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according to (CNN) — One of Australia's largest hotel chains has been fined $2.2 million ($3 million AUD) for trying to prevent negative reviews on the popular TripAdvisor website. Australia's federal court said that Meriton Property Services violated consumer law by preventing guests who had complained or may have had negative experiences from getting a "Review Express" email inviting them to review the property on TripAdvisor. The court said that between November 2014 and October 2015, hotel workers gave TripAdvisor invalid email addresses for complaining customers so they wouldn't get the emails. If a property had a major disruption, they wouldn't submit any guests' email addresses. The court said Meriton's conduct "was likely to mislead or deceive" because it inflated the number of good reviews in relation to bad reviews and even improved some properties' rank on the TripAdvisor website. Fired Haitian workers at South Beach hotel...

collected by : Frank Ithan BERRIEN COUNTY, MI -- A 26-year-old woman and five children, all part of the same family, died in a hotel fire south of Benton Harbor that filled the building with smoke and flames. Berrien County authorities said the children who died ranged in age from 2 through 10. Berrien County sheriff's deputies said 27 rooms were occupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation and a state police fire marshal will be assisting Berrien County sheriff's personnel with the investigation. Child dead, 6 being treated after carbon monoxide leak at Niles hotel Downtown Daytona hotel destroyed by fire Daytona Beach firefighters battle a fire at the BAYVIEW HOTEL124 Orange Ave. in Daytona Beach Friday morning July 27, 2018. [News-Journal/Jim Tiller] ▲DAYTONA BEACH — A fire that had appeared out instead spread up the walls of the Bayview Hotel on Friday and incinerated the three-story hotel as firefighters battled for hours to keep t...

as declared in Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident. Growing hotel room demand spurs development [Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Art Illman] ▲Growing demand for hotel rooms in Massachusetts is fattening public coffers and spurring new developments across the state. The gr...

collected by : Frank Ithan Armed officers were called to one of Manchester's most exclusive hotels on Monday after a woman with serious injuries to her neck flagged down police outside. Four men aged between 20 and 26, a woman aged 20 and a 17-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident at the Hilton hotel on Deansgate. The injured woman was treated in hospital for lacerations to her neck, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said, and was discharged on Monday afternoon. Witnesses said they saw a woman who was bleeding from her throat run into a car park across the road. An employee at an estate agents opposite the hotel said: "We saw lots of police and someone getting arrested. Six arrested after woman stabbed in the neck in Manchester hotel Six people are being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman with neck injuries flagged down police officers. Video: Stabbing suspect placed in police vanSix people have been arrested on ...

collected by : Frank Ithan Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident. How to find the best deal when booking a hotel room They say they are simply online marketers who display prices set by the hotels. Representatives from both companies told NBC News BETTER that many hotel chains requ...

collected by : Frank Ithan LivingRobot butlers at this hotel deliver food, toiletries to roomsLas Vegas remains the national testing lab for the eccentric and over-the-top, and Sin City is staking that claim yet again with the introduction of "robot butlers" at the Vdara Hotel and Spa on the strip. Upon reaching the door, they'll even call the guests' rooms to announce their arrival. "The robot actually is very autonomous and moves very seamlessly throughout the property," said Mary Giuliano, general manager of Vdara Hotel and Spa's guest experience. "There are sensors around the robot so it will know how to navigate around the guests and people walking through," says Guiliano. "Nothing really replaces the genuine human hospitality that you experience at a hotel. Melania Trump enjoyed separate hotel rooms and CNN, not Fox News, on recent trip abroad, report says Melania Trump enjoyed separate hotel rooms and CNN, not Fox News, on r...

As it stated in One of the fastest-growing hotel chains, has launched a luxury hotel located at just a 10-minute drive from the Thane Railway Station in India. Conveniently{{{error}}} OR {{{error}}} OR {{{error}}} City council approves new hotel tax for short-term rentals In a 9-1 decision, Windsor city council voted in favour of a new hotel room tax of up to four per cent Monday night. Half of the new tax revenue will go to Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, and the other half to the city, according to the revenue projection report. "They're not against the tax itself, they're against the way the tax is put together," Horwitz said outside the meeting. RelatedMelnyk made a request to council to have the Municipal Accommodation Tax report consider the credit card processing fees hotel operators incur. Melnyk said the four per cent hotel tax will cause a significant enough increase in the value of credit card fees, and wishes the three per cent should be remove...

