Asylum accommodation provider Mears responds to new campaign End Hotel Detention ASYLUM housing provider Mears has countered claims made by a coalition of charities that are calling for an end to what they call “hotel detention”. As told in the Glasgow Times, the Roof Coalition has launched its campaign End […]
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Are ‘energy-positive hotels’ the green future of accommodation?
In The Independent’s travel trends column, Trendwatch, we dig into the types of trip, modes of transport and top buzzwords to watch out for “Does the average traveller care how sustainable their hotel is?” That’s the question I found myself debating with a couple of other journalists on a recent […]
Old-school motels named among Australia’s best accommodation
Dubbo’s Orana Motel in New South Wales beat out hundreds of properties to place number-three on the Travellers’ Choice list. Photo: Supplied In 2022, some of Australia’s top hotels aren’t hotels at all. TripAdvisor’s annual Travellers’ Choice awards naming Australia’s top 10 best hotels featured no less than three motels this […]
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes review of the Home Office’s use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes review of the Home Office’s use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation 16 May 2022EIN On Thursday, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) released a new report examining the Home Office’s use of hotels as contingency accommodation for asylum […]
Charleston City Council presses pause on Wine + Food accommodation tax funding | News
The city of Charleston has provided the Charleston Wine + Food Festival approximately half a million dollars in accommodations tax fund grant money since 2017. This year, the festival will receive nothing due to its decision to move its flagship culinary village to North Charleston for the 2022 festival that […]
Why Hotels Are the Best Accommodation
When planning a vacation, one of the most important things to think about is where to stay. These days, between renting someone’s private space, picking a hotel, or staying with family, there are so many options. These are the reasons you should choose to stay in a hotel on your […]
Hotels run out of space as Cork emergency accommodation to be used
Hundreds of refugees fleeing war in Ukraine are due to be placed in emergency mass accommodation in Cork from this week, the Cabinet will be told on Wednesday. About 1,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion arrived into Ireland over the Easter weekend. The Cabinet will receive an update on Wednesday […]
Hotels and Short-Term Rentals Blur Lines in New U.S. Accommodation Market
Skift Take Short-term rentals outshone hotels during the pandemic years in the U.S. accommodation sector. However, the boundaries between hotels and so-called STRs are blurring and it is still to be seen how the two segments will compete to define the market landscape. Varsha Arora, Skift Research In our Skift […]
U.S. Accommodation Sector Market Estimates 2022: New Skift Research
Skift Take Except for the down year of 2020, the U.S. accommodation sector has been performing robustly, with the short-term rental segment gaining market share. We believe hotels will make a strong comeback in 2022 relative to the short-term rental sector. Varsha Arora Skift Research estimates that the total accommodation […]
Croatia: Tourist Arrivals & Nights in Accommodation Are Increasing in 2022
According to detailed monthly data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, it has been reported that tourist arrivals and nights spent in the country continued to increase in the second month of 2022. Statistics show that in commercial accommodation facilities in February 2022, there were 226,000 arrivals and 570,000 tourist […]
Travelers’ Accommodation Preferences Shift From Pre-Pandemic Norms
As hotels prepare for the travel industry’s anticipated “summer of all summers,” it is important to assess how the pandemic, which has changed many things within society, has impacted our booking preferences for all types of accommodations, including hotels. In February 2022, STR surveyed more than 1,300 travelers and asked […]
LAST DRINKS: Cambridge Hotel to make way for student accommodation
Last drinks will be called at the Cambridge Hotel in June 2023 to make way for Linkcity’s multi-million-dollar investment into inner-city student accommodation in Newcastle. While the prominent art deco 1940’s building on the corner of Wood and Hunter Street will be retained as part of the redevelopment, Linkcity says […]
Investors snap up Hong Kong hotels for conversion to long-term leasing, student accommodation
Investors snap up Hong Kong hotels for conversion to long-term leasing, student accommodation Last week Stan Group offered the 598-room Hotel Cozi Harbour View in Kwun Tong for sale at an asking price of HK$3.1 billion (US$400 million). (South China Morning Post photo) HONG KONG: International funds and local investors […]