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Major hotel chains will impose automatic surcharge for guests under new bill leaving customers paying 20 percent more - Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed bills that allowed two villages in the state to impose a hotel tax.

A NEW automatic surcharge has been placed on several major hotel chains, and some customers might pay 20 percent more for their stays. The village of Weedsport, located about 27 miles west of Syracuse, and Skaneateles, about 12 miles south of Weedsport, were given the right to do so, per The Auburn Citizen. Now, the city of Auburn, which rests in between the two villages, wants to impose the hotel surcharge as well.

Police search for hotel guest accused of firing shots at security guard in Homestead - Surveillance video captured the moment shots were fired at the Garden Inn, Saturday night.

HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - I was a close call after a young security guard who was shot at in Homestead. The security guard was on hotel property and told police that she was dealing with a suspicious guest who requested a room change. After smelling marijuana in the room, hotel personnel told the guest that he could not extend his stay.

Las Vegas casino thief pleads guilty to posing as hotel owner, stealing more than $1M - A man who convinced a Las Vegas casino cage worker that he was a hotel co-owner and that she needed to give him more than $1 million in bogus payments

Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to one charge of theft of more than $100,000. Gutierrez Martinez initially faced two felony counts. As part of a plea deal, Clark County District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells could sentence Gutierrez Martinez to anywhere from one to 10 years in prison.

California: Shigella outbreak investigated, Likely linked to Los Angeles hotel - Health officials in California report and investigating an outbreak of shigellosis likely associated with a union delegate conference held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel

State and local health officials in California report investigating an outbreak of shigellosis likely associated with a union delegate conference held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel venue in downtown Los Angeles, 21-24 Aug 2023. The event included an estimated 300+ attendees from across California. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reporting six shigellosis cases (3 in Alameda County) from four California local health jurisdictions among event attendees.

Friends claim they were left with 200 bites from bed bugs after a night in a two-star £170 Blackpool hotel - Marian Pearson, 60, and Sharon Haslam, 65, fled the Calypso Hotel after they woke up to find themselves covered in a red itchy rash.

A pair of friends say they were left with 200 bites from bed bugs after a night in a Blackpool hotel. Marian Pearson, 60, and Sharon Haslam, 65, fled the Calypso Hotel after they woke up to find themselves covered in a red itchy rash. They had made a 'last minute' booking at the hotel for two nights, from September 9 to 10, so they could join eight other pals for a birthday bash in the seaside resort.

Hotel housed staff in rooms paid for by State for asylum seekers use - One of them told her that they had been told to gather up their luggage and vacate their bedrooms as IPPS was conducting an inspection.

In April 2022, one of the hotel employees was in the staff canteen early in the morning when she encountered a few of the Croatians. She was surprised that they were up early. Neither were they togged out in their uniforms as would be the case if they were on duty. One of them told her that they had been told to gather up their luggage and vacate their bedrooms as IPPS was conducting an inspection.

The hotel that’s about to claim a place in royal wedding history the Hotel Union - Princess Martha Louise of Norway has announced details for her 2024 wedding to American shaman Durek Verrett.

Martha and Durek have chosen the Hotel Union Geiranger for their wedding. The Hotel Union Geiranger was built in the 1890s to create a luxury hotel for visitors travelling on cruises through the Geirangerfjord, a waterway in Norway known for its beauty. The unique hotel was built in the same style as another in Øye, with both hotels drawing on several different Norwegian styles of architecture.

Trans rights activists shout 'F**k the TERFs' as clash with radical feminist group hosting conference at San Francisco Hilton leads to physical assaults and spray-painted storefronts and the hotel general manager was assaulted

A heated clash between trans rights activists and radical feminists hosting a women's rights conference in San Francisco devolved over the weekend. Women's Declaration International held their 2nd National Women's Convention at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District from September 15 to 17. Videos posted around 7pm on Saturday show a growing crowd outside the hotel.

Amazing: Staff Abandoned Hotel So Guests Took Over Front Desk, Made Breakfast

Three guests staying at a La Quinta in Nashville found themselves running the hotel when staff abandoned the front desk. They answered the phones and even set up the hotel’s free breakfast for the rest of the guests. There hadn’t been any staff on duty to check them in when they arrived some time before 5 a.m. They waited for about half an hour, and then went back inside the office behind the front desk to see if maybe someone had just fallen asleep?

Police: Bridgeport man kicked baby, fracturing six of his ribs in Stratford hotel - A Bridgeport man has been accused of kicking a 3-month-old child, fracturing six of the boy's ribs, according to a warrant for his arrest.

Stratford police arrested Luis Companiony, 21, on Sept. 6 and charged him with second-degree assault and risk of injury to a child in connection with a July incident at the Honeyspot Motor Lodge. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the child's mother called police on July 23 and reported her son was evaluated for suspected abuse at Bridgeport Hospital and was being transferred to Yale New Haven Hospital.

“The Peak Fear Experiment” in Sweden - Swedish amusement park Liseberg is looking for volunteers for “The Peak Fear Experiment” at a secret location in Sweden. The participants can expect to face their worst fears and explore their own limits

The experiment, conducted in collaboration with world-leading scientists from Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark, will take place on October 11th, 2023. “If you are over 18 years old, enjoy being frightened, and can be in Sweden on October 11th, you could be the one we are looking for to participate in ´The Peak Fear Experiment´. Together with researchers from Recreational Fear Lab and our participants, we will find the sweet spot between fun and unpleasant. The experiment will subject the participants to different types of fear to discover their ´Peak Fear´”, says Mårten Westlund, PR and Communications Director at Liseberg.