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TRAVEL

 The Best Hotel Minibars 


Jun 14, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - If your big summer vacation isn’t complete without raiding the hotel minibar, AskMen.com has a list of the best the industry has to offer. A sampling:
  • The Delano, Miami: If you get lucky on South Beach, you’ll be glad for the condoms and other sex
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(Newser) - The death toll in the suicide attack on a luxury hotel in Pakistan rose to 11 with at least 70 injured, reports the Times of London. At least two foreigners were among the dead at the five-star Pearl Oriental in Peshawar, though no more specific IDs were available. Still no... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Peshawar • suicide bombing • hotel • luxury hotels • terror attack

(Newser) - The recession is igniting new hotel wars: not battles for customers, but between owners of luxury hotels and the properties’ operators, the New York Times reports. The owners are often struggling to keep up with big debt payments, hindered by a more than 16% average drop in hotel bookings across... More »

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 New Beijing Luxury Hotel Burns 


Feb 9, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A new luxury hotel in Beijing went up in flames today as nearby crowds watched  a fireworks show for the end of the Lunar New Year, CNN reports. An explosion of flames erupted from the top of the newly built, unoccupied building as fire engulfed all 44 stories. The cause... More »

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China • Beijing • fireworks • hotel • luxury hotels • fire • Mandarin

 Luxury Hotels Emerge 
 as Terrorist Targets 

Luxury establishments are becoming terrorist targets

Dec 1, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The Mumbai attacks have provided world travelers with a new cause for concern, writes the New York Times: Increasingly, luxury hotels in developing countries are becoming terrorist targets. The raids on the Taj and Oberoi hotels come only 2 months after a car bomb blew apart the Islamabad Marriott, and... More »

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terrorism • security • India • Asia • hotel • Mumbai • luxury hotels

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Restored Jailhouses Rock as Trendy Hotel Destinations

Old schools, factories get facelifts too as hoteliers aim to attract upscale crowd

Oct 30, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taking aim at travelers who want more than just Wi-Fi or a pool, hoteliers are converting former prisons, schools, factories, and other odd sites into luxury hotels, Portfolio reports. Younger guests who travel for leisure are demanding distinctive experiences, and the unusual locations help hotels market their rooms in a... More »

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travel • Conrad Hilton • restoration • luxury travel • luxury hotels • art hotels • hotels

Hotel Bristols Abound World Over, but Nobody's Sure Why

Scores of hotels worldwide have adopted name of British port city

Sep 27, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - From Panama to Paris to Poland, there are more than 200 hotels in the world called Bristol, and nobody's quite sure why, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some trace the name back to the traveling 17th-century Earl of Bristol, but a native of Bristol, England—itself bereft of a Hotel... More »

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travel • Bristol • Britain • luxury hotels • hotels

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 Hotels Suited to Campaign Trail 

Whether in a swing state or a fave with young Hollywood, Obama and McCain can rest easy

Aug 20, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following the flurry of political press linked to hotel heiress and partier-in-chief Paris Hilton, campaign accommodation now requires serious vetting. Travel + Leisure plays candidate concierge, offering lodging suggestions for the presidential hopefuls:
  • Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas: For John McCain, red-friendly name and removed from the sinful Strip.
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Paris Hilton • Las Vegas • Hilton Hotels • Scarlett Johansson • hybrid car • luxury hotels • hotels

 World's 10 Sexiest Hotels

From spaceage to Japanese traditional, these rooms ooze appeal

Aug 9, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hotels can inspire us to do more than order room service and watch TV—or so Bill Tikos reports, in his London Times list of the planet’s 10 sexiest hotels:
  • Hotel Puerta America, Madrid: A private terrace with flowers and lemon trees creates a uniquely intimate ambience.
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Spain • Japan • Italy • Greece • luxury hotels • interior design • Hyatt Regency • sexy hotels

Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

Building frenzy before Olympics may have overestimated demand

Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing’s newest construction binge may lead to a glut of rooms as hoteliers race to finish new properties before the Olympic Games begin in August, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the Games open, Beijing will have 50 five-star hotels, more than double the total of five years ago.... More »

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Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • hospitality • Olympic Games • luxury hotels • hotels

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 For Hotels, Upgrades
 at Top Boost Bottom Line 

Making suites even sweeter has trickle-down effect to lower income brackets

May 29, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury hotels are spending money to make money, but the dollars aren’t flowing into the average traveler’s quarters, the Wall Street Journal reports. With competition growing and demand for rooms lacking, hotels are burnishing their top suites—some costing $30,000 a night—hoping the added glitz will... More »