collected by : Frank Ithan Naples man accused of throwing woman out window of hotel room near Vero BeachCONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEMary Helen Moore | Naples Daily NewsA Naples man was accused Sunday of throwing a woman out the window of a hotel near Interstate 95's Vero Beach exit during a drunken fight, arrest records show. SWFL crime: DNA connects East Naples man to suspected sex crimesThe woman said Smallegan choked her and threw her into the first-floor hotel room's window, which shattered, according to his arrest affidavit. A hotel employee who was by the pool said she heard the sound of glass shattering and saw the woman coming out of the window. The woman was taken to Indian River Medical Center for stitches. He was released Sunday from the Indian River County Jail after posting $2,500 bail. Six people arrested after woman attacked in Manchester hotel Armed officers were called to one of Manchester's most exclusive hotels o...

collected by : Frank Ithan The hotel barred the couple from their room after they failed to produce a marriage certificate. And a marriage certificate. "The hotel made it clear to whoever booked the room that a marriage certificate would be required for the couple to access the room," said Mr Kirui. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE"Every couple has to produce a marriage certificate to book a common room and there are no two ways about it," Mr Mwangi, a class one drop out, told Nation then. A section of leaders, including MP Koech and Kericho County Assembly Speaker Dominic Rono, condemned last week's incident, saying the hotel regulations went contrary to the Constitution. Palo Alto hotel provided refund, apology after makeup artist found maggots in room Palo Alto hotel provided refund, apology after makeup artist found maggots in roomMakeup artist and online personality Hayley Johnsen says she wants a refund from the Palo Alto Inn after finding her room infested wi...

collected by : Frank Ithan NGT voices concern over illegal groundwater extractions by hotels"The illegal drawing of groundwater by hotels for their commercial interest is not something which can be permitted if environment has to be protected and scarce resources are to be saved," an NGT bench said. The NGT had earlier issued notices to three five-star hotels, Central Ground Water Authority, Delhi Jal Board, New Delhi Municipal Council, Central Pollution Control Board. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal/File)The National Green Tribunal has said that illegal withdrawal of groundwater by hotels cannot be permitted if environment has to be protected and scarce resources saved for future generations. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by city resident Shailesh Singh seeking directions to immediately stop withdrawal of groundwater by five-star hotels without permission. The tribunal had earlier issued notices to three five-star hotels, Central Ground Water Authority, Delhi Jal...

collected by : Frank Ithan Dancers rehearse with band at Royal Jelly nightclub inside the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City. The club, which was part of the former Revel casino, will be part of the new hotel, which opens Thursday. (Wayne Parry/AP) Jim McKee: New county seat, new hotels in Cedar County Like many Nebraska counties, Cedar County has moved its county seat from a corner to a central location, and like every county capital, one of its first enterprises was a hotel. The following year the St. James post office opened about a mile west of the present site of St. James. The year 1858 also saw the first county courthouse constructed at St. James in the form of a 30-by-40-foot, two-story, oak timber, $2,000 building. Because of its transportation connection, St. Helena began growing faster than St. James, and in 1869 an election moved the county seat from St. James to St. Helena, which incorporated as a village in 1871. On Jan. 5, 1916 the frame Grand Hotel b...

collected by : Frank Ithan LivingRobot butlers at this hotel deliver food, toiletries to roomsLas Vegas remains the national testing lab for the eccentric and over-the-top, and Sin City is staking that claim yet again with the introduction of "robot butlers" at the Vdara Hotel and Spa on the strip. Upon reaching the door, they'll even call the guests' rooms to announce their arrival. "The robot actually is very autonomous and moves very seamlessly throughout the property," said Mary Giuliano, general manager of Vdara Hotel and Spa's guest experience. "There are sensors around the robot so it will know how to navigate around the guests and people walking through," says Guiliano. "Nothing really replaces the genuine human hospitality that you experience at a hotel. Brit youngsters being put in ground floor hotel rooms in Med party resorts after spate of balcony deaths The drastic move comes after three British tourists were killed fa...

collected by : Frank Ithan Drugs believed to be cocaine mixed with the powerful painkiller fentanyl were reportedly discovered in a baggie inside the Cleveland hotel room where a Greek billionaire's son was found dead Saturday. Continue Reading BelowThe body of Socrates S. Kokkalis, 34, was discovered at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Cleveland, a police report from the Cleveland Police Department stated. Kokkalis was in Cleveland on business and was meeting with various officials to discuss a sports betting project, according to Greek media reports. One person told officers he saw Kokkalis after dinner the night before. The other person said he saw Kokkalis leaving an elevator following dinner. Palo Alto hotel provided refund, apology after makeup artist found maggots in room Palo Alto hotel provided refund, apology after makeup artist found maggots in roomMakeup artist and online personality Hayley Johnsen says she wants a refund from the Palo Alto Inn after finding her r...

