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...Delayed Reaction German carrier Lufthansa said it was considering suing authorities for air-traffic disruption caused by the arrival of George W. Bush at Frankfurt Airport last week. The airline claimed the hub was affected for twice as long as originally planned...
Lufthansa Airlines recently opened the first terminal in the world where passengers are treated like VIPs. The terminal, at Frankfurt Airport, is exclusively for the airline's first-class and high-mileage passengers. It will be used by just 350 travelers a day, each of whom is met by a personal assistant who handles all mundane tasks, from baggage check-in to seat assignments. Those pampered few then get to wait in an opulent lounge that has overstuffed Italian-leather chairs, a linen-tablecloth restaurant, a cigar area with a selection of 15 high-end whiskeys, offices and luxurious bathrooms...
...more criticized, while Europe is starting to be credited for positive steps in the right direction." Significantly, he noted that the European Central Bank of late voiced open criticism of U.S. deficits for the first time. In a financial-stability review published in December, the bank, based in Frankfurt, Germany, described the deficits as "posing a significant risk for global financial stability." Europe, by contrast, continues to run a relatively tight fiscal policy. Until the Federal Reserve's most recent increases, European interest rates have also tended to be higher than those in the U.S., and unlike spend-happy Americans...
...GERMANY The Hotel-Restaurant Schloss Landsberg, about 100 km from Frankfurt, is at its best on sunny days, when guests sit in the beer garden and savor the brew from the nearby town of Meiningen. Built in 1836, the neogothic former castle of Duke Bernhard II of Saxony is stuffed with fine art and antiques. Rooms from $160 per night. tel: (49-3693) 44090; www.gast-im-schloss.de
...palace by 15th century monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. Guests can enjoy the famous Generalife gardens by moonlight long after the gates are shut to day trippers. Rooms from $283 per night. tel: (34-958) 22 14 40; www.parador.es GERMANY The Hotel-Restaurant Schloss Landsberg, about 100 km from Frankfurt, is at its best on sunny days, when guests sit in the beer garden and savor the brew from the nearby town of Meiningen. Built in 1836, the neogothic former castle of Duke Bernhard II of Saxony is stuffed with fine art and antiques. Rooms from $160 per night...