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Want to do good while ensconcing yourself in luxury? Book a night in a designated Giving Room at selected Preferred Hotel Group properties between now and Sept. 30, and 10% of that room's revenue will be donated to a nominated charity. Beginning last year as an initiative at Houston's Hotel Derek, the Giving Room idea has now spread to hotels like the Landmark Bangkok (in aid of the Thai Red Cross), the Hotel Majestic in Barcelona (for Oxfam), and Ireland's Dromoland Castle (in support of the Barnardo's children's charity). For the full list...
...surprisingly, wealthy, opulent Dubai has some high-profile projects. Woods has signed up to build a golf course, a golf academy, a hotel and homes in Dubailand, the region's largest tourism and leisure facility, while Greg Norman is teaming with Sergio Garcia and influential designer Pete Dye to create Dubai's first links-style course. Jack Nicklaus, a pioneer among the player-designers, has announced a $1.35 billion golf-resort venture in the Cape Verde Islands, off the West African coast. Gary Player Design built the first public course in China on an island off Hong Kong and just...
...battle lines were drawn at the Glasgow's Radisson SAS hotel in April when Rekhi was invited to Scotland to address the World Whiskies Conference. Delegates chatted over tea, coffee or 12-year-old Aberfeldy, discussing only one thing: India. Rekhi opened his speech by demanding that the E.U. redefine whisky to accommodate molasses-derived brands. "There should be no definitional barriers based on geography or substrates," he says. "Whisky cannot ring-fence itself." Yes it can--and should--according to rebuttals from the scotch side. "Rules are there to protect consumers," said Mike Keiller, CEO of Morrison Bowmore...
When change does come, sales of imported whiskies are sure to boom. In the lobby of the five-star Grand Hotel in New Delhi on a recent Sunday night, businessmen J.P. Goenka and N.R. Pillai enjoy 12-year-old Glenfiddich at $8.50 a shot. "Those who can afford it drink it. But for most people, it's still too expensive," says Pillai. "It's a sort of a status symbol," says Goenka, each finger encased in a nuggety ring. "India has a massive middle class ready for this sort of thing, but it's still perhaps just a bit beyond...
...council meeting that week was dominated by a throng of hotel workers, who had just been notified that their jobs had been terminated. After nearly 90 minutes of public comment—and several photo opportunities with the council—the travel appropriation passed unanimously and without debate...