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...Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn, two formidable American entrepreneurs, aim to transform Macau into a first-class tourist destination for millions of Asians, mainland Chinese in particular. Adelson and Wynn are credited with reviving Las Vegas' flagging fortunes in the 1990s by building a succession of spectacular complexes that combine hotels, entertainment and gambling facilities, among them the posh Venetian (Adelson's best-known resort) and the Mirage (a project by Wynn). Today, with separate gaming licenses from the Macau government, the pair are racing to duplicate their U.S. success. Adelson, 72, built the Sands Macau, so he is first...
...Martin is an excellent person,” says Bulls head coach Don Barr. “You won’t find a better person than Martin. He’s just first-class...
Just because an airline doesn't have a first-class section doesn't mean it isn't first-rate. In the 14th annual Airline Quality Rating study, JetBlue and two other budget carriers, Southwest and America West, took three of the four top slots. Fourteen airlines were evaluated on services like on-time arrivals, based on data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. "In the late '90s, the big airlines said to their customers, 'You have to be a premier traveler or we're not going to care about you much,'" says Wichita State marketing professor Dean Headley...
...news is that in India, you get first-class resorts built on a Third World foundation. Substandard road networks and power grids still place much of India deep in the developing world. While the government talks about revamping its decrepit state airlines and airports, it has yet to take action. "Appalling, desperate," is how one Western airline executive describes the first impression visitors tend to have of India's airports. Even so, she says, there is sufficient passenger demand to triple the number of flights into the country. But for decades, plans to open new routes and increase flights have...
...inch screen might look small, but resolution is first-class. And if you find the keyboard and tracking mouse pointer a little fiddly, you can invest in a portable USB mouse to make things easier. Given that the MP-XP7230 weighs in at a mere 905 g (without battery), who's complaining...