software co-founded by Richard Valtr and led by CEO Matthijs Welle, has reached a valuation of $1.2 billion after securing $110 million in funding, with Kinnevik as the lead investor. 

People seem to be stealing more from hotels these days, and it’s not just soap, towels, bathrobes, pens or logo ashtrays.

On a cold night last week, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grande Hotel was burning.

Nadir Rashid, owner of one of Madhya Pradesh’s landmark hotels Jehan Numa Palace and a member of the Nawab family, died by suicide on Wednesday morning at his residence in Bhopal district, police said.

Stayflexi, a Y-Combinator-backed hotel management platform, launched Bidflexi, a hotel bidding app to book last-minute stays by placing bids.

HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology platform and hotel booking engine, today announced a new partnership with UK Construction Week (UKCW) London, the multi-award-winning built environment trade show taking place May 7-9, 2024.

An esteemed Italian bartender who’s been working at London’s hip Connaught Bar as assistant director of mixology for eight years, Bargiani created a signature blend that is all about evoking personal memories, revering the Tuscan region and telegraphing the values embedded in Gucci’s 100-year-plus history.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in the middle of June this year, Croatia is set to get its very first hotel from the Autograph Collection brand, which is part of the prestigious Marriott International. This well known and respected brand manages more than 280 hotels across 50 different countries.

The All Restaurants and Tourism Association (TÜRES) is exploring a policy requiring a 50 percent prepayment for reservations, with cancellations requiring 24-hour notice to receive a refund. This comes after numerous reports of large groups reserving tables during peak times, particularly Ramadan, and then failing to appear without informing the restaurant.

Former employees of the Madonna Inn are suing the iconic San Luis Obispo hotel, alleging that it violated California labor law.

Workers at 34 hotels will receive a $10 wage increase and significant boosts to their benefits and rights as part of a new four-year contract, their union announced Monday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s private equity arm is exploring a sale of B&B Hotels in a potential deal that could value the European budget hotel chain at about €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.

People forced to stay in hotels for weeks at a time to slow the spread of COVID-19 still owe at least $70 million for bills racked up during their stays, according to Australia's state and territory governments.

A man was arrested for allegedly fighting with — and threatening to kill — a bartender at the Graduate Hotel in Providence. The suspect — a 33-year-old male — is facing assault and disorderly conduct charges.

Jamaican tourism officials visiting here in February to celebrate Reggae Month and the release of a major motion picture about the island nation's most famous son, Bob Marley, were eager to talk about resort and infrastructure development in the country.

JW Marriott today unveils its second property in Kenya with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi. Standing as the tallest hotel in the country with 35 stories in the Westlands commercial district, JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi captures the essence of Kenya’s natural beauty and heritage, offering travelers a peaceful escape for the mind, body, and soul.

Berlin-based private equity firm ActivumSG (ASG) has sold the three-star, 241-room Hampton by Hilton Barcelona Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, to an undisclosed British family office for €50 million (€207,000 per room). 

Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come out in support of legalising casinos in Thailand, saying it would stimulate the economy and create at least 50,000 jobs across five regions.

IHG Hotels and Resorts and Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines have just unveiled details of a new two-year marketing partnership that will see one of the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft painted in a special livery.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants plans to open the Kimpton Mas Olas Resort & Spa on Mexico's Baja peninsula on April 1, the brand's third Mexico property.

Scotland has a theme park deficit. In fact, there’s only really one, and it’s solely famous for almost killing some teenagers a few years ago. For too long, Scottish thrill-seekers have been forced past the border to get their kicks, but this could change soon.

Landlords with big bills coming due on commercial buildings will be listening closely to what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has to say about interest rates Wednesday afternoon.

On April 8th, there will be a total solar eclipse that traverses North America. Over the past few months, Amadeus has been tracking the impact of the eclipse on hotel book-ing patterns across America using forward-looking business intelligence data from De-mand360+®.

The global hospitality group operating over 540 hotels across 56 countries, Minor Hotels, is debuting its Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in the Netherlands with the upcoming opening of this hotel, set apart by its sleek glass facade and playful interiors, in Amsterdam’s culturally rich Museum Quarter.