The world's most expensive hotels
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Travel: Gallery: Be dazzled by the grandest places on the planet to stay.
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Four Seasons Hotels, the worldâs largest operator of luxury hotels, reported a fourth-quarter profit on higher room revenue. Four Seasons, based in Toronto, said profit was $16.9 million, or 44 cents a share, in contrast to a loss of $37.8 million, or $1.03 a share, a year earlier. The company said it had higher costs in the year-earlier period related to retirement benefits and lower revenue after ending its lease for the Pierre in New York. Revenue rose 19 percent, to $69.8 million, from $58.5 million, because of an increase in hotel management and ownership fees. Revenue for each available room worldwide rose 14 percent, to $258.13; at properties in the United States, it was up 8.4 percent, to $297.83. Four Seasons agreed last month to be sold to a group of private investors.
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Two years ago, at the height of the housing boom, developers realized that hotel property had fallen out of favor. Residential property was worth more, and travelers weren't willing to pay top dollar to stay in fancy hotels.
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For decades, European travelers have had to choose hotels based on conflicting ratings.
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A new kind of extended-stay hotel, Value Place, is aimed at the business traveler who is usually on a strict per diem limit.
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ULUSABA, South Africa  - Wealthy tourists jetting into South Africa to stay at luxury safari lodges pay top dollar for the illusion of danger, epitomized by a trumpeting elephant or a lion moving in for a kill.
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Travel: From a stunning new hotel with a rooftop pool in Cartagena to a boutique hotel in Uruguay.
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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From Steven Spielberg's seaside spread to Bill Gates' costly compound, peek behind the doors of these and other Forbes 400 residences.
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People are sometimes more extravagant with currencies that have high face values.
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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD How the Forbes 400 Make -- and Spend -- Their Fortunes
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Purses overflowing with cash, exotic locales, manicured golf courses. The World Golf Championships have it all. Except for totally committed players, that is.
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When it comes to the most luxurious properties around the globe, the price tags are as unique as the pads.
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AT Pounds 135,000 for a 90-minute journey, it will be beyond the reach of all but the very rich. But those who can afford a ticket will enjoy a truly out-ofthis world experience.
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The Bugatti Type 41 Royale, possibly the most expensive car in the world, is valued at around $10 million. Chickenfeed.
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When did being a wedding guest get so expensive?
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How Asia's booming economies could make you rich.