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...some hesitation to squarely blame authorities for not investing enough in basic infrastructures used primarily by working class people-like the subway-while the city spends handsomely in eye-catching projects like next year's yachting America's Cup, a state of the art cultural and science theme park, or the papal visit. "I've been driving [trains] over that section for 19 years," Trigo, the union member, told TIME, "and nothing like this had ever happened before." The regional government says, and the unions acknowledge, that 129 million euros have been invested in the last few years on that...
...Shooting down a missile is no walk in the park. As the interceptor and target approach each other at six miles a second, the smallest problem means failure. A 2002 test bombed after the interceptor didn't separate from its booster. The reason: A single pin on a tiny integrated circuit broke after being violently shaken during the flight. Foam that had been there to protect the pin on prior flights had been removed, supposedly to improve the system's reliability. A 2004 test failed because an error in one line of computer code kept the interceptor grounded. The most...
What's the appeal? By bringing in families on the weekends, some hotels have increased their occupancy rates as much as 10% a year, about 10 times the industry average, reports consultant David Sangree. Room revenue also jumps, because an indoor water park adds as much as $100 to the nightly room rate. At Great Wolf, as at most of the parks, admission is exclusive to hotel guests, a selling point for some customers. "I'd always avoided outdoor water parks, because they're usually so dirty, and I worry about health issues," says Michelle Lappas, who came to Great...
Even with year-round climate control, attendance at the indoor water parks spikes during school vacations, so smart operators are courting business travelers on weekdays, says water-park-industry consultant Bill Haralson. "Some hotels make the mistake of assuming that if you add a water park, your worries are over," he says. The Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, for example, runs a 125,000-sq.-ft. indoor water park (the U.S.'s largest) and almost as much meeting and convention space. The Reno Hilton will reopen in 2007, as the Grand Sierra Resort, with a similar dual strategy...
Contemplating an annual vacation but dreading the crowds of tourists packing every airport, piazza and esplanade? Then take heart, for there is an alternative to overbooked hotels and long amusement-park queues. It's called low season. The weatherman may not be able to promise perfection, but low season is the time of year when the crowds are thin, the experience is purely local and the price is right. Forget Paris in the springtime, and check out these off-peak havens instead...