(Natural News) Travelers took to social media to decry overcharging by airline companies as travel fares went up by more than 40 percent over the past year. The Daily Mail reported that several travelers blasted airlines for exorbitant air fare. One traveler deemed the current rate “unacceptable,” while another slammed “atrocious” airlines for charging high prices to people […]

(Natural News) A man who was recently in Las Vegas for DEFCON, the world’s largest annual hacker convention, was harassed and had his room raided by law enforcement-impersonating private security goons at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, which is part of the Caesars Entertainment family of hotels and casinos. Ben, as The Civil Rights Lawyer […]

(Natural News) A government watchdog group has learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent $17 million in American tax money last year on hotel rooms for “migrants” who never actually checked in. ICE signed an $87 million contract with the nonprofit company Endeavors, which was supposed to provide services for the surge of invaders […]

(Natural News) Canada’s new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine “rules” for travelers returning from outside its borders are making headlines, and not in a good way. Angry mobs are reportedly forming in the lobbies of hotels that have been turned into makeshift concentration camps where those entering from abroad are being forced to stay, on their […]

(Natural News) Jobs in the hospitality industry will be the hardest hit as businesses increasingly turn to automation in the face of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The prediction came from a study by the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). Researchers from the London-based think tank found that the ongoing pandemic is increasing […]

(Natural News) The hospitality industry in the U.S. has been reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with hotels furloughing their staff – if not laying them off. In fact, 74 percent of hotels would be forced to lay off more employees if the federal government does not help them tide over. A study […]

(Natural News) The development of the Airbnb concept was touted as the next wave in the hospitality industry, driven by a Silicon Valley-powered network and good old-fashioned principles of capitalism. Would-be entrepreneurs borrowed money to buy new properties they could ‘rent out’ as the virtual bed-and-breakfast idea took flight.  “At first it works. Your properties […]

(Natural News) While a number of experts have already warned that the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) on the United States is expected to be tremendously negative, a respected hedge fund manager sounded an even louder alarm on Wednesday. In an interview with CNBC, Bill Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, said that […]