New York City Is Best City For Catching Pokémon At ‘Pokétels’
New York City dominates the list of hotels with access to the most
Pokéstops and Pokégyms within or near the property, taking nine of the
10 spots.
The top-rated ‘Pokétel’ in the US is The Towers at Lotte New York
Palace, which features 11 Pokéstops and Pokégyms within 500 feet (152 m)
and another 231 within a 1.25 mile (2 km) radius.
The travel industry has been quick to recognize the opportunities
presented by the geo-location-based mobile game that gets players off
their couches and out exploring in the real world.
Users must capture
Pokémon characters which are hidden amongst city landmarks, monuments,
and public spaces.
Of the 500 millennials polled in a Hotels.com survey, 79 percent said they plan to play Pokémon Go on their next vacation.
Of the 500 millennials polled in a Hotels.com survey, 79 percent said they plan to play Pokémon Go on their next vacation.
- Nearly half of respondents (48 percent) also said they would consider visiting a new destination because of the game.
- The majority of respondents agreed they’d take free Wifi over free breakfast if they had to choose, and expressed a booking preference for hotels that are Pokéstops.
On an international scale, Paris is home to the most Pokétels, taking six of the top 10 spots. Hotels with Pokéstops and Pokégyms closer to the property held more weight in the overall score.
About one in four respondents said they could easily see themselves devoting up to three hours playing the game on their next vacation, and covering 2.5 miles (4 km.
Here are the top Pokétels in the US, as defined by the number of Pokéstops and Pokégyms within 500 feet:
1. The Towers at Lotte New York Palace, New York
2. Apartment 804, New York
3. The St. Regis New York
4. The Broome NYC, New York
5. The Peninsula New York
6. Baccarat Hotel and Residences, New York
7. Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel
8. The Library Hotel, New York City
9. Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
10. The NoMad Hotel, New York
INDIAN DIPLOMAT'S DAUGHTER SUES NEW YORK?
NEW YORK, U.S.A. - The teenage daughter of an Indian diplomat who says she was wrongfully arrested for sending threatening emails to two of her New York City teachers has sued the city for $1.5 million, claiming civil rights violations.Krittika Biswas, the daughter of the vice-consul in the Consulate General of India in New York, was arrested and imprisoned for a night last year after gym and calculus teachers at her Queens high school accused her of sending lewd and violent emails.
- The next day, Biswas was suspended from John Bowne High School and compelled to attend classes at "an alternate location without an applicable enriched academic program, and more akin to 'reform school,'" according to the lawsuit.
- Queens District Attorney Richard Brown dropped all charges against Biswas, who was 18 years old at the time, and ordered the records from the case sealed. A spokeswoman for Brown declined to comment because the case is sealed.
- Biswas has denied sending the messages and her lawyer described the case as one of "mistaken identity."
- A representative at the Queens high school declined to comment, and one of the teachers involved in the incident, Jamie Kim-Ross, could not immediately be reached.
- Biswas claimed diplomatic immunity. Ultimately, she returned to India, where she holds citizenship, and has continued her studies there.
The lawsuit names Kim-Ross, as well as the principal at John Bowne High School, the city Department of Education, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and others. The second teacher was not identified by name.A spokeswoman from the city's law department declined to comment on the case because she said the city has not yet been served with the lawsuit.
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