Alexa for Hospitality Lets Amazon Follow You on Vacation
For those averse to talking on the phone, hotel stays can resemble a war of attrition, testing your mettle to see how…
Skip the Tourist Stuff and Just Lock Yourself Up in This Hotel’s Bananas Gaming Suite
If you’re a gamer who doesn’t want to haul a PC with you on vacation, you could book your next trip to Panama City…
Airbus Wants to Stuff a Bunch of Comfy Beds Into a Plane's Cargo Hold for Long Flights
Airbus apparently didn’t get the memo that air travel is only supposed to get more cramped and uncomfortable year after…
Former Hotel Owner Sued After Charging Woman $350 for Posting Negative Review Online
The state of Indiana is suing the former owner of a hotel over a policy to charge guests $350 for making…
Report: New York Police Are Cracking Down on Small-Scale Airbnb Rentals
According to a new report in Quartz, New York City authorities are deploying a number of tactics designed to go after…
Fly Through This Real Hotel Like It Was Scanned by an Enormous Medical Machine
Using strong magnetic fields and radio waves, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines let us peer inside the human…
How to Use Your Chromecast in a Hotel Room
Google’s Chromecast is one of the most useful streaming dongles ever invented—but its functionality falls down as soon…
At This Incredible Hotel in Antarctica, You Can Freeze Your Ass Off in Style
If, unlike me, you look ineffably cool wearing a giant parka, slogging around in the snow and freezing your butt off,…
Remember, When You Wire Up Your Hotel With A Fancy Interface, Make Sure It's Protected
Matthew Garrett is a Security Developer for CoreOS, and noticed something interesting about the hotel he was staying…
Hyatt Admits to Finding Malware on Its Payment Systems
If you’ve stayed at a Hyatt recently, you may want to check your bank statements. The chain has admitted that it’s…
FCC Fines Hilton and MC Dean $750,000 Over Blocking Guests' Wi-Fi
The FCC has been taking a much-needed stand against companies that block personal Wi-Fi hotspots in an effort to get…
Hilton Investigating Claims of Hotel Sale Register Hacks
If you’ve stayed at a Hilton hotel this year, you may want to check your bank records. The hotel chain admitted on…
Watch This Guy Open a Hotel Room Safe With a Pocketknife and Paperclip
Did you pay extra for a deluxe hotel room that came with a safe? It doesn’t matter how complex you think you four-digit…
Behold, a Real Hotel Staffed By Talking Androids and Robotic Dinosaurs
There is now a hotel in the world with a dinosaur concierge. He’s also a robot. He also speaks English. He wears a cute…
Marriott Makes Locking Yourself In Your Room Less Boring With Netflix
Marriott just hatched a deal with Netflix to make your streaming account accessible from its hotel room. Forget boring…
The High Tech Hotel of 1921 Had an Alarm Clock In Every Room
Today, hotels offer high-tech amenities that just a generation ago would be astounding — RFID key cards, customizable…
The Most Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Cliff Top Hotels Ever Built
These hotels, seated atop high cliffs, don't just have marvelous views; they're also quite wonderful to look at —…
FCC Finally Lays Down the Law: Hotels Can't Block Wi-Fi
The FCC released a blunt warning to hotels today: Stop blocking guests' personal Wi-Fi connections.
The Eerie Ruins of 11 Abandoned Hotels
Tourism is a funny thing. Sometimes hot spots are hot, prompting opportunistic developers to build. And sometimes…
Williamsburg Brooklyn Is Getting a Luxury Microtel Because Hipsters
Williamsburg is filled with hip restaurants, hip boutiques, hip bars, and hipsters. But if you don't live there, there…