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Blasts hit two Jakarta hotels

JAKARTA, July 16 (UPI) -- Explosions at two Jakarta luxury hotels Friday killed at least six people, Indonesian authorities said.

Some luxury hotels buck Bible

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The American Hotel and Lodging Association said the number of U.S. luxury hotels placing Bibles in rooms has dropped 18 percent since 2001.

Hilton sale fans hotel speculaton

NEW YORK, July 5 (UPI) -- Following up on Blackstone's acquiring Hilton Hotels for $26 billion in cash, the big question is said to be whether Marriott or Starwood might be next.

Hotels in Philadelphia, Miami bought

NEWTON, Mass., April 7 (UPI) -- Hospitality Properties Trust said Friday it paid $63 million for two hotels, one in Philadelphia and the other in Miami.

Guests can buy luxury hotel items online

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A growing number of U.S. hotel guests are buying bedding and furnishings -- custom-made for the hospitality industry -- from hotels.

China calls hotel terror warning 'a sham'

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities have called the U.S. Embassy warning of a possible terror attack on China's luxury hotels over the next week "a sham." China's Ministry of Public Security, in a fax sent Thursday to CNN, wrote, "The recent mentioning of a so-called 'fu

Shanghai to get 3,000 economy hotels

SHANGHAI, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Shanghai will have 3,000 more economy hotels in the next three years, China's official Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

U.S. luxury sales rose $125 bn in 2004

BOSTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. luxury goods sales rose $125 billion in 2004 over 2003, the Boston Consulting Group said Thursday.

Fairmont Hotels sells hotel in Barbados

TORONTO, July 14 (UPI) -- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of Toronto Wednesday sold the Fairmont Glitter Bay in Barbados to a group of investors for approximately $31 million.

Armani to launch luxury hotel chain

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Italian luxury fashion and goods group Armani and a Dubai developer plan to open a $1 billion luxury hotel chain, the companies announced Monday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler