Airbnb to collect and pay hotel taxes for its L.A. hosts

Edit Daily Breeze 18 Jul 2016
LOS ANGELES -- Short-term rental company Airbnb has agreed to collect and pay hotel taxes on behalf of its Los Angeles hosts under a three- year agreement announced by city officials today. Starting Aug. 1, Airbnb will be responsible for paying the hotel taxes -- also known as "transient occupancy taxes" -- that are owed by hosts who rent out rooms and properties through the company's website and smartphone applications ... ....
photo: WN / Emiko Silalahi
Rose (Flower)

LETTERS: Chinese want clean air

Edit The Himalayan 14 Jul 2016
“What do Chinese tourists want?” (THT, Perspectives, July 10, Page 1). Even tourism honchos, including a China expert, featured in the story seem to know what they want. Going by the story photo, it is, however, easy to conclude what Chinese tourists do not want. dust, smoke and putrid smell ...Chinese economy is slowing’ and it could have a telling effect on Nepali hospitality and tourism industry. Manohar Shrestha, Kathmandu. Infanticide....

Craft beer boom brews expansion for Australian hop farmers in Tasmania, Victoria

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 Jul 2016
Australia's insatiable taste for craft beer is spurring on an expansion for the country's biggest hop grower, as new varieties are developed and planted to create aromatic, flavoursome brews ... ....

Pacquiao plans to return to the ring Nov. 5

Edit Dayton Daily News 13 Jul 2016
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New Jersey regulators OK MGM's Borgata purchase

Edit Dayton Daily News 13 Jul 2016
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Gardena and Larry Flynt at odds as Lucky Lady Casino prepares to open

Edit Daily Breeze 12 Jul 2016
A dispute over money -- not to mention some consternation over a scantily clad woman in platform heels -- is all that stands in Larry Flynt's way as the porn-publishing mogul prepares to open his new Lucky Lady Casino in Gardena on Monday ... ....
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Riccarton Market held at the racecourse - New Zealand.

Lift in spending exceeds forecast

Edit Otago Daily Times 11 Jul 2016
Consumers reached for their wallets in June as spending surged 1.3% from the previous month, well ahead of the 0.5% market estimate ... The tourism boom continued. Hospitality swung to 1.5% growth in June from a fall of 0.7% in May, The June result was the largest upwards swing since last October and November, he said ... ....

San Diego Chargers stadium plan heads to November ballot

Edit Dayton Daily News 10 Jul 2016
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Atlantic City's former Showboat casino reopens as hotel

Edit Dayton Daily News 08 Jul 2016
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The Latest: Mayor says Dallas is safe, can start to heal

Edit Dayton Daily News 08 Jul 2016
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Bain Capital & friends pour $11M into BevSpot to stop bars from running dry

Edit Crunch 07 Jul 2016
 BevSpot has found a problem worth solving. preventing your local bar from running out of your favorite tipple. Raising an $11 million Series B round from Bain Capital Ventures and other select drinking buddies, the company will be upping its product development and global market expansion in the web-based beverage management space ... ....

Connecticut tribal leaders speak out against Trump's remarks

Edit Dayton Daily News 07 Jul 2016
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Into the wild: foraging for wild food in Australian forests

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 06 Jul 2016
We all walk through life blind to the hidden treasures laying in damp forest floors and wild bushlands, according to veteran forager Tom Tilbry ... ....
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