A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 5 months ago

Scott D. Clark, a guest at the Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Paul, cornered the duck early Saturday morning, grabbed the bird and ripped its head from its body while a hotel security guard and others watched. Clark then turned to onlookers and said: "I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat it." picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Cities Businesses are expected to thrive, profits sore, but the one industry that is really going to take off, The Sex Business. Prostitutes are traveling into the city, as the 35,000 guests that arrive during a convention always drive up the illegal sex services.

(Dont worry Dems, the Republican Convention does it too...) picked by MuppetmakeR 8 months ago

Senator John Goedde sponsored a bill to sharply increase fines in Idaho for speeding in school zones...

...Can you see where this is going? picked by muppet 6 months ago

Visitors to Liverpool, birthplace of the Beatles, can rest their heads in the Lennon or McCartney suites at the Fab Four-themed Hard Days Night Hotel that opened Friday.

Hotel's website: picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

Gunman kills one male hostage and then himself. Police say the gunman had a hand gun.

5:25pm EST

Isn't NASA a secured facility? Apparently not. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

Gorgeous pictures of top california State parks picked by myrthachang 1 year ago

So you're on leave from a tour of duty in Afghanistan and go to visit a wounded colleague and go to book in at a hotel only to be told, "Sorry we don't accept military personnel". ___________________________________________ *UPDATE* Hotel says that, "the hotel had in recent months "experienced some rather serious incidents" resulting from the stay of personnel from a l... read full post picked by DoggyLives 1 month ago

Costing some £22 million, the Hard Days Night (sic) hotel in Liverpool is now open. The low key Beatles styling has impressed some (such as in the article linked) but not others, as evinced here. picked by Pocksucket 8 months ago

The artist, Douglas Edric Stanley, explains his reason for the art installation at a games convention. More from his website including video link. picked by suebe 2 months ago

A Madrid hotel combined its need to refurbish its rooms and stressed-out city residents' need for an outlet, letting them take sledgehammers to their rooms and demolish it.

DUPE picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A senator is actually being indicted for receiving and hiding gifts including renovations on his home. Only shocking thing here is why only he and not the rest of the senate is being indicted. None of them are innocent. picked by BernardBlack 2 months ago

Traveling to Las Vegas is usually exciting. It can be even better if you plan ahead a little and set things up around your budget, entertainment needs and location. Hotels in Las Vegas run from skanky cheap to absurdly extravagant.

Why settle for what your convention planners recommend, or the easiest hotel to find. A trip to Vegas is worth taking the time to plan a few things. picked by vyking 1 year ago

Bolivian hotel built entirely from salt.

The average annual rainfall in Bolivia is over 20 inches

Can you see where I'm going with that? Salt. Soluble. You see? picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Four Taleban fighters have attacked a hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, used by aid workers and diplomats. picked by keroberos32 9 months ago

French Spiderman" Alain Robert, who has become famous for illegally climbing buildings across the world, scaled a top Hong Kong hotel on Tuesday to highlight the fight against global warming. picked by topofall 6 months ago

Pillet Hand Prosthesis is calling on the Hotel Salisbury in Manhattan to pay the bill for three lost artificial appendages. The hotel is being sued because one of its employees allegedly misplaced a bag containing three artificial feet, two of which had toes. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A surge in naked sleepwalking among guests has led one of the country's largest budget hotel groups to re-train staff to handle late-night nudity. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Alice Cooper along with associates is setting up a Christian Teen center to try and help at-risk teenagers channel their energy into a more positive direction.
Link with more info. CNN Video Interview. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

West Nile virus has surged in parts of California, killing one woman and infecting 27 other people, health officials said on Sunday. *gak* picked by Bornbad 1 year ago