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The theft of ¥34 million in cash at a hotel in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was reported Thursday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police are searching for three male suspects who appear to be non-Japanese.

Employees at a franchise hotel in suburban Las Vegas and an off-Strip hotel-casino failed to intervene in a woman’s sex trafficking, a new civil lawsuit filed in the Clark County District Court alleges. The complaint alleges a teen fell under the control of a sex trafficker beginning in mid-2019 when she was 16.

A CHESTER hotel has been fined £45,000 over fire safety breaches which a court heard put guests at risk. The prosecution case, brought by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service against the Mollington Banastre Hotel in Parkgate Road, centred on failures to make required improvements following fire audits, Chester Crown Court heard on Thursday, November 16.

SINGAPORE — A hotel in Johor Bahru is investigating a claim by a Singapore family that an intruder entered their room at 3am over the Deepavali holiday weekend. KSL Hotel and Resort general manager Saraj J told TODAY the investigation is ongoing but that there is no evidence of unauthorised duplication of room keycards.

This guy currently lives in a serviced apartment located in a hotel, and his rent is paid for by the company that he works for. So, the only expenses he’s responsible for are utilities and any extra services. While the hotel reportedly “tries very hard” to provide a nice living experience, though, he claimed that the property is still quite disorganized.

Back in 2021, Ross Cheeseman and his partner Georgia Renshaw-Smith were out in London enjoying lavish birthday celebrations at the iconic Quaglinos restaurant when the spooky phenomenon happened. At the famous brasserie-style eatery, which has hosted everyone from Queen Elizabeth II to Elton John, the pair were enjoying their evening drinking flutes of champagne and digging into fresh oysters. However, while taking photographs of themselves to remember the occasion, they seemingly had their snaps spoiled by an unwanted dinner guest.

PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Oliver James, a self-taught reader who gained online fame for his literacy journey, claimed he was at the center of controversy after a visit to The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. James, with over 270,000 online followers, was in town for the Barbara Bush Foundation’s Literacy Day event.

SODA SPRINGS — Winter enthusiasts are gearing up as Boreal Mountain Resort becomes one of California's first ski resorts to open for the season. Skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes starting Friday at 9 a.m., setting the stage for an exciting winter season. Boreal's opening was aided by 15-20 snow guns producing a solid 24-inch base on the main face of the mountain.

The new tax comes in response to chatter village officials say they've heard in the hospitality industry about suburban hotels being eyed to shelter migrants. Mayor Brad Stephens cited a Nov. 3 story in Crain's Chicago Business about Chicago developer Mike Reschke's efforts to get six to eight suburban hotels to host thousands of new arrivals.

The bail petitions filed by Shihad M P, 46, of Cusat PO, Kalamassery, was dismissed by Judge Honey M Varghese stating that custodial interrogation of the accused is required. KOCHI: Thrikkakara police have intensified the search for the licence holder of Le Hayath Restaurant in Kakkanad involved in the food poisoning and subsequent death of a Pala native after Ernakulam District and Principal Sessions Court dismissed anticipatory bail petitions filed in three cases registered against him. The bail petitions filed by Shihad M P, 46, of Cusat PO, Kalamassery, was dismissed by Judge Honey M Varghese stating that custodial interrogation of the accused is required.

In the latest takeover of a UK-listed firm by overseas suitors, the board of Hotel Chocolat backed a 375p-a-share bid from the US confectionery giant, valuing it at £534m. The offer was 170pc higher than Hotel Chocolat's closing price on Wednesday - making it the largest takeover premium paid on the London stock market in 25 years. Shares soared 161.15pc or 224p to 364p. The proposed deal marks a huge payday for Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris, who founded the firm in 1993, as their 27pc stakes are each worth £140m.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Roger Waters on Wednesday accused “the Israeli lobby” of getting him barred him from hotels in South America. The former Pink Floyd frontman, just off several concerts in Brazil as part of his “This Is Not a Drill” tour, is scheduled to perform in Montevideo on Friday, followed by Buenos Aires next Tuesday and Wednesday. Accused by the US of antisemitism, after local Jewish community leaders asked them to shun him.