according to WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police have charged two brothers for an assault that happened inside a Gaithersburg, Maryland, hotel room Sunday. Related Stories 4 taken to hospital after stabbing incident in a Gaithersburg hotel Montgomery County, MD NewsInvestigators believe that the Wilson brothers knew the two victims prior to the assault and attempted robbery. Police said that an employee of the hotel who heard the assault reported it as a stabbing. They were charged with one count each of home invasion robbery, two counts each of first-degree assault and two counts each of second-degree assault. Robert Wilson is being held without bail; Sean Wilson was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Two charged in county hotel shooting incident Two charged in county hotel shooting incidentSubmittedBrad Zinn | Staunton News LeaderVERONA - Two men have been charged in a June shooting incident at an Augusta County hotel, the sheriff's office reported Wednesday. The sho...

collected by : Frank Ithan The Perkins house, built in 1880 on West William Street, could become part of a hotel if a developer's plan is approved by Delaware City Council. ▲The construction of a 3-story hotel addition to a 19th-century house on West William Street again was debated before Delaware City Council on July 9. The plan had been scheduled for its third reading, after which council ordinarily casts a vote, but the vote was delayed by Mayor Carolyn Kay Riggle, based on the request of Councilwoman Lisa Keller. Another resident who spoke June 25 urged council to let Manos renovate the Perkins house and build the hotel. Manos earlier cited Main Street Delaware awards he received for other renovation projects in the city. Airbnb official concedes defeat on City Council bill, blasting pols as hotel shills "I don't think we'll get a single vote in favor of our community," he said in a call with reporters. "The City Council is pushing through a bill...

collected by : Frank Ithan Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. Michael Davis found a note in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel that read, "You're a n----r."The family went out to breakfast, and upon returning to the hotel room, Davis found the note on the lamp, written on the hotel's stationery. "The hotel manager ... saying that he would 'absolutely feel safe' in this hotel after this happened showed an unbelievable lack of empathy," read Davis' post. He moved his family to a hotel in Clearwater because they did not feel safe at the Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. More than 100 comments on the Facebook post flowed in, supportive of the Davis family. Racist room note left by previous guest, Sarasota hotel says Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ M...

collected by : Frank Ithan Google Ads has introduced a new campaign type designed to help advertisers better manage hotel ads. Since then, hotel ads have expanded to Google search results, which helped the ad type grow. ADVERTISEMENTIn addition, there will be a new "Hotel Center" in Google Ads to simplify the management of hotel price feeds. The existing Hotel Ads Center will be replaced with the new Hotel Center in phases. As a reminder, Google AdWords will soon be "Google Ads." The new branding will change over on July 24, 2018. 4 New Affordable Hotels Are Coming to Disney World The four hotels will be in Flamingo Crossings, just outside Disney World. Disney World will soon have even more options for where to stay. Building permits for four new hotels were filed last week, according to the Theme Park Tourist. The new hotels, which will be at Flamingo Crossings, will be affordable chains, including Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Fairfield by Marriott, and R...

collected by : Frank Ithan The Perkins house, built in 1880 on West William Street, could become part of a hotel if a developer's plan is approved by Delaware City Council. ▲The construction of a 3-story hotel addition to a 19th-century house on West William Street again was debated before Delaware City Council on July 9. The plan had been scheduled for its third reading, after which council ordinarily casts a vote, but the vote was delayed by Mayor Carolyn Kay Riggle, based on the request of Councilwoman Lisa Keller. Another resident who spoke June 25 urged council to let Manos renovate the Perkins house and build the hotel. Manos earlier cited Main Street Delaware awards he received for other renovation projects in the city. Multi-use hotel site proposed in Caldwell CALDWELL — Three new multi-use facilities including a hotel could be coming to downtown Caldwell in the space where the Saratoga Hotel once was. Once an agreement is reached, the project will need final approv...

collected by : Frank Ithan Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident. Racist room note left by previous guest, Florida hotel says Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found July 4. ▲SARASOTA, Fla. — The racist note discovered by an A...

referring to Wasps Holdings Limited (WHL) have approached the council to request the granting of a new long lease over Car Park C (opposite the retail park). The plan is to develop a new hotel which will support events and conferencing at the Ricoh Arena and across the city. The city council's cabinet is set to approve the new long lease for the car park to facilitate the development on July 17. Laura Jeffs: "What about us, who live just behind this car park?!?! Mark Johnson: "What stupid place, that's where I park for match days as my dad is disabled." Younes envisions new five-story hotel and 100,000-square-foot conference center KEARNEY — Paul Younes intends to build another hotel and convention center. Plans include a five-story, 164-unit hotel and 100,000-square-foot conference center, to be built west of Younes' Hampton Inn near Sixth Avenue and Talmadge Street in south Kearney. The convention center will accommodate gatherings of up to 2,500 pe...

collected by : Frank Ithan Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. According to a previous statement, the hotel is planning on "reinforcing its sensitivity training with associates at all levels." African-American finds note with racial slur in Florida hotel room Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel i...

