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Room at the Inn: Banksy's Walled Off Hotel welcomes its first guests

When is a hotel opening simultaneously a political statement and a work of art?

Economy

Tourists returning to Europe

Improved hotel bookings and increased tax-free shopping and air traffic show that tourists are returning to Europe after recent security fears.

Israel

Banksy's 'Walled Off Hotel' causes a stir in the West Bank

The Walled Off Hotel used to be a pottery workshop.

Italy

See Italy's first capsule hotel

Rooms are 4 metres square and cost 8 euros an hour - or 25 for a whole night.

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Business Series

Airbnb makes a French connection with 86% rise in summer bookings

Tough times for traditional hotels in France as new research shows their revenue falling, as Airbnb revealed it had dramatically increased its bookings there.

Economy

Greece to tax property owners who rent to visitors

The Greek government is to pass a law taxing owners of properties who rent them out to visitors via sites like Airbnb.

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Taiwan: massage for pampered pooches

It’s a dogs life.

USA

Check out time: the famed Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is no more

The historic Riviera Hotel and Casino has been demolished to make room for the new convention centre expansion.

France

Cannes' iconic hotel reveals tricks of the trade to make VIPs feel at home

After striking poses on the red carpet, giving interviews, attending long ceremonies and parties, celebrities deserve to stay at Cannes’ best

Economy

Starwood Hotels bidding war hots up as Anbang raises the stakes

China's Anbang raises offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts to almost $14 billion, trying to see off Marriott International's bid.

Business Series

US hotelier Starwood taps into Cuba tourism boom

US-based Starwood has signed a deal with Cuba's government to run two nationalised hotels in Havana becoming the first US company to invest heavily in Cuba since the 1959 Communist revolution.

France

Putting out the Ritz blaze brakes out glitzy hotel in Paris

A major fire has broken out at the prestigious Ritz hotel in Paris.Breaking: Fire breaks out in the Ritz Hotel in Paris via pfroissart</a> <a

Economy

New destinations seek to get in on the act at World Travel Market

The tourism industry’s leading global event includes some 250 new exhibitors this year. At the 2015 World Travel Market in London, upcoming tourist

Economy

Qatari group takes over Rome's "Dolce Vita" hotel

A Qatari hotel group is to buy the famous Westin Excelsior hotel in Rome for 222 million euros. The Excelsior opened its doors 1906 and became

My Europe Series

Busting the boom: why Barcelona wants to curb mass tourism

Barcelona is booming. A little too booming for many of its inhabitants and city officials who have taken measures to clamp down on a surge of tourism

Spain

Barcelona blocks new tourist accommodation licences

Barcelona’s new mayor has launched a one year ban on new tourist accommodation. Mayor Ada Colau says she wants to avoid a saturation of the market