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Gulls compete for the airborne material at Toronto's Cherry Beach.

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Canadian Hotel Forgives Guest 17 Years After Flock Of Seagulls Trashed His Room

3:38pm April 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

When Nick Burchill stayed at the Fairmont Empress hotel in Victoria, Canada, in 2001, he left the window open and a suitcase full of pepperoni in his room. The birds saw an opportunity.

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization, attend the Trump International Hotel And Tower Vancouver Grand Opening in February.

New Trump Hotel Set To Open In Heart Of The Mississippi Delta

2:21pm November 20, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Ethics experts question new Trump hotels being built during his presidency. The new Trump-associated line looks to capitalize on a nearby Grammy museum — and is also running into local politics

Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday, June 2, 2017 in Manila, Philippines.

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Dozens Of Deaths Reported In Philippine Resort Attack

11:38pm June 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Local media say bodies were found in the casino attacked by what police said was one man. Police think the man, who died later of apparent suicide, shot a gun and set fires to steal gambling chips.

Because a high pH level makes cigars fairly alkaline, consuming tart candies like Skittles or Starbursts can help neutralize the palate.

Skittles, Champagne And Cigars: A New Generation Of Flavor Pairings

10:29am April 13, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

Cigar sommeliers are becoming increasingly popular in fine restaurants and hotels, pairing the nuanced flavor of tobacco with beverages, and using tart candies like Skittles to cleanse the palate.

The hotel continued to operate after the devastating 2010 earthquake. The collapsed roof is visible behind the pool.

Reporter Returns to Haiti And Finds Cherished Hotel Shuttered

1:53pm September 18, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

I couldn't care less about most of the hotels I've stayed in as a foreign correspondent. But La Villa Creole was different.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has accepted a takeover offer from Marriott International, after Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group Co. withdrew from takeover talks.

Marriott To Buy Starwood Hotels, After Chinese Firm Quits Pursuit

9:17am April 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Marriott says that the boards of both hotel companies approved the deal after the Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group ended its pursuit.

Gujaratis played a huge role in the expansion of Best Westerns and Days Inns across the country, according to one scholar, partly because they were willing to relocate to places like Berlin, Conn., pictured here.

Here To Stay: How Indian-Born Innkeepers Revolutionized America's Motels

2:31pm March 05, 2016

by Alexandra Starr

Indian immigrants and their children comprise about 1 percent of the U.S. population, yet they own roughly half of all American motels. And 70 percent of those moteliers hail one same state: Gujarat.

Sebastiaan De Vos, right, the general manager of Vienna's Magdas Hotel, recruits refugees like 24-year-old Ehsan Amini, left, to work at the hotel. Amini, who works in the Magdas cafe, fled Afghanistan and arrived in Austria five years ago. He's one of 20

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The New Hotel In Vienna, Run By Refugees

12:45pm December 01, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

The hotel is staffed by refugees from countries including Afghanistan, Nigeria and Algeria. It serves as a model for how to train newcomers to work in the European countries where they claim asylum.

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Brooke Borel says bedbugs were essentially wiped out after World War II thanks to DDT. It's not totally clear why they came back in the past couple of decades.

The Creepy, Crawly World Of Bedbugs And How They Have 'Infested' Homes

5:36pm April 08, 2015

Brooke Borel's new book describes their history and how they hide, bite and reproduce. Borel, who has combated them herself, says an infestation "does mess with your mind a little bit."

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Marriott is putting envelopes like this one in thousands of rooms at its hotels, hoping to boost the number of guests who tip the housekeeping staff.

Marriott's New Envelope For Room Tips Stirs Debate

3:07pm September 16, 2014

by Bill Chappell

An initiative launched with Maria Shriver's input is raising questions over how the hotel company pays its staff — and whether guests should be expected to tip.