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Hotelicopter

It showed a craft based on the Soviet giant Mil V-12 military helicopter, leading millions to believe the world's first luxury hotel/helicopter was a reality.

Preferred Hotel Group

In May 2011 Lindsey Ueberroth, the president of Preferred Hotel Group, went on CNBCs Squawk Box to discuss the impact the Late-2000s financial crisis had on the luxury hotel industry.


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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

David Coulthard performed some more doughnuts on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel in Dubai, 210 metres above ground level.

Admiralty Arch

In October 2012, the winning bidder was reported to be Spanish real estate developer Rafael Serrano, who planned to turn the property into a luxury hotel.

Colcord Hotel

Originally an office tower developed by Charles Colcord, the building was renovated by Coury Properties and reopened as a luxury hotel in 2006.

Di que sí

They win the contest and are sent off to spend some time together at a luxury hotel at Oropesa del Mar.

Ellenborough Park Hotel

Ellenborough Park won the accolade "Best Luxury Hotel in the Country" at TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers' Choice Hotel Awards, and was ranked among hotels such as Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate; The Milestone Hotel, London; Casa Hotel, Chesterfield; Corinthia Hotel, London; Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, London; Swinton Park, Masham; Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea; The Green Park Hotel, Pitlochry and Staybridge Suites in London.

Hotel Baker

Col. Baker envisioned a luxury hotel, a resort and escape for the community of St. Charles, and an icon to the world for what big things were happening there.

Jerome Utley

From 1931 to approximately 1948, he had an ownership interest in the Hotel Playa Ensenada, later renamed the Hotel Riviera del Pacífico, a luxury hotel in Baja California, Mexico.

Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons

Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons ("Four Seasons Manor", aka Le Manoir) is a luxury hotel-restaurant in the village of Great Milton near Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England.

Lenox Hotel

The Lenox Hotel, a luxury hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts

Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco, a luxury hotel in the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California

Merchandise Building

The Merchandise Building was one of the first large redevelopment projects east of Yonge Street, and has sparked other projects in the area such as the conversion of the Toronto RCMP Building into a luxury hotel, the old CBC building on Jarvis Street into condominiums and the new headquarters of the National Ballet School, and the storied Maple Leaf Gardens into a Loblaws supermarket and Ryerson University athletic centre.

Nakheel Properties

The company also owned the retired ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, which it acquired for $100 million and planned to convert into a luxury hotel, that was to have been moored at the Palm Jumeirah.

Pershing Hall

The Pershing Hall is a historical building and luxury hotel in Paris, France dedicated to General of the Armies John J. Pershing.

Preferred Hotel Group

John Ueberroth spoke on CNBCs Squawk Box on April 2009 to speak about the economic downturn and how it affected luxury travel and luxury hotel accommodations.

Rustle the Leaf

Because news of the publication spread via the World Wide Web, requests for the copies of the book came in from organizations and nations around the world—including requests from the National Army of Pakistan, the Canadian government, a leading luxury hotel chain based in Indonesia, NASA's Langley Research Center, and an EPA regional office, which asked to be supplied with books anonymously for fear of reprisals from the Bush Administration.

Sunita Kohli

This firm closed but other hotel design projects followed in Cairo, Aswan and El-Arish in Egypt- The Oberoi Mena House Hotel and Casino, overlooking the Pyramids of Giza; two luxury hotel cruise boats on the Nile for the Oberoi Group; The Oberoi Aswan in Upper Egypt and The Oberoi in El-Arish, on the north coast of the Sinai Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea.

The Bellevue Hotel

Hotel Bellevue Palace, a five-star luxury hotel located in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland

The Mansion

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, a Dallas luxury hotel locally referred to as "The Mansion"

The Peninsula Bangkok

The Peninsula Bangkok is a luxury hotel located at the end of the Charoennakon Road directly beside the Chao Phraya River.

The PuLi Hotel and Spa

The PuLi Hotel and Spa is a luxury hotel in China that is located in Jing'an District, Shanghai, between NanJing West Road and Yan An Road.

Tynecastle High School

Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is said to want to build a luxury hotel, sports bars and shops alongside a new main stand for Tynecastle Stadium with a 12,000 capacity.

Via Krupp

Built between 1900 and 1902, ostensibly Via Krupp was a connection for Krupp between his luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Quisisana, and Marina Piccola, where his marine biology research vessel lay at anchor.