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Vietnam's Hoi An underwater but undeterred by flooding

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'Hellish gunfire' in hotel as blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

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Las Vegas shooting: Mandalay Bay staff 'had no time to warn police'

TheownerofthehotelfromwhichagunmancarriedoutthedeadliestmassshootinginmodernUShistoryhasprovidedanewversionofthetimeline,suggestingtherewasnotimeforhotelstaffto

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Las Vegas shooting victim sues hotel, festival organizers

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Work of celebrated Chinese artist to feature in top Sri Lankan hotel

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.14(APD)--TheworkofacelebratedChineseartististofeatureatatopSriLankanhotelsettoopenlaterthisyear.Inkeepingwiththenaturetheme,Shan

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Americans on St. Maarten tell of Irma's devastation; 1,200 evacuated

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Cuba to court foreign investment in theme park tourism projects

Cuba plans to court foreign investment in the tourism sector with proposed theme parks and water parks, according to the Tourism Ministry.

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Finland rape case: Cuban volleyball players' jail terms cut

A Finnish court has cut the jail terms of four members of Cuba's national volleyball team found guilty of rape, and released a fifth.

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Cuba’s first five-star hotel opens in the heart of old Havana

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Meituan suspected cheating on hotel room night statistics

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Al-Nahyan trial: UAE princesses accused of servant abuses

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New Hong Kong airport hotel will profit from mainland Chinese tourism rebound, says Regal

Regal Hotels Group acquired the luxury hotel project at Hong Kong International Airport based on the belief that mainland Chinese tourists are returning to the city, a company executive said.

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Italy avalanche toll at 16 as helicopter crash adds to pain

The toll from an avalanche that swamped an Italian mountain hotel rose to 16 dead and 13 missing Tuesday (Jan 24) as a nearby helicopter crash claimed the lives of six people and dealt another blow to a region reeling from earthquakes and the heaviest snowfall in decades.

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Hope flickers as Italy avalanche survivors tell of trauma

Survivors of Italy's avalanche disaster on Sunday (Jan 22) recounted how they ate snow to stay hydrated and sung to keep their spirits up while huddling in pitch black, cramped cavities in the mangled wreckage of the Hotel Rigopiano.

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25 feared dead as avalanche turns Italian hotel into "coffin"

At least 25 people, including several children, were feared dead Thursday after a devastating avalanche buried an Italian mountain hotel under snow and mud.

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Tall tale: why Pyongyang’s pyramid hotel has no guests

Pyongyang’s pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel, which poetically enough was built with some help from Egyptians, is one of the world’s strangest landmarks and most conspicuous construction-project fails. Intended to be the world’s tallest hotel, it has yet to host a guest, even though it’s nearly as old as leader Kim Jong-un.

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Mandarin Oriental, Taipei awarded as “Best 5-Star Tourist Hotel”

Mandarin Oriental, Taipei has been crowned by Business Today as the “Best 5-Star Tourist Hotel” in the business community at the 9th Best Brand Awards. Since the hotel’s opening in 2014, Mandarin Oriental, Taipei has carried forward its service principles in offering legendary service, which has been repeatedly affirmed by the multiple international awards received by the hotel.