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An Italian court handed down a prison sentence of two months and 20 days with a conditional suspension to chef Marco Sacco, 59, and his restaurant manager Raffaella Marchetti for culpable negligence and trading harmful foodstuffs, according to U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times, Irish Star and Italian news outlet La Repubblica.

Indian police have arrested two hotel employees over the murder of an Uzbekistan woman visiting the southern business hub of Bengaluru.

 Security forces in Somalia say they have killed all five attackers who laid siege to a hotel in a normally secure area of the capital.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has agreed to offer electric vehicle charging company EnviroSpark's EV charging stations to all the company's properties in the United States and Canada, the company announced Tuesday.

Hilton said on Thursday it will buy Graduate Hotels from Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners for $210 million, marking its first brand acquisition in over two decades as pressure in the hotel industry creates opportunity for consolidations.

A Syracuse man sneaked into a woman’s hotel room Sunday morning and raped her while her boyfriend was locked outside, troopers said.

A college farewell party turned into a nightmare in Jabalpur, after a group of students entered into a fight with the staff of a hotel on Thursday night. The accused staff of Shawn Elise Hotel allegedly thrashed the students with baseball bats over a petty issue.

When the Hampton Inn & Suites Rochester Downtown opened last summer, Indus Hospitality Group, Inc. was proud to show off the finished product, a hallmark property within the newly created Neighborhood of Play.

Five Star Bank filed a federal lawsuit against Katherine Mott, who owns several local restaurants including Monroe’s and The Wintergarden. She’s accused of a check-kiting scheme that defrauded the bank of nearly $19 million.

Hotel Sogo, the country’s largest and fastest-growing hotel chain, is unstoppable as the leader in hotel modernization. It recently launched its Sogo AI Tech Concept rooms, in its locations in Fairview, Malate, Pampanga and Davao as the pilot branches of this Innovation. This is the beginning of the hotel’s aggressive plan to adopt the technology of Internet of Things (IoT) integration as the hospitality and tourism world moves towards digital spaces.

Muckleshoot Casino Resort has announced the appointment of Tim Perkins as CEO. Muckleshoot Casino Resort recently opened a lavish hotel tower with over 400 guest rooms, an expanded casino floor and gourmet rooftop steakhouse, Smoke & Cedar. Also, coming soon, an inviting indoor pool and luxurious spa.

Afund managed by Resolution Property has sold the UK’s Hyatt Place London City East Hotel to Singapore-based investment company Sun Venture, in a deal that was advised by BCLP. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

Chroma Hospitality recently hosted its Travel Revelations 2024 event at Crimson Hotel Filinvest City in Muntinlupa. The gathering celebrated the achievements of 2023 and unveiled Chroma Hospitality's latest sustainability initiative. The event also served as a platform to express gratitude to key accounts across various sectors including corporate, travel agency, online travel agency, government, and airline partners.

The revenues of 3-5-star hotels in Oman stood at OMR24,751 million at the end of January 2024, up by 17.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.

Lemon Tree Hotels has signed a license agreement for upcoming hotel in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu under the company's brand, Keys Lite by Lemon Tree Hotels.

When officers arrived at a La Quinta Inn in Lakewood, they found a man armed with a weapon in the hallway, Lakewood police said in a press release. 

In a clime where high poverty level is mostly used to justify certain societal ills, Miss Ngozi Kekwaru proved the proponents of such wrong. In July last year, Kekwaru, a staff of Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, found and returned 70,000 dollars to a guest at the hotel.

Esperanza Rae Harding, Bloomington, Minnesota mother drowns crying child cause she couldn’t enjoy taking her bath. Boyfriend Edwin Trudeau is charged for aiding after the fact. 7 month old baby boy id as Mateo Harding.

The new Marriott-MGM partnership is finally live. MGM Resorts announced its switch to the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program back in July 2023 after dropping World of Hyatt. Eight months later, MGM properties are now available to book through the Marriott Bonvoy reservations system, meaning members can earn or redeem points for stays.

Mr O’Gorman has definitively ruled out the so-called dual use proposal in a letter to public representatives in Louth that was issued on Saturday afternoon. The dual use proposal had been floated by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last month in response to local concerns about the D Hotel in the Louth town being used entirely to accommodate asylum seekers, stripping Drogheda of more than half of its tourist beds.

Following a court ruling, the City of Lake Wales is one step closer to regaining ownership of a historic downtown hotel. “This hotel has been vacant for almost 20 years, and it has fallen sadly into deep disrepair,” said Ronni Wood, Executive Director of Lake Wales Main Street.

Keekorok Lodge has been mandated to pay Sh23 million to the family of a Chinese tourist who tragically lost her life at the lodge in 2016. The incident, which occurred within the serene confines of Maasai Mara Game Reserve, has sparked significant attention and legal action, culminating in this verdict.

A call about a suspicious package at the Georgian Terrace Hotel on Feb. 8 led Atlanta police to make an unlikely discovery. Now, a suspected drug smuggler is facing trafficking charges after Atlanta police recovered 10 kilos of cocaine in his hotel room.

The World Travel Awards celebrates the best in the tourism and hospitality industries every year. This year, travel professionals and the public selected the nominations and winners for the best new hotels in Europe that offer the ultimate destinations for travelers.