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Does The Luxor Have a Thing For Sinking Ships?

· Luxor Announces Titanic Exhibit: Starting December 20th, The Luxor will feature Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, a showcase of authentic artifacts from the ill-fated ship, room re-creations and hands-on interactive experiences. The Titanic/Criss Angel sinking ships comparison is too easy. [MarketWatch]

· Good Service Happens in the Middle of Nowhere: MSNBC says that if you want good hotel service, you should stay out of major cities — the more remote and exotic the hotel, the better the pampering. [MSNBC]

· Owners of Sheraton Waikiki Will Restore Beach: The folks that own the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel are moving ahead with plans to restore the beach in front of the hotel, and they want to build "three T-shaped groins" starting at the seawall and extending 180 feet out. [MSNBC]

· Treasure Island Sold to Former New Frontier Owner: Newly-renovated (and kinda nice now!) Treasure Island was just sold for $775 million to Phil Ruffin, who previously owned the New Frontier (which has since been sold to the folks behind The Plaza). [Las Vegas Weekly]

· A Wine Stock Exchange: Milan luxury hotel Town House Galleria will offer what it calls the first "wine stock exchange" (a cellar where regular guests can leave their bottles and buy others). [Reuters]

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