Taylor Swift tour hotel demand helps keep UK inflation at 2% | Inflation
The chances of an interest rate cut in August were hit after progress on tackling inflation stalled last month due to rising hotel prices that some analysts blame on the “Taylor Swift effect”. The government’s preferred cost-of-living gauge remained at its 2% target for the second consecutive month in June. The Office for National Statistics […]
Suspect in killings of two Australians and companion in Philippines hotel surrenders to police | Philippines
Philippine authorities say the suspect in last week’s murder of two Australians and their Filipino companion has turned himself in. On July 10, hotel staff discovered the bodies of the three victims, their hands and feet tied, in a hotel room in Tagaytay City, a popular resort town south of Manila. The victims were Sydney […]
Man, 64, jumps to his death from luxury NYC hotel: cops
A 64-year-old man died after jumping from a luxury Midtown hotel Tuesday morning, police said. Police said the man jumped from Room 28 on the 20th floor of the Kimberly Hotel on East 50th Street near Lexington Avenue and landed in a courtyard on the third floor. Paramedics pronounced him dead around 10 a.m., and […]
Archaeologists unearth 24 skeletons on hotel property dating back to 7th century
Archaeologists have unearthed human remains that are more than 1,000 years old. According to a press release, “24 identifiable skeletons” were discovered during excavations on the grounds of the Old Bell Hotel, next to Malmesbury Abbey in England. The burial dates back to the 7th century, and the Anglo-Saxon bones are thought to date from […]
Migrants who attacked NYPD officers outside Queens hotel indicted
Migrant rioters have been charged with attacking New York Police Department officers as they were checking on three unaccompanied children outside a Queens hotel that was being used as a shelter, prosecutors said Tuesday. The six suspects were each charged with attempted first-degree assault, attempted first- and second-degree gang assault, and crimes related to the […]
Florida man allegedly dangles, drops child head-first from 2-story hotel balcony: ‘Tragic event’
A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly dangling his child from a second-story balcony at a Daytona Beach hotel and dropping him over his head, authorities said. Daytona Beach Police Department said Brandon Gilmore, 31, has been charged with aggravated child abuse following an incident at Sandlewood Resort on Saturday afternoon. According […]
Hotel make up vast majority of migrant shelters, raking in millions
The hotel would easily make well over $1 billion in taxpayer funds by turning the building into a migrant shelter. Of the 193 migrant shelters the city is using to house 65,300 people, 153, or about 80%, are hotels, motels or inns, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post. The city is spending […]
Dalai Lama acolytes pray for his recovery outside NYC hotel
They hope for a speedy recovery like Tibet. Followers of the Dalai Lama gathered on July 4th, Independence Day, outside the luxury Park Hyatt hotel in Midtown, where the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader is recovering from knee replacement surgery. A large group of the Dalai Lama’s followers, some wearing traditional Tibetan garb and carrying prayer […]
Newly Released Video Shows Rapper Julio Foolio Fatally Shot Outside Hotel
As reported by TMZ, a newly released video shows the final moments of Florida rapper Julio Julio, who was shot and killed on June 23. Surveillance camera footage captured Furio’s shooting in Tampa, which took place just two days after Furio’s 26th birthday. The footage showed gunmen ambushing Furio’s black car in a parking lot […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo misses game after fainting, hitting head inside hotel bathroom
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo missed the New York Mets’ game at Nationals Park that evening after waking up confused in his hotel bathroom early Monday morning. Nimmo fainted in the room, fell to the floor and hit his head. Mets first-year manager Carlos Mendoza said Nimmo suffered a cut on his forehead but confirmed he avoided […]