Harrah’s Entertainment building new casino resort in Slovakia
Despite the financial problems surrounding casino companies, Harrah’s announced on Tuesday that it has plans to build a casino in Slovakia.
The plan is to partner with Hungary’s TriGranit. The financial terms of the deal have not been laid out, but the casino resort is expected to cost $2.2 billion. This comes at a time when other companies are expanding their global reach as well.
Trick or Tweet: Caesars offers Halloween treats for guests
Those who want to have a different kind of Halloween may want to check out Caesar’s Palace offering for Halloween.
The resort is offering a Trick or Tweet special for the weekend of Oct. 30 and 31.
Caesars Palace Twitter followers and Facebook fans can use a special promotional code to purchase a two-night stay at the resort.
The package includes passes to Qua Baths Spa, in-room Internet access, one in-room movie, VIP passes to Pure nightclub and a $50 credit at the property.
Prices for the Trick or Treat package begin at $175 per night, and everyone who purchases the package will be automatically entered in a raffle to win a free upgrade to the resort’s VIP suites.
Since learning of the promotion last month on Twitter, this blogger signed up for the package. It should be a lot of fun.
Lufthansa to re-launch onboard Internet service on Panasonic platform
Lufthansa is planning to relaunch onboard Internet service for its domestic service next year in conjuction with Panasonic Avionics.
Hinted at last week, LH and Panasonic yesterday introduced an inflight product that will include allowing passengers to surf the Web, transfer data over standard mobile networks and send SMS text messages using laptop computers, PDAs, iPhones and BlackBerry devices. LH said 50 of its long-haul aircraft will be equipped by mid-2010 and “the service will gradually become available on all Lufthansa long-haul flights worldwide.”
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