http://www.mail.com/subjects/1832-accommodations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1832-accommodations.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107762-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and scuffles broke out during an al... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107762-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html 2013-05-24T15:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used pub... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-20T15:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069034-encroaching-sea-threat-caribbean.html TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) — The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold back the Atlantic Ocean. For Desmond Augustin and other fishermen living along the shorelines... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:23:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069034-encroaching-sea-threat-caribbean.html 2013-05-07T18:23:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038962-berlin-to-introduce-tax-tourist-hotel-stays.html BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital's finances. The so-called "city tax" is to be charged on overnight stays in hotels and other accommodation such as youth hostels and camping sites starting July 1. Business-related stays are bein... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2038962-berlin-to-introduce-tax-tourist-hotel-stays.html 2013-04-23T13:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027590-las-vegas-strip-to-york-style-public-park.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is trying to beat its reputation as a shut-in. MGM Resorts International announced Thursday that it will sink $100 million into building a park and public promenade outside of its New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos. The project runs counter to casinos' long-held strategy of trying to keep people inside, losing track of ti... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2027590-las-vegas-strip-to-york-style-public-park.html 2013-04-18T14:00:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebel fighters in Central African Republic seized the presidential palace when they overtook the capital in March, though when it came to setting up shop they set their sights a bit loftier: the city's sole luxury hotel. With no advance reservation, rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:40:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2025540-c-african-republic-rebels-refuge-swank-hotel.html 2013-04-17T16:40:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994800-ap-essay-cyprus-changed-forever.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nicosia, Cyprus, 1973: Riding with my parents and two elder siblings in a taxi, the kind of large Mercedes favored in the Middle East. The driver gestures to an alley where you can just make out people behind barricades. "Turks," he spits derisively. We keep quiet. We hadn't been brought up to think of any people that way. Later that day, ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:06:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994800-ap-essay-cyprus-changed-forever.html 2013-04-03T11:06:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982406-finnish-hotel-seeks-professional-guest-35-days.html HELSINKI (AP) — Fed up with the neighbors? Pipes burst in the kitchen? Or, you just want to get away from it all for a while? Hotel Finn in the heart of Helsinki might just be the ticket — they're seeking a "professional sleeper" for 35 days to test their rooms and write all about it. Hotel manager Tio Tikka says he thought up the stunt to help promote th... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:04:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982406-finnish-hotel-seeks-professional-guest-35-days.html 2013-03-27T16:04:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980046-popes-house-ready-hes-staying-hotel.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The renovations on the papal apartment are finished, but Pope Francis has decided to stay put in the Vatican hotel for the time being. The Vatican said Francis, who has long shunned fancy digs, told staff and guests of the Domus Sanctae Martae on Tuesday that he had no plans to move out any time soon. The occasion was the 7 a.m. Mass t... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:46:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980046-popes-house-ready-hes-staying-hotel.html 2013-03-26T14:46:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979194-apnewsbreak-nj-revel-casino-files-bankruptcy.html ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — From the day it opened less than a year ago, Revel decided to break the rules. The newest casino in Atlantic City banned smoking, didn't offer a buffet, turned its back on bus-riding day trippers and focused on the upscale leisure traveler more than the slot-playing senior citizen. But Monday, the $2.4 billio... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:14:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979194-apnewsbreak-nj-revel-casino-files-bankruptcy.html 2013-03-26T02:14:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines will become one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, vying with Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas for Asia's high rollers, officials of a $1 billion casino resort opening in Manila this weekend said Thursday. Studies project that the country's gambling revenue of $1.9 billion will rise to $6 billion, which ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:39:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954204-philippines-set-to-open-1-billion-casino-resort.html 2013-03-14T11:39:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949540-egypt-considers-ban-sale-duty-free-alcohol.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry is considering a ban on the sale of alcohol in airport duty-free stores after it received complaints that it goes against the country's Islamic principles, ministry officials and a senior lawmaker said Tuesday. Duty Free officials said the ministry has been reviewing the policy for about four months after citiz... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:59:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949540-egypt-considers-ban-sale-duty-free-alcohol.html 2013-03-12T18:59:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929576-asian-firm-buys-site-stalled-vegas-strip-casino.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Panda habitats, tea gardens and red pagodas have never been part of the visual vocabulary of the Las Vegas Strip. But Sin City is about to get all three and much more as a Malaysian conglomerate prepares to build the first new mega-casino to come to town since the recession wiped out a slew of projects in 2008. The Genting Group announced... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:46:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929576-asian-firm-buys-site-stalled-vegas-strip-casino.html 2013-03-04T22:46:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908080-autopsy-fails-to-find-los-angeles-tank-death.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy on a Canadian tourist's body failed to determine whether she was killed or died accidentally in a giant water cistern on top of a downtown Los Angeles hotel roof. The results were inconclusive, so coroner's officials said Thursday they will have to wait for toxicological tests to determine a cause of death for Elisa Lam, 21, ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:54:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908080-autopsy-fails-to-find-los-angeles-tank-death.html 2013-02-22T14:54:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906998-tests-needed-la-hotel-water-tank-death.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday. An autopsy performed Thursday didn't provide definitive answers into whether Elisa Lam was killed or if she fell victim to a bizarre acciden... