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Resorts World Manila offers special staycation packages for frontliners
This is their way of honoring our new breed of heroes

Greek hoteliers reopen, anxious for bookings
Hotels in Greece are resuming operations, but it is uncertain how the rest of the year will play out

Marco Polo Davao to end operations June 15
(UPDATED) The 5-star hotel has taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic

InterContinental Hotels sees sales collapse
InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms, has around 1,000 hotels or 15% of its estate shut at the end of April 2020

'So clean, so good': Hotel Sogo allots 800 rooms for frontliners
Hotel Sogo says the free accommodations for health workers are worth P60 million

Landmark Lebanon hotel closes over economic crisis
With the coronavirus pandemic adding to Lebanon's economic woes, the famed Le Bristol hotel is forced to shut down

Saudi quarantine offers temporary lifeline to struggling hotels
The Saudi Arabian government is spending millions of dollars as overseas travelers and those exposed to coronavirus patients are quarantined in hotels

Greek hoteliers fear 'disaster' if virus lockdown persists
Hotels in Greece will be temporarily shut until the end of April 2020 to limit the spread of the coronavirus

Vico Sotto readies Dahlia Hotel in Pasig as quarantine facility
(UPDATED) 'Strict supervised 14-day quarantines of PUMs and PUIs with mild to moderate symptoms is one way we can minimize the community risk,' says Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto

Albay sets up Mayon Skyline Hotel as coronavirus quarantine center
It can accommodate 24 patients

China quarantine hotel collapse toll rises to 26
(4th UPDATE) 3 more people are feared still trapped in the rubble, according to state media

13 foreign women rescued from 'prostitution den' in Makati
Two Chinese men are arrested for allegedly running prostitution operations at the Golden Dragon Hotel in Barangay Bangkal in Makati

Hotel gives P10-M donation to Manila's housing project
Rizal Park Hotel's donation will go to Manila’s vertical housing program – one of Isko Moreno’s landmark projects
Win a hotel unit by investing in government's premyo bonds
Bondholders not only get a chance to win P1 million and other cash prizes, they may also win a hotel unit from DoubleDragon

Hotel denies shabby treatment of SEA Games athletes
Century Park Hotel Manila airs its side, noting that late coordination resulted in the SEA Games accommodation woes

Going meatless? Sheraton Manila launches plant-based, farm-to-table menu
The sustainable, plant-based menu directly sources its fresh produce and herbs from the newly-opened Sheraton Farm in Tagaytay

The Bar at Peninsula Manila on Forbes' World’s Best Hotel Bars 2019 list
The magazine praises The Bar's finger food and the Batangas Old Fashioned

Makati police raid hotel used as prostitution front
Some 35 women are rescued in the near-midnight operation

After deadly collapse, DOLE stops demolition of Hotel Sogo in Manila
The Department of Labor and Employment issues a work stoppage order after an initial inspection of the Hotel Sogo site shows violations

2 dead, 1 injured after Hotel Sogo collapses in Manila
(4th UPDATE) A Hotel Sogo prematurely collapses while undergoing demolition in Manila

Man injured after car falls from 2nd floor of Pasig hotel
Police say that according to the victim, the car lost its brakes, causing the vehicle to ram into the metal fence of the parking lot of the hotel

Megaworld subsidiary to open 2nd hotel in Boracay
Housing 442 rooms, the Belmont Hotel Boracay will be opening its doors to tourists in August 2019

At least 7 dead in Somalia hotel attack
The attack is claimed by Al-Shabaab militants, an Al-Qaeda-linked group

Spanish hotel chambermaids fight 'exploitation'
Chambermaids in Spain are calling on hotels to stop subcontracting and to improve working conditions

Alliance Global sets P410-billion capex for 2020 to 2024
Alliance Global's property arm Megaworld Corporation receives the lion's share of the budget set for 2020 to 2024

Megaworld subsidiary eyes P1.4-B income from rentals, hotels in 2019
Amid its expected doubling of income for 2019, Global-Estate Resorts says it wants to contribute to the Philippines' tourism sector