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Dubai • Ritz Carlton • Four Seasons • hospitality • luxury travel • luxury hotels • business travelers • Setai

 Best Hotels for Star Sightings 

Tips on staying where the celebs stay, the world over

May 24, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ensure your vacation pics won't bore your friends by holing up in a lavish resort populated with A-list celebs. Travel+Leisure lists 10 hotels fit for the pages of US Weekly:
  1. George Clooney was spotted at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where each 6,500-square-foot villa has a private
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list • celebrity • vacation • Jennifer Aniston • Sarah Jessica Parker • luxury travel • Ashton Kutcher • luxury hotels • Beverly Hills Hotel • Demi Moore • Los Cabos • Amalfi Coast

Women-Only Saudi Hotel Raises Debate on Progress

Critics worry about segregation

May 15, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saudi businesswomen are embracing a hotel for women-only that frees them of the pressures from a society in which they can't drive and, until January, couldn't check into a hotel without permission from a male guardian. But others are concerned the Luthan Hotel & Spa simply reinforces the kingdom's gender... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women • women's rights • luxury hotels • gender segregation

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 Peru Swaps Backpackers
 for Well-Heeled Tourists 

Luxury tours aim for big bucks from the wealthy

Apr 2, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peru’s government hopes to carve a thick slice out of the world’s luxury travel market,  aided by sumptuous trains with fancy oxygen enrichment systems and high-altitude 5-star hotels, reports Reuters. "It's not that we don't like backpackers," says the country's tourism minister, but with big... More »

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travel • tourism • Peru • Machu Picchu • luxury travel • luxury hotels

Castro Lifts Hotel Ban for Cubans

Keeping tourist digs off-limits blasted as 'economic apartheid'

Mar 31, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Raul Castro has lifted a ban on Cubans staying at hotels designated for foreign tourists, Reuters reports. The prohibition, which had been criticized as "economic apartheid," had frustrated many Cubans since the country was opened up to tourism in 1990. "Cubans can now stay at our hotels,... More »

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tourism • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • luxury hotels

Extra Room at the Inn as Hotel Biz Slows Down 

Demand may be checking out as new rooms keep opening

Mar 19, 08 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hotel business is heading for a downturn just as thousands of new rooms are about to open, the Wall Street Journal reports. One expert sees a .9% fall in demand for hotel rooms this year as the slowing economy keeps travelers at home—the first significant slump since 9/11.... More »

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Holiday Inn • hotel • Intercontinental • luxury hotels

Guests Want It All at Lux Hotels

Rising prices, competition, encourage heroic feats of service

Feb 13, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Luxury hotels don't bat an eye at charging $500 a night, and guests are responding with increasingly zany requests, W reports. Concierges, once downright neglected by the average customer, are now routinely tasked with the impossible: Deliver an unspecified amount of breast milk, or procure a rub-down for a dog.... More »

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hotel • luxury travel • luxury hotels • resorts • One and Only Palmilla • service industry • Barbados • concierge

10 Best Valentine Getaways

Luxury travel website picks its favorite romantic spots

Feb 10, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - With Valentine's Day on the horizon, the luxury travel experts at globorati.com have come up with a list of 10 swank hotels for memorable romantic getaways. Fools for love are crazy about:
  1. Las Ventanas al Paraiso: Los Cabos, Mexico
  2. L'Hotel: Paris, France
  3. Nam Hai: Hoi An, Vietnam
  4. Maxim
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list • romance • luxury travel • luxury hotels • resorts

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9 Hotels With Incredible Perks

At these lodgings, you can expect more than a mint on your pillow

Dec 16, 07 7:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Some hotels will go out of their way to guarantee guests a memorable experience. Forbes Traveler picks nine that break into "outrageous" territory:
  1. Helicopter transfers, Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi, Brazil
  2. Sleep concierge, The Benjamin, New York City
  3. Custom scents, Palazzo Magnani Feroni, Florence
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list • Hilton Hotels • hotel • luxury hotels

Swanky Hotels Kiss Gideons Goodbye

Upscale facilities
doing away with
nightstand Bibles

Nov 17, 07 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - While you'll still find that copy of the New Testament waiting in lower-tier hotel and motel rooms, the Bible is slowly checking out of luxury hotels and resorts, ABC News reports.  The number of upscale hotels putting the Gospels by the bedside has dropped 18 percent since 2001. "... More »

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Bible • travel trends • luxury hotels

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