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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Airbnb said Tuesday revenue in the recently ended quarter topped $2 billion as people shook off pandemic worries and took part in a banner travel season. The home rental platform logged a net income of $379 million in what it touted as the most profitable second quarter in its history. As a sign of confidence in its future, the San Francisco-based company announced it will devote $2 billion to […]
Says he will assume “full responsibility” for paying hotels (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed all local government units to look for hotels, motels and inns which can be used as temporary isolation facilities for people who have been swabbed for COVID-19 where they will await test results, and eventually stay while under quarantine if they test positive. Duterte observed there is not enough spaces or areas where people suspected of having COVID-19 […]
by Ishara Kodikara in Colombo and Lakruwan Wanniarachchi in Batticaloa At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Eight apparently co-ordinated explosions targeted Easter worshippers and high end hotels popular with international guests. The horrific death toll, which has risen dramatically […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has condoled with Sri Lanka over the deadly blasts in hotels and churches that killed over 200 people on Sunday, April 21. “As we recall our recent commitment to boost ties with Sri Lanka and the warm relations between the leaders our of countries, we express our sincere solidarity and offer our heartfelt prayers to the citizens of Sri Lanka,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo reiterated “expressions of […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Gulf metropolis Dubai, on its never-ending quest to break records, announced the opening of the “world’s new tallest hotel” Sunday, pipping another towering landmark in the city for the title. The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel stands 356 meters, or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall. The new record-holder is within view of its predecessor, Dubai’s JW Mariott Marquis — just one meter shorter. The Gevora’s first guests […]
According to Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr., Director General of the National Organizing Council of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, they will have all the hotels in Roxas Boulevard en route to the Philippine International Convention Center will have their windows closed, as well as those of other establishments as part of the security measures during APEC. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
