Pepper the robot comforts coronavirus patients being quarantined at Tokyo hotels as officials take over 2,800 rooms to free up hospital space amid pandemic Coronavirus patients in Tokyo are moving into hotels while they quarantine The hotels are using robots to limit the spread of the virus to human workers One hotel features Pepper, which … Read more
Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to look into helping hotels left ‘devastated’ by closures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The president – who himself owns a number of hotels across the country – was asked about whether they will be offered help at his daily briefing. After mentioning his ‘wonderful place’ in Doral, … Read more
More than one thousand homeless people in London are now safely self-isolating in hotels after being taken off the streets amid the coronavirus lockdown. Rough sleepers are more likely to have underlying health conditions, particularly respiratory ones, than the rest of the population. They also have little access to handwashing or hygiene facilities. So the … Read more
Deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South this weekend destroyed 1 million homes and businesses from Texas to the Carolinas, as those left homeless in some cases were moved into hotels because opening shelters was too risky because of the coronavirus outbreak. The storms which struck on Easter Sunday left at least 31 dead and … Read more
Have you thought about where you’ll be when the lockdown restrictions are lifted? Here our travel writers reveal the places they are longing to visit around the UK as soon as it’s safe to do so. The Victorian grandeur of Gladstone’s Library in Flintshire, the decadence of The Methuen Arms in Wiltshire, the luxuriousness of … Read more
Revealed: The stunning $50million vineyard hotel set to become ‘the Sydney Opera House’ of Australian accommodation Hotel ‘Oscar Seppeltsfield’ is set to open in 2022 and will sit in the heart of the historic Seppeltsfield vineyard The curvaceous design is influenced by the art of wine barrel-making, according to the architects Around 70 rooms will … Read more
‘Top up?’ inquired my husband, as we sat on the sun-dappled terrace. It’s hard to think of a nicer question. Especially when asked on a balmy afternoon in Beaune, the unofficial capital of Burgundy’s Côte-d’Or region, where we were simply doing what the good people of this dignified town do best – savouring one of … Read more
The top 17 best UK hotels for families have been revealed by the AA, which also pinpointed where family-friendly hotels can be found in the highest concentrations. It found that London has the most family-friendly hotels, with Devon in second place and Cumbria and North Yorkshire joint third. The travel firm says that top-ranked London … Read more
A member of Basque terror group ETA has been acquitted of a bomb attack on two Costa Blanca hotels, which left a British student among the injured. Ellie Carr, 20 at the time of the July 2003 blast, needed 20 stitches after it rocked the Hotel Bahia in Alicante next to the Spanish school where … Read more
How to plan a trip to Taiwan and advice on good budget hotels in Australia: The Holiday Guru helps you find the perfect break Want a cheap trip to Taiwan? Try Regent Holidays or Travel Republic Ibis has more than 50 hotels in Australia, room rates start from £53 There’s also advice on holidays to Greece … Read more