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...hours later, has pulled off a major atrocity in Jordan. The method and the targets bore the hallmarks of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization, whose franchise in Iraq, which specializes in suicide bombings and beheadings of kidnap victims, is headed up by Zarqawi. The bomber at the Radisson SAS hotel is thought to have walked into a hall where a wedding reception was in progress, where he blew himself up just before the bride and groom arrived. Another attacker blew himself up in the marble and glass lobby of the Grand Hyatt. At the Days Inn, it appeared...
...chairman and CEO, who (with his sons, below) donned flannel jammies for the announcement. The mattress war began five years ago, when Westin launched the "Heavenly Bed," a pillow-top mattress with crisp white linens. Since then, virtually every hotel chain has joined the battle. Last fall, for instance, Radisson Hotels began installing 90,000 Select Comfort firmness-adjustable beds. And Four Points hotels (Westin's sister brand) is adding new 11.5-in. Sealy plush-top beds. --Dody Tsiantar
...similar interests or just rub shoulders with celebrities or sports heroes--are one of the few growth markets in the hard-hit travel industry, expanding about 20% a year. "We're seeing an increased demand in specialty trips from baby boomers," says Andrew Poulton, director of strategic marketing for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises. "They want more out of a cruise than just eating...
...Radisson Seven Seas, which runs theme cruises on two of its six ships, is adding a 12-day Antiques Boatshow excursion that will sail this June from Southampton, England, to Copenhagen and feature cast members from PBS's Antiques Roadshow program. They will give lectures and go shopping for trinkets with passengers in ports of call along the way. Cost: $7,000 a person, not including airfare...
Which is hardly good timing for a city with more than 3,000 mom-and-pop outfits, most of which make at least half their sales between Halloween and New Year's. The city's lumber suppliers are seeing orders rescinded by angry customers. The general manager of the Radisson Hotel Berkeley Marina said a local ROTC group canceled a dinner for 250. And some people in nearby San Francisco have decided against buying Berkeley properties...