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hotel stories: 63 news summaries

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 French Hotel 
 Lets You Live 
 Like a Hamster 

Guest munch grain, sleep in haystacks

Nov 17, 09 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - So much for escaping the rat race: A French hotel offers guests the opportunity to act like, of all things, a hamster for the weekend—complete with grain to eat and a wheel to run in. The “Hamster Villa” also offers haystacks to sleep in for about $148 a... More »

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France • hotel • hamster • hamster hotel

 US Cops Nab 
 International 
 Chameleon 
 Conman 

Smooth-talking Colombian scammed luxury hotels in many countries

Sep 30, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Colombian fraudster wanted in seven countries has been arrested after entering the US from Canada on a phony passport. Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt, known to have at least 10 aliases, made his living scamming luxury hotels, often pretending to be a guest who had forgotten the combination to his safe... More »

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theft • Colombia • hotel • arrest • con man

 Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests 

As you probably guessed, Randy and Evi Quaid, Amy Winehouse made the list

Sep 29, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Randy and Evi Quaid certainly aren’t the first celebrities to prove themselves awful hotel guests. In perhaps the understatement of the year, Concierge.com editor Peter Frank tells ABC, “Some of these celebrities do not know how to behave in a civilized manner.” Some of the worst... More »

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entertainment • Courtney Love • Nicole Kidman • celebrity • hotel • Amy Winehouse • Russell Crowe • Mariah Carey • David Carradine • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid

 CityCenter: Las Vegas' 
 $8.5B Stimulus Bet 

Hotel-casino-condo-shopping behemoth brings 12K jobs, optimism to battered state

Sep 23, 09 6:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gigantic addition to the Las Vegas Strip is a one-stop stimulus package for a city and state walloped by the recession and an $8.5 billion bet that happy days are near again. With 12,000 jobs, the CityCenter project—a kaleidoscope of condominiums, boutique hotels, shopping, and, of... More »

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Las Vegas • debt • recession • casino • CityCenter • hotel • credit crisis • condominium • Las Vegas Strip • financial crisis

(Newser) - Families are traveling more often, and recession-battered hotels are ramping up their kid-friendly offerings, the Boston Globe reports. Rooms occupied by families with children accounted for 27% of the total in 2008, up from 25% in 2004, and lodgings are watching the trend. Whether it's free Wii, a dog... More »

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travel • children • parents • recession • promotion • vacation • hotel • hospitality • women's issues • kids • lodging • hotel industry

TRAVEL

 Top NYC Hotels 
 for Cheaters 

Five sites of well-known sex scandals

Aug 19, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York has housed many a famous cheater in its fancy hotels—the Daily News lists the top five:
  • Four Seasons: Alex Rodriguez courted prostitutes here while still married to Cynthia, alleges Manhattan madam Kristin Davis.
  • Days Inn: Gov. David Paterson went the budget route
... More »

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John Edwards • New York City • John F. Kennedy • Alex Rodriguez • Cynthia Rodriguez • Kathie Lee Gifford • hotel • Marilyn Monroe • adultery • Kristin Davis • cheating • David Paterson • hotels • Rielle Hunter • Bernard Madoff • Sheryl Weinstein

(Newser) - Homeowners aren’t the only ones walking away from their underwater mortgages. With the hotel market at its lowest point since the early '90s, many owners, who owe more on their money-losing properties than they’re worth, are simply walking away, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many say they... More »

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foreclosure • hotel • mortgage backed securities • mortgage delinquency

(Newser) - Looking to vacation in a spot that inspired your favorite novel? USA Today asks travel expert Melissa Biggs Bradley about the best hotels to connect physically with the literature.
  • The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, Mont.: "The Blackfoot River, which runs through this 37,000-acre ranch,
... More »

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entertainment • travel • New York City • Montana • literature • Paris • hotel • Key West • Edith Wharton • Simone de Beauvoir • Ernest Hemingway • Jay-ZTV • Oscar Wilde • Herman Melville • Gertrude Stein • Norman Maclean • Lennox, Mass.

OPINION

 'Smut-Merchant' 
 O'Reilly Plays 
 Naked ESPN Vid 

All the while complaining about the 'ultra-disturbing' nature of the whole thing

Jul 23, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly is building himself a reputation, at least in the Gawker offices, for self-righteously discussing “softcore porn on YouTube or underage strippers or whatever” while simultaneously running the “salacious clips” as he bemoans “the gross injustice.” It’s not surprising, then, that “the... More »

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entertainment • Internet • ESPN • crime • Bill O'Reilly • nudity • New York Post • video • Fox News • hotel • invasion of privacy • nude • naked • Erin Andrews

