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For Las Vegas Sands, the House Edge Is Geographic Diversity
8:30AM 5/13/2011
Las Vegas Sands benefits from being more geographically diversified than its major competitors. With a casino resort presence that spans the U.S., Macau and Singapore, LVS is a strong player that can ride out local downturns, and one stock analysis firm thinks its stock is undervalued by 10% to 15%.
A Theme-Park Pop Could Help Disney Sparkle This Year
9:00AM 1/06/2011
The holidays drew sell-out crowds to Disneyland. Could this be a sign that its all-important parks and resorts may turn into money makers in 2011? That would be a big change from last year, when they pulled down overall earnings growth.
The bond-trading specialist is taking bets and setting odds for the new M Resort Spa & Casino. But instead of simply handicapping games and accepting wagers, Cantor's tech-savvy braintrust has turned betting into something more akin to trading.
Disney World building another 2,000 rooms for the budget market
1:00PM 5/13/2010
Good news, budget Mousketeers! Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is expanding the inventory of its lowest-priced rooms. The new Disney's Art of Animation resort will add 1,120 suites and 864 standard, motel-style rooms in a section of the park beside another value-class resort, Disney's Pop...
Like so many vacation destinations that depend on air travel, the Caribbean has not had a fun time dealing with this recession. The Caribbean's official tourism offices, which thanks to their economic importance have the ability to bring local resorts on board with their efforts, are combating the...
Luxury lite: Hotels cutting corners on room service ingredients
11:00AM 5/06/2009
When I'm traveling, the last thing I want to eat is a room service meal. The food tends to taste warmed-over and uninteresting and I'd much rather eat bad food in the real world, outside of my cookie-cutter hotel room. The offensive high prices of the typical room service will turn your stomach...
There's no denying that times are tough for the travel industry right now. Everywhere you turn, a hotel or resort is offering a reduced price, a free night or some other incentive. Airlines are locked in price wars and issuing rock- bottom rates even as they charge for everything but the seat...
Are the Atlantic City boardwalk casinos about to topple like a stack of dominoes? The three Trump properties -- the Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, and Trump Marina -- are in trouble, on their way to bankruptcy or worse. And Resorts, the original boardwalk casino, is facing foreclosure....
Will a destination wedding actually save you money?
9:00AM 8/20/2008
For lots of couples, a dream wedding involves an exotic location for the nuptials -- maybe a beach, a mountaintop, or a spectacular garden. You don't find these things just anywhere, which is why lots of couples opt for destination weddings.A destination wedding is simply a getaway wedding. Usually...
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