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Dubai throws multi-million dollar party to mark opening of latest luxury hotel (The Daily Star Lebannon) Shrugging off the global financial crisis, Dubai overnight toasted a new luxury hotel with a $20 million bash attended by film stars and sporting greats and marked by a spectacular fireworks display. More than 2,000 world celebrities were invited to the event, which began Thursday night and continued into Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fireworks and stars at luxury Dubai hotel (Middle East Online) Dubai overnight toasts new luxury hotel with 20 million dollar bash attended by film stars. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fireworks and stars as Dubai hotel throws 20 mln dlr bash (Zawya) DUBAI, Nov 21, 2008 (AFP) - Shrugging off the global financial crisis, Dubai overnight toasted a new luxury hotel with a 20 million dollar bash attended by film stars and sporting greats and marked by a spectacular fireworks display. us.rd.yahoo.com
Torquay, Marstan Hotel (RainbowNetwork.com) Ian and Craig recently took over the running of the Marstan Hotel in Torquay. The Villa is set in a secluded, flower-filled garden which homes a tropically heated swimming pool and open air luxury spa. us.rd.yahoo.com
Welsh country hotel is ‘best in UK and Ireland’ (icWales) A WELSH country house hotel has been named the best in Britain by an international luxury travel guide. us.rd.yahoo.com
Five-star hotel to open in Iraq (China Daily) Luxury hotel in Iraq is among 40 new properties planned across the Middle East as hotel group Rotana defies the economic downturn. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rooms at the top (Sunday Herald) fresh perspective on the road ahead for Scotland's hotel industry, talk to Pierre-Alban Guy, a quadri-lingual Frenchman, with plans for a new boutique hotel empire of "affordable luxury" based on our unique super-abundance of minor castles and country estates. us.rd.yahoo.com
Crisis? What crisis? Dubai hotel to throw 20 mln dlr party (AFP via Yahoo! News) Dubai is throwing a multi-million-dollar extravaganza on Thursday to launch a luxury hotel on an artificial palm-shaped island, despite the bite from the global financial crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
Who Needs Luxury? Overnight In A Nuclear Bunker (NPR) The world's first "zero-star" hotel recently opened its single concrete door to tourists in Switzerland. Though the aesthetic in the $9-a-night converted bunker may be stark, it's conceived as a social place. And in case of nuclear disaster, guests should be safe. us.rd.yahoo.com
Shanghai's Peace Hotel to become arts centre (AFP via Yahoo! News) Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel, once known as the most luxurious destination in the Far East, is to host a contemporary arts centre, according to operators. us.rd.yahoo.com
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