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Atlantic City casino workers are voting Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike for increased wages, two weeks before the Fourth of July holiday weekend.Unite Here Local 54’s contracts with Atlantic City’s major casino-hotels—including MGM Resorts International’s MGM 2.24% Borgata and Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s CZR 5.08% Harrah’s and Caesars properties—expired on May 31. Organizers say workers’ wages have fallen…

Those staying near the Denver International Airport will have a new hotel option: the city’s first Atwell Suites. IHG Hotels & Resorts, a global hotel company with well-known brands like Holiday Inn, InterContinental and more, is opening the 96-room property Thursday. Atwell Suites Denver Airport – Tower Road at 18350 East 65th Ave. is the brand’s second property. “With close proximity to the airport, we know its convenient location along with the property’s flexible design will appeal to both business and leisure…

Hotels looking to book new travelers and capitalize on this summer’s travel frenzy will soon discover a much easier way to manage and change their rates.What’s new. Earlier this week Google announced three new features to actively open the onboarding process for hotels wanting to list their rates or provide booking links through Google. Update 1: Industry-standard protocols. Google will support industry-standard protocols for bringing hotel rates online. These protocols are created to help different hotels remain…

If you are an SBI customer and are planning to go on a summer vacation, then SBI has asked you to follow certain security tips to stay safe. Check details here. Are you an SBI customer? Planning a family trip during the summer vacation? If yes, you need to be cautious while booking online tickets, hotels, among others, as your negligence can lead you to lose your hard earned money to cyber fraud. The State Bank of India (SBI) has asked its customers not to…

China’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns are hurting consumer spending for everything from coffee to sneakers and hotels, weighing on multinationals with a big presence in the country and blunting the postpandemic rebound that other parts of the world have experienced. The first three months of 2022 would have been financially stronger “if we didn’t have…the China drag,” said Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson, IHG’s chief financial officer, during an earnings call earlier this month. IHG’s China revenues per…

Some resort owners think they have found a way to avoid getting stuck with excess inventory when guests cancel at the last minute.It involves converting room nights for sale into nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, that can be bought or sold by hotel guests, similar to the StubHub market for concert and sporting event tickets. Owners say this ensures they get paid for the rooms because guests would sell their reservation in the market if they decide not to go, and appeal to the crypto-enthusiastic traveler. “We can…

Nevada gambling regulators approved on Thursday a limited license for MGM Resorts International shareholder Barry Diller to work in the state’s casino industry, after questioning the billionaire about a federal investigation into his purchases of Activision Blizzard Inc. shares.The Nevada Gaming Commission, which enforces anticorruption regulations in the state’s gambling industry, voted 4-1 to approve Mr. Diller for a two-year…

A Tesla Supercharger. The Tesla charging network is made up of two types of charging stations: Superchargers and Destination chargers. Credit: Jakob Härter Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly important in the global effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, driving massive growth in consumer demand. This demand has wide-reaching impacts, particularly on tourism.…