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For nearly a century, the Ciprianis have courted celebrities, princes and potentates — from Ernest Hemingway and generations of Kennedys, Trump and the Clintons, to Taylor Swift, Bella Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio. First in Venice at Harry’s Bar — where the dynasty’s founder Giuseppe created the bellini from peaches and prosecco — then at Cipriani restaurants in Manhattan and London, they have made their venues the A-listers’ favorite destination to party.

Hôtel Shediac, a five-star hotel in downtown Shediac, has declared bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors will be held on Nov. 9, according to the notice. Owner Francis Brun could not immediately be reached for comment. But property records show the 60-room hotel has been in financial difficulty for years, with a number of liens from contractors and judgments against it, including one last fall by the Canada Revenue Agency worth $521,330.71.

The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has issued a security warning asking its citizens in Nigeria to avoid hotels in major cities in the country over what it described as an elevated threat of security. The US issued the warning in an emergency information for American citizens dated November 3 where it warned US citizens in Nigeria to be vigilant at major hotels in larger cities and their surroundings.

A Clark County grand jury has indicted a suspected burglar in a series of hotel room heists that 13 Investigates broke the story on over the summer.

A Las Vegas sex worker beat an elderly man with limited mobility and robbed him of thousands of dollars in his hotel room, according to police. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responded to a reported robbery at Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino last Friday. Inside of a guest room, they found an elderly man beaten and bloodied on the floor, KLAS reported.

Fresh legal actions have been brought before the High Court regarding the ownership of the 16-bedroom Aberdeen Lodge Hotel in Sandymount, Dublin 4. In one set of proceedings, Stairway Property Company Limited, which claims it purchased the property in September this year, is seeking various orders, including an order for possession of the lodge, against Patrick Halpin and his partner Ann Keane, who operate the "boutique hotel."

In a recent video message shared on his social media platform, Former President Donald Trump voiced strong opposition to the U.S. government’s spending on housing illegal aliens and foreign migrants in luxury hotels. Trump, critical of the nearly $1 billion expenditure under the Biden administration, emphasized the strain on hotel space and the burden placed on American taxpayers. “Under crooked Joe Biden, the U.S. government has spent nearly $1 billion to house illegal aliens and foreign migrants in expensive, luxury hotels courtesy of you, the American taxpayer, and they want to spend billions and billions more,” Trump asserted. He highlighted the scarcity of available hotel rooms in many states, attributing it to being booked up by illegal aliens living at the expense of American taxpayers.

There’s just one problem. Ok, there are actually many problems, but the biggest potential one is a strike by the hotel worker’s union looming over race weekend. In some ways, it’s a bit of a bummer that ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is out of the sport (and out about $800 million over tax fraud charges), because the collision of the cantankerous mogul and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 would make for quite the showdown. Alas, you can’t have it all.

After the Home Front Command announced that it has no more hotel rooms and guest houses to host evacuees from the South and North, Yad Sarah opened its doors to hundreds of those with disabilities and the elderly in its world-class, fully accessible rehabilitation and wellness hotel in Jerusalem.

A PRO-HAMAS terrorist was shot dead in Jerusalem today after stabbing a police officer. Footage shows the moment a border guard shoots the 17-year-old Palestinian knifeman from 50 yards away after he attacked a police officer at a petrol station.

Eight hotels in Rochdale have been identified as "premises of concern" following an undercover operation to tackle child sexual exploitation. Investigators carried out test hotel bookings in the borough to see if staff spotted obvious signs of abuse and whether they took action, police said. Inquiries were led by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Rochdale Council as part of Operation Cobalt. The force said it was committed to helping people spot the signs.

