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[unable to retrieve full-text content] The Best Hotels Around New Orleans to Stash House Guests    New Orleans Magazine The Best Hotels Around New Orleans to Stash House Guests - New Orleans Magazine

Casino landlord Vici Properties completed its buyout of MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay's real estate, further cementing its ownership of huge resorts along Las Vegas Boulevard. Vici, which already owned a 50.1 percent stake in MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay, announced Monday that it closed its acquisition of the remaining 49.9 percent from financial conglomerate Blackstone. The deal, announced last month, called for Vici to pay around $1.27 billion in cash to Blackstone and assume Blackstone's share of the debt on the resorts, both of which are leased to casino chain MGM Resorts International. According to a presentation by Vici, it is assuming 49.9 percent of a $3 billion debt load, or nearly $1.5 billion. Las Vegas has seen a burst of deals the past few years that have shuffled resort property ownership around, with billions of dollars changing hands, albeit to little, if any, visible effect for customers. Casino resorts up and down the Strip are now leased to rent-collec...

Fairmont Mayakoba Fairmont Mayakoba, a five-star luxury resort in the heart of Mexico's breathtaking Riviera Maya, has been awarded the Best Luxury Resort in Mexico by the 2022 Luxury Lifestyle Awards . The Luxury Lifestyle Awards  is a global award selecting, recognizing, celebrating and promoting the best luxury goods and services all over the world. To determine the coveted winners, research teams from Luxury Lifestyle Awards used a range of selection criteria for these prestigious awards, which include ranking the resort's reputation, excellence, credibility, uniqueness, personalization and overall luxury experience. Covering a wide variety of sectors and regions, winners are carefully selected and considered the best-of-the-best in bringing exciting luxury experiences to global travelers. Nestled in the heart of the Riviera Maya, Mexico, the 401-room Fairmont Mayakoba is set on 45 acres within a private luxury community. S...

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By the time we touched down in the Maldivian capital of Malé, my excitement for the trip ahead had already been somewhat hampered by the 20-hour flight from New York. Delirium had set in, and all I wanted was to be horizontal. Thankfully, our hotel, Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, welcomes guests off of these lengthy flights every day, so the team had a plan. We were whisked from the arrivals hall to a dock where one of the resort's yachts was waiting. It was a 45-minute journey to the property, so we settled in with a glass of Veuve Clicquot and took in the expansive ocean views. The yacht had multiple bedrooms with crisp linens and cozy slippers, exactly what I was dreaming of just minutes prior. But naturally, seeing as this was the nicest boat I had ever been on, my jet lag was suddenly cured, and the last thing I wanted to do was go to sleep. Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi was named the best resort in Asia by Tr...

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