The News Review:

- Promoters target David Copperfield
- THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS – CT 24 2007.
- Travel + Leisure Readers Name 15 Shangri-La Hotels To ‘Top 100 Hotels…
- Al Mulla group launches Sharia-compliant hotels
- Molitor faces charged-up foe
- Hospitable firms clinch awards
- Center on Philanthropy Announces Signature Event

Promoters target David Copperfield
NEWS.com.au – Oct 24, 2007
34m) over this cancellation" Basuki reportedly said adding that some 29000 tickets have been sold and will be refunded. Copperfield was supposed to have launched his show in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday and it was to run daily until Sunday. In Thailand ThaiTicketMajor and other outlets have stopped selling tickets for the magician’s November 8-10 performances in Bangkok saying the show has been "temporarily closed. " Promoters told the Bangkok Post newspaper that they were in talks with Copperfield’s management team about rescheduling. "We still want him to pursue his shows in Thailand and other countries" said Boonperm Intanapasat of RSI-Dream the company behind the Bangkok shows. About 80 per cent of the tickets for Copperfield’s seven shows in Thailand had been sold. A decision on whether to refund the tickets will be taken once organisers decide whether to cancel the shows he said… A decision on whether to refund the tickets will be taken once organisers decide whether to cancel the shows he said. FBI agents seized a computer hard drive a digital camera memory chip and nearly $US2 million in cash during the raid last Wednesday. They also visited the MGM-Grand Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip where Copperfield often performs. Share this article.

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Travel + Leisure Readers Name 15 Shangri-La Hotels To ‘Top 100 Hotels…
etravelblackboard.com – Oct 24, 2007
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group currently manages 53 hotels under the five-star Shangri-La and four-star Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 24000. The group has over 45 projects under development in Austria Canada mainland China France India Japan Macau Maldives Philippines Qatar Seychelles Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom and the United States.

Al Mulla group launches Sharia-compliant hotels
GulfNews – Oct 24, 2007
The hotel group’s plan calls for 30 properties by the end of next year. "There are plenty of individual Sharia-compliant hotels throughout the world. However their positioning is usually dictated by the owner either as an independent hotel one within a chain or due to the Sharia law of country where they are situated" said Abdullah M Al Mulla chairman Al Mulla Hospitality. "ur brand proposition is so distinct that guests will be confident that our brand values have universal consistency… Their average spend is 10 to 50 per cent higher than that of the average leisure or business traveller. Conscious lifestyle tourism is expected to grow at a rate of 20 per cent per annum five times more than the average traditional market segment. The specific destinations targeted are Saudi Arabia the UAE Jordan Egypt Malay-sia and Thailand. Al Mulla Hospitality also wants to set up operations in Europe with 15 deluxe hotels to be followed by 25 business hotels in "the second European wave". The group wants to reach 150 hotels by 2013 with expected total investment of more than $2 billion.

Molitor faces charged-up foe
Toronto Star – Oct 24, 2007
When introduced to the media 3K Battery’s manager expressed thanks for everything from the title shot to his hotel room while the fighter’s trainer closed his eyes and offered a solemn bow. Later when the fighters posed for photos with Molitor’s championship belt 3K Battery’s trainer implored a photographer to take a snapshot of him standing with the champ. You can’t blame them for being a little awed. 3K Battery who has adopted the name of the battery company that sponsors him has fought 67 times in his 15-year pro career but only twice outside Thailand… When introduced to the media 3K Battery’s manager expressed thanks for everything from the title shot to his hotel room while the fighter’s trainer closed his eyes and offered a solemn bow. Later when the fighters posed for photos with Molitor’s championship belt 3K Battery’s trainer implored a photographer to take a snapshot of him standing with the champ. You can’t blame them for being a little awed. 3K Battery who has adopted the name of the battery company that sponsors him has fought 67 times in his 15-year pro career but only twice outside Thailand. He’s a household name back home where he fights on national television every two or three months and where his manager predicts at least half the population will watch the bout on TV.

Hospitable firms clinch awards
Norwich Evening News – Oct 24, 2007
More than 330 people packed out the Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel for the first ever Norfolk Hospitality Industry Awards. The award ceremony in aid of Hospitality Action the national charity that helps people in a crisis who have worked in the hospitality industry in the UK marked the end of Norwich Food Festival and raised thousands of pounds for charity. Now it is hoped that following the success of this year’s event it will be a permanent fixture in the trade’s diary. Mick Cooper who runs the Hotel School at City College Norwich which helped organise Sunday’s event said: ?It was an excellent evening and we will be holding it next year without a doubt… Now it is hoped that following the success of this year’s event it will be a permanent fixture in the trade’s diary. Mick Cooper who runs the Hotel School at City College Norwich which helped organise Sunday’s event said: ?It was an excellent evening and we will be holding it next year without a doubt. ?There were 16 awards up for grabs on the night including Hotel of the Year which went to the hosts Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel Restaurant of the Year which was awarded to the Wildebeest Arms in Stoke Holy Cross and Ethnic Restaurant of the Year which went to the Thailand Restaurant in Thorpe St Andrew. Jodie Guttrich general manager of Sprowston Manor said they were absolutely delighted with the award. She said: ?It really shows that all our hard work has paid off. 8m renovation this year and this shows how our team has been able to keep up with that in delivering the best possible service.

Center on Philanthropy Announces Signature Event
insideindianabusiness.com – Oct 24, 2007
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will award honorary degrees to three nonprofit leaders. The recipients are Emmett Carson President and CE of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Stonesifer and Dr. Juree Namsirichai Vichit-Vadakan Chairperson of the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) located in Thailand. Founded in 1987 the Center on Philanthropy is celebrating 20 years of serving philanthropy and the nonprofit sector through education training research and public affairs. The Center has distinguished itself as a pioneer nationally and internationally and has provided a model for other institutions by building a new academic discipline Philanthropic Studies; producing and distributing rigorous cutting-edge research on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector; and grounding its fundraising training program The Fund Raising School in the newest research findings. The Center offers graduate degree programs including the world’s first traditional-format Ph… in Philanthropic Studies and programs on women and philanthropy faith and giving and youth women and people of color in the nonprofit sector. Unless otherwise indicated all sessions during the event will take place at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) at 850 West Michigan Street Indianapolis IN 46202. Most sessions are open to the public with the exception of the invitation-only 20th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon featuring Morris on November 5th. Sessions include:November 4 20072:00 p. Spirit & Place Public Conversation Clowes Hall Butler UniversityThe Public Conversation is a part of the 2007 Spirit & Place Festival a project of the Polis Center at the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

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