Dr. Iskandar Chaban alleges Packer and Crown Resorts have failed to pay legal fees stemming from a settlement agreement last year, struck a day before the assault case was to go to trial. Iskandar Chaban sued in 2020, alleging Packer verbally abused him, pushed him in the chest, and threatened to sack him. That’s after the security guard failed to recognize Packer, mistaking him for an intoxicated patron. Packer and Crown agreed to settle for $100K, plus Chaban’s legal costs, on a “no admissions basis.” Chaban claims he incurred $185K in lawyers’ fees and an additional $77K in costs pursuing the lawsuit, none of which have been paid.

A luxury resort and hotel in Cornwall has been slammed by health inspectors. Hustyns Resort in St Breock Downs, a few miles from the A39 and A30 and 11 miles east of Padstow and three miles south of Wadebridge, is a 37-bedroom hotel set amongst rolling green fields and undisturbed woodland. It was given a zero hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency in partnership with Cornwall Council. It is the worst rating possible which goes from zero to five. The hotel resort, which was put on the market at the beginning of the year, has been told that hygienic food handling and food safety management require a major improvement.

The Formula 1 Grand Prix is just days away from pulling into Las Vegas and fans across the world will be wheeling into the city. But travelers should steer away from these hotels and casinos if they are looking for a pleasant stay. Data analysts at BitcoinCasinos have complied a list of the 49 dirtiest spots to stay in Sin City based on more 500,000 Tripadvisor reviews. After assessing which hotels contained the highest percentage of keywords linked to uncleanliness, such as 'dirty,' 'unclean,' 'filthy,' 'disgusting,' and 'bed bugs,' the budget OYO Hotel and Casino was outed as the worst offender.

The measure will go to the City Council for a vote before heading to the city attorney's office for review. Los Angeles city leaders unveiled a proposed ordinance this week that would require developers to replace any permanent housing that’s lost to make way for new hotels. The Los Angeles Responsible Hotel Ordinance, introduced Wednesday, Nov. 1 by City Councilman Paul Krekorian, would be a compromise to Unite Here Local 11‘s ballot initiative, which would force hotels to report room vacancies so they could be filled by homeless people.

Every year, more than one million visitors descend on a tiny town in Iceland for one of the country's most-Instagrammed destinations. The country's Blue Lagoon is a natural hot spring that gets its bright blue color from the silica deposits that reflect the light. But while the lagoon's proximity to the lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula are what helped create this natural wonder, they also place the area at risk of unexpected volcanic activity.

A hotel chef who complained over how his employer divided customer tips among staff has raised “important questions” over how new legislation governing the payment of tips and gratuities is being applied, according to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The WRC said the junior sous chef had identified shortcomings over how the hotel, which was not identified, had applied provisions of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Cobb County police are investigating after a hotel employee was reportedly injured in a shooting. It happened at around 2:06 a.m. at the Quality Inn on Cobb Place Boulevard. According to investigators, officers responded to reports of an employee who had been “wounded by gunfire.”. Police said the suspected shooter, identified as Gary Elliot, 26, of Acworth, was taken into custody after returning to the room he was staying in.

The developers behind the illegal demolition of a heritage-listed Carlton pub are facing a new ultimatum. They've been told they'll be sent back to jail if they don't build a replica of the building they tore down.

Short-term rental management company Zeus Living is reportedly handing back its key fobs.

The scandal-linked hotel in Scarborough is being torn down to ensure public safety around the site. Urgent demolition work has started on a Yorkshire seaside landmark previously owned by a businessman at the centre of a multi-million-pound investor fraud investigation. Last month, Yorkshire Bylines revealed how Khalid Bhatti had been disqualified from being a company director for 13 years after improperly securing £550,000 worth of Covid bounce back loans from the government for property firms in his Daniel Johns Group. At the time the loans were made, most of the run-down buildings owned or managed by his companies were disused, with empty rooms in them having been sold as buy-to-let ‘opportunities’ to unsuspecting overseas investors.

New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Days after a couple was discovered deceased in a hotel near Maujpur Metro Station in Delhi, a post-mortem examination report revealed that the woman had been strangled to death, while the man ended his life after killing her, police said on Thursday.

A real estate deal Donald Trump initially struck with former business partner Tom Barrack more than a decade ago re-emerged at New York’s civil fraud trial against the former president. The deal involved Trump’s effort to convert the Old Post Office in Washington, DC, into a luxury hotel. He told the federal government in July 2011 that Colony Capital, the firm Barrack founded, was “heavily involved” in the project, according to documents disclosed in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday during testimony by Trump’s daughter and former employee, Ivanka.