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11 Arrested in Turkey After Family Vacationing There Dies

Hotel staff, food vendors in Istanbul detained after toxic chemical found in family of 4's hotel room

(Newser) - A German family of four vacationing in Istanbul died within five days of checking into a hotel, prompting Turkish authorities to arrest 11 people and investigate whether the family was poisoned by a toxic chemical. The parents, identified as Servet Bocek, 36, and Cigdem Bocek, 27, along with their children,...

Travelers Booted From Rooms as Rental Startup Goes Belly Up

Guests evicted with little notice after Sonder's Marriott deal collapses

(Newser) - Travelers found themselves hustled out of their hotel rooms and other accommodations with very little notice after Sonder, a short-term rental company once touted as an Airbnb rival, abruptly shut down operations in a surprise bankruptcy Sunday. The company, which managed 9,000 furnished apartments and boutique hotel rooms in...

Lawsuit: Grandpa Was 'Boiled Alive' in Hotel Shower

Loved ones of late Terril Johnson say water was so hot they couldn't pull him out in San Jose, Calif.

(Newser) - Relatives of a grandfather who died from severe burns suffered in a scalding shower at a San Jose hotel are suing, reports KGO . According to the lawsuit, Terril Johnson, said to be in his 70s, had just arrived at the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites near the San Jose...

ICE Used Marriott Hotel to Detain Migrants

Chain doesn't deny one of its sites in Louisiana was used to detain families, despite previous pledge

(Newser) - A Sheraton hotel under Marriott's purview in Louisiana has apparently been used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding pen for people set to be deported, the Guardian reports, despite Marriott vowing in 2019 that its properties wouldn't cooperate with ICE.
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Tiny Home Where Brontes Were Born Is Now Open to Public

Newly refurbished Bronte Birthplace in Thornton, England, is where literary sisters lived until 1820

(Newser) - What inspired not one, not two, but a total of three young women in the Bronte family to write literary masterpieces? If the answers can be found within the walls of where they grew up, fans may soon find what they're looking for: The Bronte Birthplace , a tiny cottage...

Forged Document Was Used to Approve Trump Hotel in Europe

Plans to transform former Yugoslav Defense Ministry building in Belgrade now up in the air

(Newser) - Plans for the first Trump International Hotel in Europe have been thrown into question after Serbian officials admitted the paperwork clearing the way for the project was forged. With political backlash mounting and legal charges filed, the future of the $500 million development, led by President Trump's son-in-law,...

Hawaii Set to Introduce a Novel Hotel Tax

The money would be earmarked for efforts to combat global warming

(Newser) - In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals, and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a warming planet. State leaders say they'll use the funds for projects like replenishing...

After Fire Kills 76 at Ski Resort, the Search for Answers Begins

11 people have been detained, and 6 prosecutors were assigned to case

(Newser) - Eleven people have been detained as an investigation into a deadly fire at a Turkish ski resort unfolds. Reuters reports the death toll now stands at 76 following the Tuesday morning fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Bolu Mountains. The bodies of 45 victims have been released to...

Packed Ski Resort Hotel Goes Up in Flames, Killing 66

Interior minister says it took 48 minutes for firefighters to arrive at Turkey's Grand Kartal hotel

(Newser) - A fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said, per the AP . Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster that struck the Grand Kartal hotel in the...

One Dead, 9 Missing in Collapse of 10-Story Hotel

Dubrovnik hotel in Argentina was apparently the site of illicit construction work

(Newser) - A 10-story hotel in the Argentine city of Villa Gesell collapsed Tuesday morning, reports CNN , leaving one man dead and up to nine people trapped inside, according to local media . A statement from local officials said that construction was ongoing at the Dubrovnik hotel, apparently "clandestinely, without complying with...

911 Caller From Singer's Hotel: Police Are Urgently Needed

Liam Payne death: Receptionist said guest was trashing his room and staff feared his life was in danger

(Newser) - In a 911 call before One Direction singer Liam Payne fell to his death on Wednesday, an employee at a Buenos Aires hotel said a guest "intoxicated by drugs and alcohol" was trashing his room and they were worried about his safety. The caller, who identified himself as the...

One of Sin City's Last Original Casinos Bites the Dust

Tropicana is imploded in fireworks-heavy spectacle in Vegas

(Newser) - Out with the legendary casino, in with the baseball team. The Las Vegas Review-Journal heralds the "new era" in Las Vegas that started early Wednesday with the planned implosion of the Strip's Tropicana hotel-casino, in part to make way for a $1.5 billion domed arena for the...

Famous Budget Hotel Chain Scooped Up for $525M

Purchase is latest move for India-based Oyo, which has been expanding in US since 2019

(Newser) - Motel 6 has 1,500 or so locations sprinkled throughout the United States and Canada, and now a hotel giant from India is about to take over. The Wall Street Journal reports that Oyo has agreed to buy the budget motel chain for $525 million from parent company Blackstone, as...

5 of the Weirdest Hotel Room Service Requests

One guest wanted a bathtub full of Evian for a child, according to Hotels.com

(Newser) - Hotels.com says it polled more than 400 of its partner hotels worldwide about the oddest room service requests they received for its annual Hotel Room Innsights Report , UPI reports. According to the report, which doesn't say whether the requests were granted, one guest asked for a customized allergen...

Police: Dozens Dead in Attack on Beach Hotel

Al-Shabab takes responsibility for attack, which left dozens more injured, in Somalia's Mogadishu

(Newser) - Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaeda's East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio that its fighters carried out the attack, per the AP . Police spokesperson...

Firemen Evacuated a Dublin Hotel. The Fonz Was There

Henry Winkler offers praise to Irish fire brigade after blaze broke out where he was staying

(Newser) - Henry Winkler is typically known on social media for posting feel-good content and pictures of himself holding his catch of the day . This week, however, one featured image on X showed the Barry and Happy Days actor smiling next to a group of firemen in Dublin, along with a message...

Guy Lived Rent-Free in NYC Hotel for 5 Years, Then Took It Too Far

Prosecutors say Mickey Barreto tried to claim ownership of entire New Yorker Hotel building

(Newser) - For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel—and tried to charge...

Miami Beach Hotel With Storied Past Is Destroyed

Deauville Hotel, which hosted the Beatles and JFK, had fallen into disrepair

(Newser) - A once-luxurious Miami Beach hotel that hosted the Beatles and President John F. Kennedy during its 1960s heyday was imploded Sunday after falling into disrepair and abandonment in recent years. The 17-story Deauville Hotel fell into itself after a series of explosions were set off, sending up a large cloud...

This 'Zero-Star Hotel' Will Really Make You Think

That's the goal, anyway, of art installation by twin brothers erected next to Swiss gas station

(Newser) - Some people think best in the shower. Others may find they do their best ruminating while lying in bed in the middle of the street next to a gas station. The latter is what Frank and Patrik Riklin are banking on, anyway, with a concept they hope will spur people...

'Pretty Strange' Demand for Fugitives' Motel Room

There's a waiting list for room in Ind. motel where Casey White, corrections officer Vicky White stayed

(Newser) - Escaped Alabama fugitive Casey White and the late Vicky White, the corrections officer who went on the run with him, holed up in an Indiana motel room for nearly a week before authorities finally tracked them down earlier this month. Now, that refuge in the Hoosier State has become a...

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