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News Articles: hospitality

This bar inside Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas strip has two robots that serve customers drinks. The Tipsy Robot opened a second location on the strip this year.

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  • Economy

Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change

Workers in Las Vegas have been watching automation and technology inch into their workplace. Now with AI, the city is preparing to adapt its service-heavy tourism economy.

September 04, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
An aerial view of Savannah's River Street, with two riverboats docked along the Savannah River

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  • Business

Savannah nightlife study lays out plan for ‘safe, vibrant and well managed’ leisure offerings

The $80,000 study gives two dozen recommendations to city leaders.

July 17, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Hotel after walking off their job early Sunday, July 2, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles.

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  • Business

Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California

Hotel workers in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Orange County are striking for better wages and working conditions, affecting scores of hotels over the July 4th holiday.

July 03, 2023
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By:
  • Erin Kenney and
  • Andrea Hsu
Visitors stand before the Forsyth Park fountain, one of Savannah's most popular tourist hotspots.

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  • Politics

‘We are a tourist city’: Savannah increases hotel/motel tax for first time in nearly three decades

The 2% increase creates a new pool of funding for tourism-related projects.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Cinnamon and cardamon bun served in a Swedish cafe, often eaten at <em>fika </em>– a Swedish word that's often translated as "coffee and cake break." <em></em>

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  • World

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jacky Habib and
  • Malaka Gharib
Cinnamon and cardamon bun served in a Swedish cafe, often eaten at <em>fika </em>– a Swedish word that's often translated as "coffee and cake break." <em></em>

Tagged as: 

  • World

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jacky Habib and
  • Malaka Gharib
The landlord of the centuries-old Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub, pictured last July, said last week that it would close, though there is hope it will reopen under new management.

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  • Europe

A pub that claims to be England's oldest could close its doors because of COVID

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans dates back to the 8th century, with a storied past featuring medieval pigeons, Oliver Cromwell and tunnels once traversed by monks. Now its future is uncertain.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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