Exclusive | ‘Hypocritical’ NYC union wants to ban hotel outsourcing –
The city’s powerful labor unions, which are pushing legislation to ban New York hotels from outsourcing certain front-line jobs, have noted that records show they have routinely outsourced administrative work at their Manhattan headquarters, including to non-union companies. According to records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, over the past 10 years, the Hotel […]
Unauthorized pilot killed after crashing helicopter onto Australian hotel
A helicopter crashed onto the roof of an Australian hotel during an unauthorized flight early Monday, killing the pilot and injuring several others, authorities said. The New Zealand Herald reported that the pilot was 23-year-old Blake Wilson from New Zealand. The airline, Nautilus Aviation, confirmed to reporters that Wilson was an employee of the company […]
Marriott sues franchisee for converting hotel into shelter for illegal aliens — lawsuit claims willful breach of contract
Marriott International is Litigation A New York City hotel franchise has been sued, alleging that the brand converted its properties into shelters for undocumented immigrants without its permission. According to the lawsuit, Pride Hotel in Jamaica, New York, entered into a contract with the city in 2023 to house undocumented immigrants and “willfully violated” its […]
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts once again refuses to stay in rumored haunted hotel, opts for alternative accommodations
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts’ time on the disabled list ended this week. The eight-time MLB All-Star is back in the Dodgers lineup but is not expected to return to the team hotel on Monday following Los Angeles’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Last year, Betts declined to stay at the Pfister Hotel in […]
Saks Fifth Avenue owner developing luxury hotel, apartments in former department stores
Saks Fifth Avenue is considering expanding its brand into hotels and luxury apartments as it seeks to grow beyond the tough retail industry, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Following the shock announcement that Saks’ parent company, HBC, would acquire rival Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, HBC is developing a hotel and 56 […]
Hotel evacuates 400 people after helicopter crashes into roof and sparks massive fireball: ‘Sounded like a bomb’
A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Cairns hotel, sending out a huge fireball and causing up to 400 people to be evacuated, leaving one man dead. Emergency services were called to the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton at around 1:50am local time after reports a twin-engine helicopter had crashed onto the roof. Police said […]
Tourists diagnosed with gastric illness after going to wedding at five star hotel
A group of British holidaymakers have been diagnosed with a stomach illness after attending a family wedding at a five-star hotel overseas. Around two dozen people who stayed at the TUI Blu Sensatori Atlantica Aphrodite Hills hotel in Kouklia, Cyprus, said they experienced symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea and fever. This includes Charlotte Warner, 29, and […]
Montauk restaurants hit by drop in sales amid soaring hotel prices in Hamptons
Normally bustling Montauk restaurants are suffering a dramatic drop in activity as rising hotel prices send inflation-hit Hamptons guests seeking cheaper destinations, Side Dish has learned. A wine and spirits distributor to Montauk restaurants said “drinks” sales are down about 20% this year. “That’s a really big number,” said a full-time East End salesman, adding […]
4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Milwaukee man’s death
Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday as accessories to felony murder in connection with the death of D’Vontae Mitchell. Mitchell was Black. The case has been compared to the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for about nine minutes. […]
NYC’s ‘shoddy oversight’ wastes ‘millions of taxpayer dollars’ on unused hotel rooms, uneaten food for illegal aliens: Audit
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (Democrat) audit On Tuesday, he accused the administration of Mayor Eric Adams (Democrat) of “shoddy oversight” of the city’s contract with Rapid Reliable Testing NY LLC, also known as DocGo. The Adams administration signed a $432 million contract with the company to provide shelter, lodging, food and other services […]