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Thanks to massive spending (and borrowing) by its state-owned development companies, Dubai was soon every inch the global financial center. It's home to the sail-shaped Burj al-Arab, the most expensive hotel in the world, and the unfinished 160-story Burj Dubai, the planet's tallest building. Its coastline has sprouted archipelagoes of man-made islands shaped to represent a date palm and a map of the world...
Known for its creative drink menu, this swank bar at the Charles Hotel won’t disappoint. Seasonal favorites include “My Favorite Brunette,” a mix of buttered bourbon, Stoli Vanil, apple cider, simple syrup and fresh lemon, all for the ultimate reading period indulgence. Don’t have an exam until next week? While you’re at it, knock back a “Noir’s Boudoir,” a cocktail of Stoli Vanil, espresso, Godiva Mocha, Kahlua, and cream. Tastes like Christmas...
...Until recently, that change looked like it might never happen. Last summer, Iraq's government hosted an auction for eight large oil and gas fields at Baghdad's high-end Al-Rashid Hotel. There, oil executives from the U.S., Europe, Russia, China and South Korea paraded on stage and dropped their bids into a sealed box, in a ceremony broadcast live on Iraqi television. It was meant to be grand theater, but proved a p.r. failure for Baghdad. Just one bid succeeded: it was submitted by a partnership between Britain's BP and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) for production...
...Ritz Rocks "Silver-Spoon Voluntourism" - high-end hotels facilitating eco-friendly projects for guests - is genius [Nov. 16]. I think it is great that a hotel as regal as the Ritz-Carlton, a hotel I would not ordinarily associate with community service, is taking action. President Obama should be happy he doesn't have to do it alone anymore. Emily Larson, MANSFIELD, MASS...
...people with recruiting an estimated 20 Americans to join the radical Islamist group since late 2007. And in its most recent attack, a suicide bomber disguised as a veiled woman killed three Somali government ministers and at least 16 others attending a med-school graduation ceremony at a Mogadishu hotel. The Dec. 3 bombing killed several doctors and medical students, rare professional caregivers in a battered nation that needs them desperately. (Read "Suicide Bombing Marks a Grim New Turn for Somalia...