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‘Morally Sketchy’ Airbnb Investors ‘Driving Out Locals’ – Is Airbnb Still A Better Option?
01 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The writer seems to believe that, besides the fact that many locals are being driven out by investors buying up properties for Airbnb purposes, the financial reasoning for renting someone’s private home over a hotel has become debatable.
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Call The Influencers – Amazing Retired Boeing 737 Turned Into A Luxury Bali Villa [Images]
08 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s even a jacuzzi with an ocean view in the cockpit.
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You Need To Reconsider How You Look At Hotel Star Ratings
08 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The generic hotel star ratings seem to suggest that a five-star hotel will wow you, while a one-star hotel will leave you disappointed, but it’s actually more complicated than that.
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Meanwhile In Durban – Video Shows Half-Naked Man Dangling Out Of Hotel Frequented By Sex Workers
19 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A man who allegedly couldn’t pay for the services of a sex worker was recently spotted dangling out the window of a hotel in the Durban CBD.
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Dubai’s Moon Hotel Isn’t The Only Wacky Hotel Idea Doing The Rounds
27 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Dubai’s $5 billion moon-shaped hotel is the latest architectural oddity in an ever-lengthening list of strange hotel ideas.
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Hotel Staff Reveal “Staggering Range” Of Truly Shocking Things Rich Guests Get Up To
02 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Consider animal role-play, sexualising horses, and eating off of and then shooting blow-up dolls that resemble Taylor Swift.
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Can’t Make It To Space? Try This R440 000 ‘Astronaut Orientation’ Weekend Instead
19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
In order to help billionaire wannabe astronauts decide if it is worth wasting millions on an actual flight to space, a French hotelier has set up a way to give them a taste.
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The World’s Most Exclusive Hotel In Dubai Is Offering Tours To Non-Guests Now [Videos]
13 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Burj Al Arab, one of the world’s most exclusive hotels with seven stars, is offering a tour for non-guests at 14 times less than the cost of a night stay.
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They’re Spending $1 Billion Redoing New York’s Famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel [Images]
05 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
New York’s luxury hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, has had a long and storied history since its opening 90 years ago. Now new renovations are bringing it into the current century.
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The Long, Debauched History Of The Hotel Chelsea
18 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hotel Chelsea, back in the news amidst sexual abuse and grooming allegations made against Bob Dylan, has quite a story to tell.
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Madiba’s Former Home Has Been Turned Into A Hotel [Images]
01 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Nelson Mandela’s former Houghton home has been refurbished and will open as a boutique hotel from August.
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You’ll Fork Out A Decent Sum To Stay At Some Of The World’s Best Hotels
23 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Once conditions are safe enough to open more international borders, those who have been unable to travel will likely take to the skies. Here are a few hotels worth a closer look.
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387-Year-Old Palace Of Versailles Opens Hotel
10 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
For the first time in history, people other than royals or courtiers can sleep on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
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A Closer Look At Two Of Cape Town CBD’s Most Stylish Hotels
17 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may see far fewer international visitors this holiday season, for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t mean South Africans won’t flock to the Mother City.
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Western Cape Beach Pad Makes Condé Nast Traveler Top 10 Resorts
26 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Condé Nast has consulted their readers to find the top 50 resorts (or lodges) in the world, with South Africa scoring seven spots, including one in the top 10.
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Trouble At The Vineyard Hotel In Newlands
26 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of Cape Town’s most well-known hotels is being taken to court over alleged outstanding debts, with conflicting takes on how it got to this point.
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Disinfecting Machines, Electro-Mist, And Invisible Sanitiser: Cape Hotel Going All Out To Survive
21 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
International visitors may soon be trickling in, and hotels are pulling out all the stops to make sure they give themselves the best chance of survival.
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Six Instagram-Worthy Places To Stay On Your Next Holiday
26 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re looking for somewhere weird or whimsical to stay while travelling, we’ve got you covered.
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Tough Times Ahead For Famous Cape Hotels
21 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Interprovincial travel will at least allow South Africans to holiday in other parts of the country, but without overseas tourists, the industry is in real trouble.
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A Rare Look Inside North Korea’s Secretive Hotels
05 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
One wouldn’t usually associate North Korea with a lovely spot to take a holiday, and yet it does have a tourism industry.
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Travel + Leisure’s List Of The Top Five Hotels In The World
15 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Travel + Leisure have released their ‘World’s Best’ list of the top 100 hotels across the globe.
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CLOSED: COVID-19 Claims Three Iconic SA Hotels
22 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The economic fallout of the national lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the closure of some iconic South African hotels.
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Forbes Travel Guide’s Top Restaurant, Hotel, And Spa In The World
25 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Forbes’ expert reviewers have tallied up the numbers, handed out the ratings, and the verdict is in on the best hotel, spa, and restaurant in the world.
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Forbes ‘2020 Star Awards’ Features These Five-Star SA Hotels
17 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For the first time in 62 years, four hotels in South Africa have been awarded a Forbes Five-Star Rating.
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That Floating Hotel In Sweden Is Finally Open For Business [Images]
06 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If woodland, icy waters, and off-the-grid living are what you’re after, you should book a stay at this Swedish floating hotel.
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Hotel Offers 18 Years Of Free Stays If You Make A Baby There On Valentine’s Day
30 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
This hotel chain really wants you to procreate. So much so, in fact, that if you conceive a baby in one of their rooms on February 14, you can stay there for free.
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Accommodation Specials For Mining Indaba
12 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Big business, and big money, will descend on Cape Town in February next year for the world’s largest mining investment event, the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
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The Luxury Hotels In Dubai Are Getting Silly Now
01 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Atlantis, The Palm hotel in Dubai, has long been the pinnacle of luxury. Now it’s getting a sister hotel that could surpass it.
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Dubai’s Latest Luxury Development Is An Architectural Masterpiece [Images]
20 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
This massive luxury development opening soon in Dubai boasts, amongst other things, a large number of floating swimming pools.
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Seven Of The Best Hotels In Cape Town
07 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s plenty of competition to land on a ‘best hotels in Cape Town’ list, but we’ve picked these seven options in and around the Mother City.
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