Recession-hit Italian hotels report fewer guests in 2012
September 7th, 2012 - 8:15 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 7 (IANS/AKI) The number of guests in hotels in recession-hit Italy fell during the first eight months of this year, according to a study.Between January and August, the ... Read more...
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20 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan hotel (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) At least 20 people, including five militants, were killed as Afghan security forces successfully ended a 12-hour siege at a hotel outside Kabul by the ... Read more...
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Fire at Lucknow hotel, no casualties
March 5th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a three-star hotel here Monday, badly damaging its top floor before it was extinguished after a tough two-hour battle, ... Read more...
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Houston’s fellow hotel guests demand refund
February 21st, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 21 (IANS) Some guests at the Beverly Hills hotel where iconic singer Whitney Houston was found dead have reportedly asked for a refund.Houston's body was discovered at ... Read more...
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British woman is ‘director of bed bouncing’
January 1st, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A woman hotel employee in Britain is having her bottom insured for a whopping four million pounds (Rs.33 crore) after she landed a job to test ... Read more...
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Japan builds hotel for the dead!
September 14th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS) A hotel in Japan turns down young couples who come looking for a place to stay. This hotel has only "cold-storage" rooms -- that too for ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to lure more Indian tourists
September 7th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 7 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) will organise promotional events in three Indian cities next week to attract tourists to the UAE.The events will held ... Read more...
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Tourism sector in Sharjah witnesses impressive growth
June 6th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, June 5 (IANS/WAM) The tourism sector in Sharjah has registered an impressive growth, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) stated Sunday.The April Statistics Report released ... Read more...
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Service tax proposal retrogressive: Tourism expert
March 8th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The budget proposal for a service tax on room tariffs in hotels would be a retrogressive step and will keep foreign tourists away from India, ... Read more...
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Luxury Hotel Of 23 Bedrooms To Be Inaugurated In 2012 At The Regal Palace Of Versailles
January 5th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
One of the superlative sites in which one can doze kingly is the Palace of Versailles (PoV) in France, which is a treasured cultural landmark. Now, tourists might obtain that opportunity to ... Read more...
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Obama praises Taj manager Kang, Moshe’s nanny
November 6th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Karambir Singh Kang, general manager of the Taj hotel here who saved lives even after losing his wife and sons in the 2008 terror attack, and the ... Read more...
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Prisoners in Britain pick their own fancy meals
October 16th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Prisoners in Britain seem to be fed like hotel guests. They are offered a daily choice of five different meals, including a hot and cold meal option, a ... Read more...
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Las Vegas hotel guests burned by ‘death ray’
September 29th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Guests at Las Vegas Hotel Vdara were in for a bad experience at the hotel because they reportedly got burnt due to the ‘death rays’ of the hotel.According ... Read more...
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Hotel where Profumo met Keeler ‘marketing luxury breaks based on sex scandal’
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Late British politician John Profumo's sex scandal with Christine Keeler is being used as a marketing ploy by the hotel in which they allegedly met.The couple reportedly met ... Read more...
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Gunmen abduct Mexico hotel guests, no US woman among the victims
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:08 am ICT by BNO News
MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – Seven people were abducted from the Holiday Inn hotel in downtown Monterrey, Mexico, the El Norte newspaper reported on Wednesday.Witnesses said that a group of 50 hooded ... Read more...
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Gunmen abduct Mexico hotel guests, US woman
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by BNO News
MONTERREY, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – Seven people, including an American woman, were abducted from two hotels in downtown Monterrey, Mexico, the El Norte newspaper reported on Wednesday.Witnesses said that a group of ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi launches plan to boost hotel occupancy rate
March 12th, 2010 - 4:41 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 12 (IANS) The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a plan to boost hotel occupancy rate in the emirate by 10 percent in 2010, WAM news agency reported.
The ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to debut at India’s oldest tourism mart
January 26th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) For the first time, the Arab emirate of Abu Dhabi will feature at India's oldest travel and tourism mart SATTE this year to promote its niche in ... Read more...
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26/11 victims’ families go to apex court over hotel security
January 8th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Four Mumbaikars who lost their family members in 26/11 have approached the Supreme Court seeking direction for enactment of laws for adequate security measures in luxury hotels ... Read more...
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Over 60 killed in Brazil mudslides
January 3rd, 2010 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 3 (DPA) The toll from a series of mudslides this week in Brazil rose to more than 60 Saturday.
The deaths since Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro and outlying ... Read more...
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Danish sex workers offer free sex to defend trade
December 5th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Hamburg, Dec 5 (ANI): After Copenhagen Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard issued postcards to city hotels warning summit guests not to entertain Danish sex workers during the upcoming conference, the prostitutes struck back by ... Read more...
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Stopping rain, cleaning bathroom with vinegar -strangest guests’ requests Down Under!
October 22nd, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 22 (ANI): Hotel staff in Australia has revealed some of the strangest requests they received from guests staying with them.While some hotel guests are plain demanding, others request items or ... Read more...
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Sex toys the most unusual items stolen by hotel guests
September 23rd, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 23 (ANI): Hotel guests on holidays not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats, according ... Read more...
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Hurricane Jimena on way: Last report
August 31st, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IBNS
By Samrat BanerjeeAug 31 (IBNS) Jimena has gathered momentum, since this report was posted.As of Sunday night, it had sustained winds of 145 mph. It was now expected to make landfall south ... Read more...
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UAE to focus on French tourists
August 25th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 25 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is seeking to attract more French tourists and plans to send a delegation to France for the purpose, WAM news agency reported ... Read more...
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Obama faces 30 death threats a day
August 4th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.4 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama is the target of more than 30 potential death threats a day and is being protected by an increasingly over-stretched and under-resourced Secret Service, ... Read more...
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Is Amy Winehouse dating a horse-riding instructor in St.Lucia?
July 12th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): If sources are to be believed, Amy Winehouse is dating a horse-riding instructor in St.Lucia, where she is currently putting up."Everyone at home seems to be asking ... Read more...
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Angry Susan Boyle rants four-letter words after strangers ‘wind her up’
May 28th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): Britain's Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle flared up before hundreds of hotel guests after two strangers set out to "wind her up".The singing sensation was said to ... Read more...
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Hong Kong frees 28 people who travelled with flu patient
May 7th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, May 7 (DPA) A group of 28 people, most of whom travelled on the same flight as a Mexican tourist who became Hong Kong's only confirmed swine flu case, were ... Read more...
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Police deny permission for discotheque in Varanasi
May 6th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, May 6 (IANS) A discotheque in this ancient Hindu holy city in Uttar Pradesh has not been given permission to open as it will undermine the rich culture and heritage of ... Read more...
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Hong Kong urged to release quarantined swine flu hotel guests
May 4th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, May 4 (DPA) The Hong Kong government Monday faced growing pressure to release 300 guests and staff quarantined for seven days in a hotel where East Asia's first swine flu ... Read more...
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Taj GM lauded as he gets Corporate Citizen Of the Year award
January 20th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan.20 (ANI): Taj Hotel General Manager Karambir Singh Kang, who lost his wife and two children during the November 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, was presented the the Economic Times ... Read more...
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Guests recall the bravery of Taj Mahal Hotels cummerbund heroes
November 29th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.29 (ANI): Guests who were regular visitors to Mumbai''s upscale Taj Mahal Palace hotel have praised the staff of the hotel for saving the lives of hundreds of wealthy guests ... Read more...
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Terrorists said `Put your hand up if youre British or American”
November 27th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.27 (ANI): The gunmen who killed over 80 people in Mumbai on Wednesday night are said to have ordered hotel guests: Put your hand up if youre British or American. ... Read more...
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