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:26:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906998-tests-needed-la-hotel-water-tank-death.html 2013-02-22T02:26:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1902082-njs-newest-casino-revel-to-file-bankruptcy.html ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Revel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City's sagging fortunes, said Tuesday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, less than a year after it opened. The voluntary, prepackaged bankruptcy envisioned for late March will wipe away about two-thirds of its $1.5 billion in debt by... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:52:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1902082-njs-newest-casino-revel-to-file-bankruptcy.html 2013-02-20T01:52:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1898854-hk-disney-turns-profit-2005-opening.html HONG KONG (AP) — Disneyland in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong has turned a profit for the first time since it opened in 2005, as new attractions helped push visitor numbers to a record, theme park officials said Monday.  The park earned 109 million Hong Kong dollars ($14 million) in the year that ended Sept. 29 and its revenue jumped 18 percent to... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1898854-hk-disney-turns-profit-2005-opening.html 2013-02-18T13:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869376-sochi-point-national-pride-putins-russia.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi's new airport, there's no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1869376-sochi-point-national-pride-putins-russia.html 2013-02-05T10:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845866-sandys-homeless-lives-anxiety-hotels.html TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Diane Burstein spends her days sifting through apartment listings and disaster paperwork and her nights lying awake with worry, her daughter and grandson sleeping feet from her in a cramped hotel room. The family has nowhere else to go. Three months after Superstorm Sandy destroyed their apartment, the Bursteins are among at least ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845866-sandys-homeless-lives-anxiety-hotels.html 2013-01-25T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835228-special-interests-gather-inaugural-parties.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While most Americans caught distant glimpses of President Barack Obama's second inauguration festivities from their living room TVs and on the Internet, a privileged set of celebrities and special interests got pampered access Monday at exclusive soirees just blocks from the ceremonies. The parties are a January tradition, where high-pow... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835228-special-interests-gather-inaugural-parties.html 2013-01-21T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1830308-with-olympics-mind-rios-love-hotels-clean-up.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One worker strips mirrored paneling off the ceiling, as another pries up the fiberglass shell of a whirlpool bath. A third man takes a sledgehammer to a life-size statue of Venus de Milo posing topless with a swirl of plaster robes hanging from her waist. The Shalimar love hotel is going family-friendly. Like about a third of the cit... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1830308-with-olympics-mind-rios-love-hotels-clean-up.html 2013-01-18T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Jackman and other Golden Globe nominees celebrated their good fortune with a cup of tea. They were the guests of honor at the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts annual Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, where the agenda was merely to min... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1816832-golden-globe-nominees-celebrate-tea-party.html 2013-01-13T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808354-zorb-ride-russian-mountains-proves-deadly.html MOSCOW (AP) — It was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball that is to be one of the symbols of next year's Winter Olympics; it ended in tragedy for the two Russian men inside. The transparent plastic ball — known as a zorb — veered off course and sailed over a rock ledge in the rugged Caucasus Mountains of souther... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808354-zorb-ride-russian-mountains-proves-deadly.html 2013-01-09T15:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805778-black-ties-booze-access-marks-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — This is K Street on steroids. South Carolinians will be celebrating President Barack Obama's inauguration with cocktails amid the Hope Diamond and dinosaur fossils at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Minority government contractors will huddle at a downtown restaurant known as a lobbyists' hotspot. And the nation's largest ga... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1805778-black-ties-booze-access-marks-inauguration.html 2013-01-08T12:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1802338-second-time-with-obama-thrilling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America's first black president, some of the thrill is gone. Yes, the inauguration of a U.S. president is still a big deal. But the ceremony that Washington will stage in a few weeks won't be the heady, historic affair it was in 2009, when nearly 2 million people flocked to the Nat... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1802338-second-time-with-obama-thrilling.html 2013-01-07T08:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799280-1-spanish-parador-hotel-to-close-7.html MADRID (AP) — Only one of Spain's luxury Parador hotels will close, instead of seven, as earlier planned, following negotiations between the parent company and labor unions. The hotels, located in historic buildings in some of Spain's most beautiful locations, are a symbol of the country's key tourism industry. The General Workers Union's said in a statem... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799280-1-spanish-parador-hotel-to-close-7.html 2013-01-04T09:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1786830-obamas-2nd-inauguration-to-draw-smaller-crowds.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's booked for the next four years. Still, inauguration-goers have a range of lodging options — from crashing on a friend... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1786830-obamas-2nd-inauguration-to-draw-smaller-crowds.html 2012-12-26T07:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1786386-dc-hotels-busy-obamas-2nd-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's booked for the next four years. Still, inauguration-goers have a range of lodging options — from crashing on a friend's couch to rooms th... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1786386-dc-hotels-busy-obamas-2nd-inauguration.html 2012-12-26T03:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750676-spains-luxury-parador-hotels-hit-2-day-strike.html MADRID (AP) — Employees at Spain's luxury Parador hotels, which are set in some of the country's most picturesque castles, monasteries and palaces, began a two-day strike on Friday to protest job cuts and possible closures. The hotel group, which opened the first Parador in 1928, said a drop in demand could leave it with accumulated losses of €107 million... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750676-spains-luxury-parador-hotels-hit-2-day-strike.html 2012-12-07T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country's first black president taking the oath of office. Now, as Obama prepares for his second-term kickoff, the capital is pre-occupied with a looming economic crisis, exit from war and a res... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742568-obamas-2nd-inaugural-afterthought.html 2012-12-04T18:00:00Z