 Naked ESPN Vid 
 May Have Been 
 Inside Job 

Network launches investigation to identify peeper

Jul 22, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nude video of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews—which hackers started using to spread viruses—was likely an inside job, a source tells Radar. ESPN employees are often booked at Hilton hotels when traveling for work, but the hotels Andrews was videotaped in have not been identified. ESPN is “freaking... More »

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Internet • ESPN • crime • nudity • video • hotel • invasion of privacy • naked • Erin Andrews • ESPN scandal

(Newser) - An auction today of the storied Watergate Hotel drew more than 150 spectators, media attention from around the world, and not a single bidder willing to pony up the necessary $25 million, reports the Washington Post. The German bank that foreclosed on the property took back the 12-story hotel and... More »

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Watergate • Washington DC • Richard Nixon • auction • hotel

Video of Naked ESPN Reporter Inspires Hackers

In victory for karma, download attempts unleash virus

Jul 20, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peephole video of an ESPN reporter naked in a hotel room is lighting up the sports blogosphere—and not just because Erin Andrews is the star of many a basement-dwelling mama's boy's fantasy. Some attempts to download illicit footage have led to the spread of a computer virus. "Hackers... More »

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Internet • ESPN • crime • hacker • video • hotel • hackers • invasion of privacy • Erin Andrews • ESPN scandal

(Newser) - A dastardly online organization has taken prank-calling to nefarious highs and is being investigated by the FBI, Fox News reports. PrankNET and its leader, “Dex,” have used untraceable Internet phone calls to:
  • impersonate a corporate honcho and make KFC employees spray down their entire restaurant with fire
... More »

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social networking • Internet • FBI • federal investigation • restaurant • hotel • property damage • prank call • PrankNET

 French Are 
 World's Worst 
 Tourists: Survey 

Poll of 40,000 hotels ranks visitors on politeness, generosity

Jul 9, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The French are the world’s worst tourists, AFP reports. A global survey asked staff at 40,000 hotels to rate tourists on categories ranging from politeness to generosity to willingness to learn local languages—and the French finished last in several categories. Japanese tourists took honors in just as... More »

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Spain • Japan • globalization • tourism • list • hotel • German • Japanese • tourists • French

TRAVEL

 8 Infamous Hotel Rooms 


Jun 20, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer put Washington’s Renaissance Mayflower Hotel on the map with his Ashley Dupre tryst—and before Spitzer, televangelist Jim Bakker did a similar service for Florida’s Sheraton Sand Key Resort with Jessica Hahn. Travel + Leisure takes a look at a few other famous—or infamous—hotels:... More »

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entertainment • Holiday Inn • Eliot Spitzer • hotel • Chelsea • Beverly Hills Hotel • The Who • Sex Pistols • Ashley Dupre • hotels • Al Capone • Jay-ZTV • Keith Moon • Sid Vicious • Nancy Spungen • Biltmore Hotel • Jim Bakker • Jessica Hahn

(Newser) - The death toll in the suicide attack on a luxury hotel in Pakistan rose to 11 with at least 70 injured, reports the Times of London. At least two foreigners were among the dead at the five-star Pearl Oriental in Peshawar, though no more specific IDs were available. Still no... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Peshawar • suicide bombing • hotel • luxury hotels • terror attack

 Pakistan Hotel 
 Bombing Kills 
 at Least 5 

No responsibility claimed; attack matches Taliban threats

Jun 9, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Peshawar, then set off a huge blast that killed at least five people and wounded dozens more today in the latest of a string of suicide attacks in Pakistani cities, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but it fit with... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • suicide bombing • bombing • hotel • militant • Pearl Continental Hotel

(Newser) - The recession is igniting new hotel wars: not battles for customers, but between owners of luxury hotels and the properties’ operators, the New York Times reports. The owners are often struggling to keep up with big debt payments, hindered by a more than 16% average drop in hotel bookings across... More »

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travel • hotel • Four Seasons • luxury hotels • Jay-ZTV

MGM Mirage Doubles Down on Global Market

Vegas brand expands to Asia, Middle East despite industry woes

May 20, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the hospitality business gasping for air and its own core business in trouble, MGM Mirage is going global in hopes of building its brand well beyond Las Vegas. Having sealed eight deals with hotel developers and in talks with 10 more, the company will introduce the Bellagio and MGM ... More »

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China • Vietnam • Las Vegas • Bellagio • MGM Mirage • Egypt • CityCenter • hotel • UAE

TRAVEL

 Cheap Deals 
 Bring Back 
 the Vacation 

Flights, hotels drop prices in economic slump

May 19, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to vacationing this summer, “the power is with the consumer,” says a consultant: The troubled economy has airlines, hotels, and cruises dropping prices dramatically. International airfares are down 14%, domestic fares 17%, Travelocity says; and for the first time since 2005, AAA predicts an uptick... More »

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travel • airline industry • hotel • air travel • summer • Travelocity • cheap travel

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