Word: shangri
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There were many skeptical eyebrows raised in 2001 when, in a bid to boost tourism, the Chinese town of Zhongdian and the surrounding region were officially renamed Shangri-La. Whether visitors are genuinely attracted by the area's claim to be the location of James Hilton's classic 1930s novel Lost Horizon, or whether they come (as they always have done) for the spectacular mountain scenery and Tibetan culture, isn't clear. But what is indisputable is the local tourism boom, facilitated by massive infrastructure projects - from a new airport five years ago to new highways today. What will visitors...
There were many skeptical eyebrows raised in 2001 when, in a bid to boost tourism, the Chinese town of Zhongdian and the surrounding region were officially renamed Shangri-La. Whether visitors are genuinely attracted by the area's claim to be the location of James Hilton's classic 1930s novel Lost Horizons, or whether they come (as they always have done) for the spectacular mountain scenery and ethnic Tibetan culture, isn't clear. But what is indisputable is the local tourism boom, facilitated by massive infrastructure projects-from a new airport five years ago to new highways today. What will...
...being buffed and polished for the outside world, with B-52 cocktails served alongside bai jiu-the local firewater-and macchiatos almost as readily available as yak-butter tea. The bars attract a lively, mixed crowd of residents, young travelers, artists and adventurers, doubtless hoping to find their own Shangri-La. Chances are they'll do a better job than Hilton, who never went to China, or Tibet for that matter...
Giovanni Angelini Innkeeper He once waited tables in a hotel on the Adriatic coast, but today Giovanni Angelini, 60, has a different European adventure on his mind. As CEO of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, a group of 46 luxury properties in Asia, he is finally returning to the continent of his youth, with plans for a London hotel in 2009. Next stops: Paris, Frankfurt, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston. He aims to capitalize on the some 2.5 million Chinese tourists who travel abroad each year. Angelini spent a decade looking for the right London site...
...once waited tables in a hotel on the Adriatic coast, but today Giovanni Angelini, 60, has a different European adventure on his mind. As CEO of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, a group of 46 luxury properties in Asia, he is finally returning to the continent of his youth, with plans for a London hotel in 2009. Next stops: Paris, Frankfurt, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston. He aims to capitalize on the some 2.5 million Chinese tourists who travel abroad each year. Angelini spent a decade looking for the right London site, one that made financial...