April 30th, 2008
ATLANTIC CITY — Smoking casino patrons visiting the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa this fall will still be able to light up, but not inside. The casino is planning to comply with a new law banning smoking on the casino floor by constructing covered …
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April 30th, 2008
When Beijing’s first boutique hotel opens in July, guests of the 99-room Opposite House may not even notice the lack of a traditional lobby or the absence of a clichéd, imposing, officious front desk. They won’t be in the hotel’s public area …
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April 30th, 2008
LOS ANGELES, April 30 (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) on Wednesday posted an unexpected first-quarter net loss as costs rose, competition sharpened in China's Macau and a weak economy cut visits to its U.S …
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April 30th, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has approved applications for 34 football bowl games for 2008, including 32 existing bowls and two new games in Washington, D.C., and St. Petersburg, Fla. The NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee on Wednesday also …
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April 30th, 2008
So, it's Day 5 without a hot shower in my own apartment. No gas service. No clear end in sight. And no one to tell me just when I might be able to turn that shower spigot back on, to wash and dry my laundry, or to cook some of the $200 worth of …
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April 30th, 2008
SILVER SPRING, Md., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Choice Hotels International NYSE: CHH today announced that its board of directors has appointed Stephen P. Joyce (48) as a director. Effective May 1, 2008, Mr. Joyce will serve as president and …
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April 30th, 2008
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, seen here in March 2008, was to meet Cuban President Raul Casto Wednesday to discuss plans to build hotels here and for a new Qatari hospital to be staffed by Cuban doctors. (AFP Hassan Ammar) HAVANA …
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April 30th, 2008
Travelodge , says its lawyer Simon Pilling, a partner at Addleshaw Goddard, is a business in a hurry. It currently operates 20,000 rooms in 330 hotels in three countries in Europe. By 2010, it wants to deliver 50,000 rooms in the UK and by 2020 it …
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April 30th, 2008
BANGKOK, Thailand— Citing green hotels, coconut oil fuel for airlines and even recyclable golf tees, executives in one of the world's largest industries say they are urgently trying to shrink tourism's oversized environmental footprint. But with …
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April 30th, 2008
SAN DIEGO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary product candidates principally for use in the hospital setting …
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