A hotel valet meant to be parking an Audi RS7 at a Baltimore hotel decided to take the luxury car on a joyride, according to police. The valet then claimed that the car was stolen from him while he was at a car meet. The police found the Audi abandoned and completely destroyed, with the car’s owner waking up to the bad news from the hotel manager. That's not exactly what you want to hear on your vacation.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Deputies in West Hollywood are asking for the public's help locating a woman accused of stealing jewelry and credit cards from lockers at a hotel spa and a yoga studio and using the stolen funds to buy over $67,000 worth of jewelry. The suspect, Andreea Catalina Rosca, also known as Nicole Morri is described as a 34-year-old white woman, standing at 5'01" and weighing 100 lbs. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Barona, a surfing hopeful for the 2024 Paris Olympics, died in El Salvador on Tuesday while he was visiting for a competition. El Salvador National Civil Police (PNC) said Barona "suffered seizures while he was in a hotel in El Zonte, La Libertad" in a statement. The surfer was taken to a hospital when he was found, according to the PNC, "however, he was already deceased." The PNC said they have "ruled out" homicide.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Just one day before he was shockingly found dead in a hot tub at his home, Matthew Perry was out having lunch with a brunette at the famed Hotel Bel-Air and appeared to be in good spirits. TMZ obtained photos of the beloved Friends star enjoying a meal with a mystery woman. According to the outlet, the photos were snapped on Oct. 27 at around 2:30 p.m.

It’s scary to think of the trouble that can be right in our midst, with most of us having no idea. Two women kidnapped from Florida end up being held captive at a hotel in downtown St. Louis, according to police.

A woman was arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a Rolex watch from a room at the Aria Resort & Casino. She repeatedly denied having the timepiece, but eventually confessed that it was hidden under a wig. She remained in the Clark County Detention Center late this week, and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. The incident began when the watch’s owner initially left the Rolex, valued at $15K, on a counter before going to sleep at about 1:30 a.m., according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS.

A Japanese ruling party lawmaker resigned Thursday as parliamentary vice minister following a media report about his inappropriate relationship with a woman, a move that could deal a further blow to the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as it struggles with low support ratings. The resignation of House of Councillors lawmaker Taro Yamada was approved by the government the day after Bunshun Online reported he had an extramarital affair. He belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party headed by Kishida.

TORY MP Peter Bone has been suspended from Parliament for six weeks after he allegedly exposed himself a male staffer in a Madrid hotel. Another by-election is looming for Rishi Sunak after the Wellingborough MP was suspended for bullying and sexual misconduct. Mr Bone was found to have "committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct" against a staff member in 2012 and 2013.

The shores of Bear Lake are dotted with housing developments, condos and restaurants that cater to the roughly one million tourists who visit the turquoise-blue oasis each summer. At Garden City’s Water’s Edge Resort — which claims it’s becoming the lake’s first and only truly waterfront resort community — guests can browse a vintage-inspired candy store or a surf shop that evokes California’s Ventura Beach. They can relax at a spa or grab burgers and one of the region’s famous raspberry shakes at Cody’s Gastro Garage.

Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday evening, halting rush-hour traffic before dozens were arrested for sitting in the street. The stepped-up labor unrest aimed to draw attention to negotiations with three major casino companies. Seated in two separate circles, workers in red T-shirts blocked cars in both directions for roughly 30 minutes as the sun sank in the west, casting golden rays across one of the most recognizable stretches of the Strip near the Bellagio fountain, the Eiffel Tower replica and Caesars Palace. Police officers with zip ties eventually started taking protesters into custody, leading them to a white police bus with flashing red and blue lights. Las Vegas police said 58 people were cited for assembling to disturb the peace, a misdemeanor.

DCP (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said it was found that Sohrab and Ayesha had checked into the hotel at 01.02 pm and had booked the room for four hours. Police said that they received a call around 8:05 pm from a hotel near Maujpur Metro Station. The deceased were identified as Sohrab, 28, a resident of Meerut, and Ayesha, 27. Police said the woman is survived by her two children and her husband.

Former General Manager Amy Price appeared in Netflix's 'Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel'. As the general manager of the Cecil Hotel, Amy Price was no stranger to death. But Elisa Lam’s was different. In 2013, the Canadian tourist had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Los Angeles property found her body. The 21-year-old’s decomposing nude corpse was discovered in a water cistern on the hotel roof. Price, who left the hotel in 2017, has written a memoir, "Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel." In it, she details her personal experiences with the many guests and residents who found themselves at "America’s Hotel Death" as it’s been nicknamed over the years.