Tag: national hospitality news

6 ‘White Lotus’ Thailand hotels without the price tag

HBO’s hottest hotel group, “The White Lotus,” is expanding to Thailand — on screen at least. The location for season 3 has been confirmed, and Bloomberg reported in January that loose-lipped industry insiders say filming is taking place at the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, the Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas and a still-undisclosed hotel in Bangkok. The network has stayed quiet on specific hotels. The news is a boon for Four Seasons and the Thailand-based Anantara group; the show’s previous two seasons, set in Hawaii and Sicily, have proven to turbocharge travelers’ interest in their already popular respective locales.… Read More

Hotel Chain with NYC Leases Shakes Up Leadership as Lawsuits and Fines Mount

LuxUrban Hotels, an “asset-light” Miami-based hotel chain that leases buildings instead of buying them, is struggling to emerge from a flood of lawsuits accusing it of shady business practices and not paying its bills. Last month, the firm was slapped by a city-issued $1.2 million fine for operating 70 illegal short-term rentals across Manhattan and Brooklyn. The rentals, spread across 67 apartments, reaped nearly $4 million for the company between 2019 and 2022. LuxUrban leased these units, advertised them on websites like Booking.com and Expedia, and subletted them to takers for a few days at a time so that the… Read More

Senior dog finds forever home after winning hotel guest’s heart

HIGHLANDS, NC (WLOS) – One senior dog found his forever home with a guest visiting a North Carolina hotel that fosters shelter dogs in an effort to get them adopted. The Park on Main in Highlands is not only a dog-friendly hotel, but it has also fostered dogs from the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society since 2015. The dogs get a chance to live in the lap of luxury while also getting exposure to multiple guests , each one a possible adoptee. “The hotel is dog-friendly. It’s dog-forward, I would say,” said Devon Allio, the hotel’s general manager. Calhoun, an 8-year-old hound… Read More