P8.5-M drugs seized in Shangri-La at the Fort
Cops arrested a certain businessman named Domingo Uy Jr as the suspected owner of the illegal drugs

Ex-QC officials, Manor Hotel owners appeal conviction over 2001 hotel fire
Two former Quezon Ciy government officials and owners of the Manor Hotel file separate motions for reconsideration before the Sandiganbayan's 7th Division

Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation
The Taprobane restaurant at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel was having one of its busiest days of the year for the Easter holiday weekend when the bombing took place

Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
'We must send a message, however we can, that such treatment is unacceptable. That’s why David and I have long refused to stay at these hotels and will continue to do so,' says the singer

Sandiganbayan convicts two ex-QC officials over 2001 hotel fire
The anti-graft court's 7th Division says Alfredo Macapugay and Romeo Montallana neglected a report by the city fire marshal on the Quezon City Manor Hotel

Actor George Clooney calls for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
'Whenever we stay at these hotels, we are putting money into men's pockets who stone and whip to death their citizens for being gay or accused of adultery,' Clooney says

Dozens evacuated as fire strikes French Alps hotel
The blaze is discovered on the wooden roof of the chalet-style Four Seasons hotel at around 10:00 pm on Thursday, March 28. 70 firefighters worked throughout the night to bring the fire under control by Friday morning.

500 evacuated as fire hits hotel in Singapore, no injuries
Television footage shows thick black smoke billowing from the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore, but the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) says the fire was quickly put out

DoubleDragon to breach 5,000-room target with Cebu airport hotel
The planned Hotel101-Cebu is eyed to be the biggest airport hotel in the Visayas

RedDoorz Philippines offers affordable hotel rooms for every need
Did you know that you can book a quality hotel room for as low as P799?

Texas senior's Holiday Inn retirement plan goes viral
Thousands share a man from Houston's detailed cheaper plan to retire in a Holiday Inn hotel than in a nursing home

Ghosn held $260,000 Rio party billed to Renault-Nissan, documents show
According to documents seen by AFP, Carlos Ghosn invited 8 couples to watch the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro in February 2018 from a beach-side luxury hotel

Delhi hotel fire kills 17
The fire breaks out at the Hotel Arpit Palace in a congested part of central Delhi, with images showing it engulfing the entire top floor

Tourist killed by falling window from Hong Kong hotel
Police say a 24-year-old female tourist from the Chinese mainland was struck by the window which fell from the 16th floor of the Mira Hotel in the busy Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district on Monday, January 21

Why hotel and property owners should partner with RedDoorz Philippines
RedDoorz partners with hotel and property owners to drive growth and expansion

U.S. believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
The hackers, who stole data of around 500 million Marriott customers, are believed to have been working for China's Ministry of State Security

LIST: 2018 hotel buffets, special holiday meals
What diet? Check out what hotels around the country have to offer during the 2018 holiday season.

Pushing for inclusivity, hotel hires interns with Down syndrome
A hotel in Davao City provides an avenue for those with Down syndrome to showcase their abilities

Only 3 of 10 Boracay hotels, resorts allowed to reopen
Boracay now has half the number of hotel rooms available before President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the island closed

New Japan hotels must be wheelchair accessible before Tokyo 2020
At least 1% of rooms in newly built and refurbished hotels or traditional inns must be barrier-free for wheelchair users by September 2019

LIST: 287 Boracay hotels allowed to operate
(4th UPDATE) The government has accredited 287 hotels, resorts, and inns that are already compliant with rules and regulations

LOOK: 'Largest wedding cake' in Baguio City
Around 43 couples at a government-sponsored mass wedding are among the first to sample the 24-foot wedding cake

For a cause: Golf charity event set to send teens to school
A hotel group aims to raise money and send indigent teenagers to school
Gov't approves permits to operate of 25 Boracay hotels, resorts
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force is implementing a 'No Compliance, No Opening' policy to ensure that establishments follow rules and regulations
