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Iconic Hotels adopts IDeaS’ revenue management system

Iconic Hotels by Geocon has adopted hotel revenue management software and services provider IDeaS’ G3 revenue management system across five of its Australian-based properties to automate daily pricing tasks and drive average daily rate performance.

Japanese Man Shockingly Decapitated In ‘Love Hotel,’ Arrests Made

TOKYO – Japanese police arrested a family of three in Hokkaido for allegedly decapitating a man and taking the head home. The victim’s body was discovered on July 2 in a hotel room in the city of Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northernmost prefecture. The victim, 62-year-old Hitoshi Ura, was found in a “love hotel” in Susukino, a red-light district in Sapporo City.

Delhi teen raped in Ludhiana by three men in a hotel

The victim said that the accused took her to a hotel near Subhani Building Chowk and the two along with another friend raped her repeatedly. According to the victim, the accused also recorded videos of her and threatened her to not report the matter to anyone.

Battered NYC hotel industry makes comeback — thanks to the migrant crisis

The Big Apple’s hotel industry is making a bust-to-boom post-COVID comeback — thanks in large part to the migrant crisis. Industry bigs tell The Post that business people are looking to buy hotels or even open new ones — spurred by the big bucks the city is having to drop on accommodating asylum-seekers at them, as well as a related dearth of rooms for tourists.

Housing child asylum seekers in hotels unlawful for over 18 months, judge rules

The Home Office’s use of hotels to house lone child asylum seekers has been unlawful for more than 18 months, the High Court has ruled. The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) brought legal action against the department over the practice of housing unaccompanied youngsters in Home Office-run hotels, claiming the arrangements are “not fit for purpose”.

HOPSCOTCH GROUPE BECOMES A MAJOR PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MARKETING

HOPSCOTCH Groupe (Euronext Growth FR0000065278), a communications consulting group and a major player in Digital, Public Relations, Influence and Events, announced today the signature of the acquisition of the INTERFACE TOURISM agencies in France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, thus extending its presence in Europe and strengthening its expertise in the "tourism" industry.

Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome

Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts. The site of Nero’s Theatre, found during renovation work to a building scheduled to become a Four Seasons hotel. Photograph: Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/Shutterstock