10.07-10.09

10.07-10.09,2010

以下出自於http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2010-05-12-luxuryrebound12_ST_N.htm


October 7th,2010

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The hotel industry's luxury segment is rebounding faster than the overall hotel

(X)We've turned the corner," says Kathleen Taylor, chief operating officer for Four Seasons.

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The USA's luxury hotels sold almost 17% more ....

(X) The Four Seasons chain ........ He cites Boston, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, London and Paris.


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Yet, even as demand "roars back with a vengeance... Freitag says that rates could rise this year. (end)



October 8th,2010

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So what's contributing to the uptick?

(X)Taylor says the return to luxury goes beyond the USA. She says strengthening world economies are contributing to an uptick in people's confidence in the future.

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Although demand for luxury hotels is coming back,

(X)When companies book meetings to reward their top salespeople or schmooze with customers today, Cooper says, "The open bar is a little bit less open.

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"The (former offers of) 'Have a couple of spa treatments' ....... "The excesses of two, three years ago are less prevalent today."





以下出自於http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/113700/arabian-nights.html?complete=1


October 8th,2010

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not the elevator," my friend says ...

Three minutes later, we glide into port, the whole thing having been a virtual ride straight from Disney.

(X)"We only dropped six feet," ..... but a city that looks and feels like one giant amusement park wasn't it.

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The comparison gets even stranger when you learn ..... I'm told, "Rose City." Of course!

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now for the pure fantasy part. .....

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The next morning when, sadly, I have to leave, I pat the door frame lovingly and actually kiss my room goodbye.