collected by : Frank Ithan Myrtle Beach police have charged two parents after they say a 4-year-old accidentally shot himself in the head at an Ocean Boulevard hotel on Saturday evening. Detectives have charged Heather Lynn Odom and Jeremy Jermaine Barrett with unlawful neglect of a child. During the investigation, detectives learned the child was playing in the room unattended, got possession of a handgun and shot himself, authorities said. The child was rushed to the hospital after being shot in a room at Oceans One Resort, officials said. Our journalism takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work to produce. Child shot at Myrtle Beach Ocean Boulevard hotel | The State A child was rushed to the hospital after being shot in a room at Oceans One Resort on Saturday evening, according to fire officials. Myrtle Beach Police described the shooting as "accidental." The child was shot at 107 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach Fire Lt. Jonathan Evans said. SUBSCRIBE TODA...

according to Sweden's hotel had to be evacuated following a false fire alarm in Samara ahead of their World Cup quarter final against England. AdvertisementThe national team had to leave their hotel rooms at just after 8:30am on Saturday after the fire alarm was activated as their hotel, and the buildings surrounding it, were evacuated. According to the hotel management, they believe the alarm went off due to either someone smoking in their room or someone accidentally hitting a fire alarm switch. All the players are now back in their rooms and will look to progress with their plans ahead of the match. In the last meeting between the two nations in November 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four goals to win 4-2 in an international friendly. Sweden players woken by fire alarm at five-star hotel HOURS before face England in World Cup The country's star footballers were turfed out of bed before breakfast, after a fire alarm was activated at 8am (local time) in their five st...

as mentioned in This is where you will find the finer things in life, hinted Four Seasons community relations director Datuk Rosemary Wee who took StarMetro on a tour of the hotel. The soft opening of the 111th Four Seasons Hotel took place at 11am sharp on July 1. Also present were Venus Assets executive director Zahir Kelvin Ong and Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur general manager Tom Roelens. An intelligent toilet system features 15 touch commands offering services from a watery derriere massage to a blow dry finish. True to the spirit of a luxury hotel, expect someone to help you carry your ice cream back to your table. Developer backs off plan to convert historic school to hotel | News & Observer Chicago now requires 'panic buttons' for hotel workers | News & Observer as mentioned in SoftBank invests in 'handy Japan' hotel technology service | The News Tribune Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is...

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as informed in Developer backs off plan to convert historic school to hotel | News & Observer SoftBank invests in 'handy Japan' hotel technology service | The News Tribune according to Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is investing in a mobile device service for hotel guests, called handy Japan, offering tourist spot information and internet access. Handy, developed by Hong Kong-based Tink Labs, is available in 650,000 rooms in 4,000 hotels in 82 countries. It's more than just hotels," Terence Kwok, founder and CEO of Tink Labs told reporters at a Tokyo hotel. Through the collaboration, handy Japan devices will also feature a virtual reality media platform and travel features like taxi call services and disaster warning notifications. Hiro Katsusue, CEO of handy Japan said the device can help streamline hospitality services amid a tourism boom as the 2020 Olympics approach. ...

collected by : Frank Ithan Getting to travel abroad and staying in expensive hotels is a perk of the job that one in four business people say is the best part of their working lifeBREAKING the routine, travelling to new places and staying in expensive hotels are among the best perks of travelling 'on business', according to research. It also emerged the average travelling businessman hits the road for work six times a year, totalling 20 days away from the office on business. Half of business travellers find it an unexpected luxury when they are asked to travel further afield in the name of their profession. Research also found 72 per cent of males wouldn't post about their business travel, with the figure slightly lower for women at 70 per cent. "It is clear that business people love getting out of the office, as our study found that half of business travellers wish they could travel even more than they currently do. Bahamas' 11 best budget beachfront hotels ...

collected by : Frank Ithan — UPDATE @ 4:24 a.m.: The Regional Emergency Response Team -- the equivalent of a SWAT team -- is being called in to assist police in dealing with a standoff following a fight at the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel in Beavercreek. UPDATE @3:44 a.m.:Police are investigating an apparent domestic situation at the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel Dayton-WPAFB, on Germany Lane, in Beavercreek. We're hearing that a SWAT team has been called as well. There is a Beavercreek police cruiser blocking what appears to be the main entrance to the hotel. INITIAL REPORTThere is an apparent SWAT situation occurring at a hotel in Beavercreek. Emergency response team joins police in standoff at Beavercreek hotel Foster Pet Outreach joins in Yappy Hour at Grand Prairie hotel as informed in ▲ DAVID ZALAZNIK/JOURNAL STAR Presleigh, a 6-month-old pit bull mix puppy, rests in the arms of Foster Pet Outreach foster home coordinator Alyssa Emanuelson Sunday at the m...