‘A better experience than an Airbnb’: how hostels are going upmarket, offering hotel-like experiences at much lower prices

Some nights, guests are treated to live music. Want to visit China? How applying for a tourist visa can be very frustrating “It honestly felt like a resort and was a better experience than an Airbnb,” says Melissa Middlestadt, a Canadian travel blogger who runs the website My Beautiful Passport, about her stay at Selina … Read more

Gujarat: Dry state Gujarat allows ‘Wine and Dine’ in GIFT City

GANDHINAGAR: In a first, the Gujarat government has allowed the consumption of liquor in hotels, restaurants and clubs offering “Wine and Dine” in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), a government order from the Narcotics and Excise Department read.In addition to this, a Liquor Access Permit will be given to all the employees or owners working … Read more

How hotels with early check-in and late checkout are breaking ‘tired’ 3pm-12pm standard in wake of Covid-19 pandemic – and hotel chains that have gone the other way

Hong Kong-headquartered luxury hotel group The Peninsula is among those that have pivoted to a more generous policy. Peninsula Time is available at all its hotels (now totalling 12 across Asia, Europe and the United States), allowing guests to check in from 6am and check out up until 10pm without extra charges. The Peninsula New … Read more

Mayor Johnston’s House 1,000 goal in sight with one micro-community

The push by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to move 1,000 homeless people off the streets by year’s end gained new urgency Tuesday as city officials detailed a schedule of coming encampment closures. And they confirmed that it will be converted hotels — not the micro-community sites in neighborhoods that have attracted the heaviest pushback — … Read more