{
  "id": 16998993,
  "title": "In the age of algorithms, hotel libraries are an act of resistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/in-the-age-of-algorithms-hotel-libraries-are-an-act-of-resistance-16998993",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/10/29/in-the-age-of-algorithms-hotel-libraries-are-an-act-of-resistance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For a long time, years-old magazines and leather-bound, decorative tomes were the hotelier’s reading material of choice for guests – alongside holy books in the bedside table. A Penguin paperback left on a desk was more of an afterthought than a statement. But, lately, something has shifted. Now, hotels are increasingly treating their libraries as they treat their art collections : with…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}