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...more like leisure entertainment complexes for the masses," says Maggie Gunning, managing director at Spa Synergy, a Singapore-based spa consultancy. They're fast becoming hotel alternatives, too. An extra $17 at LaQua, for instance, lets you stay overnight in a fully reclining chair. Factor in the $23 entrance fee, as well as the costs of a massage and a meal, and you still have a bargain when it comes to lodging in Tokyo. Just don't expect a mint on your pillow...
...could have expected nothing more than mikvah, shower, a bench and a clothing hook, today a Jacuzzi seems to be the starter amenity. Mikvah Mei Menachem in Mequon, Wisc., for instance, features Roman columns and post-bath strawberries or chocolate truffles. At Mikvah Shulamit in Plantation, Fla., the immersion fee is a standard $20, but at the adjoining Contour Day Spa, a patron can drop significantly more experiencing hot stone massage, hydrotherapy, or even a botox consultation from the resident...
...most profitable airline by cutting airport turnaround time to a minimum to keep his planes aloft as much as possible. That means discouraging any behavior that can slow his planes down, including checking baggage. But O'Leary may have the last laugh. Unlike regular airlines, Ryanair charges a fee for each bag that is checked: up to $9.50 apiece, if passengers register bags at the airport rather than paying for them in advance when buying their ticket. According to Ryanair's website, that fee is set to increase by 40% in September to $13.20 per bag, so the company will...
...undergraduate law degree in Great Britain and working at law firm Clifford Chance Wong in Singapore, Lim, now 28, had a change of heart about his choice of career. "I found litigation aggressive and contentious," he says. Seeking a less confrontational career, he plunked down the $30,000 tuition fee needed to enroll in the private-banking program at Singapore Management University. Before he had even graduated, he'd bagged a job with Morgan Stanley's private bank in Singapore. "The way to move forward in this competitive industry," he says, "is to think...
...choreography is reversed, and it is Hillary's time to take the lead. The Biotechnology Industry Organization learned that the hard way when it paid Bill's customary six-figure speaking fee to book him as the star attraction at its annual convention for 20,000 attendees. A week or so before the April 11 speech in Chicago, his people made a sudden demand: he wanted it closed to all media except the trade press. Hillary, as it happened, had dibs on the spotlight that day, with a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago. The couple's handlers wanted...