FDI in Phu Quoc island tourism surpasses US $6 billion (Nhan Dan)
Giant groups from the US, Switzerland and Canada have applied to invest more than US $6 billion in luxury eco-tourism complexes on Phu Quoc island, the southern Kien Giang province, according to the provincial People's Committee....more...Cigar Culture: Las Vegas (Blogcritics.org)
Few places on Earth epitomize the cigar smoker's lifestyle quite like Las Vegas. With slot machines, cigar lounges, and all-night clubs, this is one place where smoking, drinking, and the lure of money work together to reel in pursuers of pleasure and lovers of luxury. Ever teetering between a city based on vices and a city serving as a family vacation spot, Las Vegas always remains one ......more... Beach Vacations (Daily Times of Nigeria)
Topsail Island, NC Vacation Heaven North Carolina beach Vacation . South east USA. Topsail Island is one of the least crowded family Vacation beaches in North Carolina. Large, oceanfront homes and luxury oceanfront condos....more... IBM Launches New Partner Program to Better Serve Key Client Segments Like Booming Hospitality and Casino Industry (SYS-CON Media)
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new partnerprogram to serve select sub-industries to drive business for its partnerswhile speeding customer implementations with specialized, local knowledge.One industry segment where IBM has already demonstrated success is therapidly-growing, $50 billion casino industry....more... IBM Launches New Partner Program to Better Serve Key Client Segments Like Booming Hospitality and Casino Industry (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IBM today announced a new partner program to serve select sub-industries to drive business for its partners while speeding customer implementations with specialized, local knowledge. One industry segment where IBM has already demonstrated success is the rapidly-growing, $50 billion casino industry....more... Zimbabwe: Jangano - Forgotten Hero (AllAfrica.com)
THE media did not build the founder of the now defunct Harare Mambos, Greenford Jangano, but to some extent destroyed him....more... Macao cashes in on casinos, apparently catching up with Las Vegas (International Herald Tribune)
Once derided for its seedy gambling dens and ties to organized crime, the tiny island territory of Macao is being called "Asia's Las Vegas."...more... Macao tops Las Vegas as gambling center (Moldova.org)
SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The Chinese territory of Macao has surpassed Las Vegas to become the world's biggest-grossing gambling center, government figures released Tuesday said. Gambling revenue in the former Portuguese island colony on the coast near Hong Kong soared 22 percent in 2006 to $6.95 billion, the figures said. Las Vegas, Nevada, has not released its full-year revenue ......more... Master-Designed Mixed-Used Community's Residences Hit the Market (Multi-Housing News)
JANUARY 09, 2007 -- Las Vegas -- Sales have been launched for 2,700 luxury residences in CityCenter, a $7-billion Las Vegas mixed-use development designed by well-known architecture firms....more... |