Hotel

US beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser says Team USA ‘busted me out’ of quarantine hotel

By Sharita J. Wilson 3 days ago

TOKYO – U.S. beach volleyball duo Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena defeated their Brazilian opponents in their second pool play match, after which Dalhausser spoke about being forced to serve a quarantine in a hotel room before competition began.

The Americans toppled Rio Olympic gold medalist Alison Cerutti, and his teammate since 2019, Alvaro Morais Filho, 2-1 (24-22, 19-21, 15-13) at a rainy and windy Shiokaze Park on Tuesday.

“You know, we were better than them by two points, Dalhausser said. “I think it was only a two-point difference in the whole match. That’s a team that’s gonna contend for

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A new Joie de Vivre beach hotel is mostly a joy, despite a disrupted sleep: the Mission Pacific Hotel

By Sharita J. Wilson 1 week ago



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In late May, Hyatt opened its newest Joie de Vivre property in the unassuming beachside enclave of Oceanside, California. The Mission Pacific Hotel has 161 rooms and a prime location overlooking the beach. It’s flanked by a Wyndham property on one side and a Marriott hotel is one block away, but the Mission Pacific outshines them both.

With sleek, comfortable rooms and the acquisition of a historic

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Daytona, Florida hotel jobs remain open as summer tourism booms

By Sharita J. Wilson 1 week ago

DAYTONA BEACH — Jennifer Pickett was all smiles as she emerged from an interview at an open-house job fair this past week at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.

Pickett, 45, who left her job as an assistant manager at a senior assisted living facility in Palm Coast in the wake of COVID-related stresses of 2020, was excited about the prospects of a hospitality career.

“I really think this whole area, Daytona Beach, is hopping again,” she said, following an interview that she hoped would lead to a job in reservations or customer service. “I think the Hilton

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Laguna Beach partially lifts stop work order on restoration of Hotel Laguna

By Sharita J. Wilson 2 weeks ago

Restoration work can resume at Hotel Laguna on its restaurant, lobby, bar and kitchen after the city of Laguna Beach partially lifted a stop work order on the historic landmark that had been placed when officials discovered exterior work was occurring without a permit.

A statement released Wednesday by the city said building inspectors confirmed the interior work done by developer Mo Honarkar on the hotel meets required construction standards, but that no work will be allowed in other parts of the hotel until Honarkar and his team submit a comprehensive plan for the overall restoration of the property and

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