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• Restaurants Eating Into Holiday Sales With New Perks Monday, 3 Dec 2012 | 1:26 PM ET

  

  Not having success finding holiday gifts at the mall? You may want to try the food court. Restaurants are trying to whet your appetite for gift cards to dine out, by throwing incentives your way.

• INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-China's Wanda in talks with "well-known" hotels for U.S. buys Monday, 3 Dec 2012 | 2:27 AM ET

  BEIJING, Dec 3- China's privately-owned Dalian Wanda Group, the world's largest movie theater owner, is in talks with "well-known" hotel chains for acquisition opportunities in the United States, its chairman said on Monday.

• At Center of UK Tax Flap, Starbucks May Pay More Monday, 3 Dec 2012 | 2:18 AM ET

  

  Coffee chain Starbucks said it was considering changes to its UK tax practices following criticism from lawmakers, tax campaigners and the media.

• INTERVIEW-China's Wanda in talks with "well-known" hotels for US acquisitions Monday, 3 Dec 2012 | 1:58 AM ET

  BEIJING, Dec 3- China's privately-owned Dalian Wanda Group, the world's largest movie theatre owner, is in talks with "well-known" hotel brands for acquisition opportunities in the United States, its chairman said on Monday.

• Chinese tycoon must reapply for approval on Iceland resort-media Saturday, 1 Dec 2012 | 3:56 PM ET

  REYKJAVIK, Dec 1- A Chinese tycoon who wants to build a major tourist resort in a remote corner of northeast Iceland must reapply for permission to go ahead with the project, Icelandic media reported on Saturday.

• UPDATE 2-US SEC charges ex-banker for Burger King insider trades Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | 4:54 PM ET

  According to the regulator, the former banker, Igor Cornelsen, 64, prodded his broker, Waldyr Da Silva Prado Neto, for tips after Prado, who then worked at Wells Fargo& Co, learned from a customer that Burger King was up for sale. Burger King agreed on Sept. 2, 2010, to be bought by private equity firm 3 G Capital Partners Ltd for $3.26 billion, or $24 per share.

• UPDATE 1-SEC charges ex-banker over Burger King insider trading Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | 3:03 PM ET

  According to the regulator, the former banker, Igor Cornelsen, 64, prodded his broker, Waldyr Da Silva Prado Neto, for tips after Prado, who then worked at Wells Fargo& Co, had learned from a customer that Burger King was up for sale. Burger King agreed on Sept. 2, 2010, to be bought by private equity firm 3 G Capital Partners Ltd for $3.26 billion, or $24 per share.

• New JD Power Survey Ranks Travel-Booking Websites Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | 9:57 AM ET

  

  Competitive pricing helped the top-ranked travel websites shine, according to a new online satisfaction survey released Friday by J.D. Power and Associates.

• Yum's shares tumble after China sales warning Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | 12:33 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, Nov 30- Shares of Yum Brands Inc tumbled 9.5 percent on Friday after the parent of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains warned that sales at established restaurants in China, the company's biggest market, would fall in the fourth quarter.

• UPDATE 1-New York fast-food workers rally for better pay, union Thursday, 29 Nov 2012 | 4:18 PM ET

  NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES, Nov 29- Fast-food restaurant employees, many of whom work for minimum wage, protested in New York City on Thursday demanding higher pay and the right to form a union as part of a movement called "Fast Food Forward." It is being billed as the largest attempt to unionize fast-food workers in the United States, where the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.

• FTC Urges Hotels to Reveal All Fees at Time of Reservation Thursday, 29 Nov 2012 | 1:32 PM ET

  

  The FTC on Wednesday warned hotel operators they should disclose all fees a consumer is required to pay when checking into a hotel.

• Fast-food workers in New York protest for higher wages Thursday, 29 Nov 2012 | 11:09 AM ET

  Nov 29- Fast-food restaurant employees protested in New York City on Thursday, demanding higher pay and the right to form a union- the latest attempt by lower-wage workers in the United States to increase their compensation.

• Minor Hotel Group's Push into Emerging Markets  Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 7:35 PM ET

  

  Michael Marshall, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations at Minor Hotel Group talks about the company's global expansion plans, particularly in emerging markets like Russia and Sri Lanka.

• Upstart coffee chain bets on Mexican flavor to duel Starbucks Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | 7:17 PM ET

  MEXICO CITY, Nov 26- Growing coffee consumption in Mexico is helping propel a new chain of cafes with a distinctly Mexican identity, a concept the chain plans to use to take on local market leader Starbucks on its home turf back in the United States.

• Road Warrior Tested: Hilton Los Angeles Airport Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 12:16 PM ET

  

  "Road Warrior Tested" reviews the Hilton Los Angeles International Airport, a mid-scale property less than a mile from the airport.

• Las Vegas' McCarran Airport Offers Liquor to Go Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 10:08 AM ET

  

  Travelers arriving at Las Vegas' McCarran Airport looking to start the party right away can buy liquor to go at a new shop in the baggage claim area.

• Will Tax Reform Take Aim at Charities & Estates?  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 8:21 AM ET

  

  Gary Loveman, Chairman & CEO of Caesars Entertainment, discusses how tax reform will impact charitable giving and estate taxes.

• Caesar's CEO Fending Off Fiscal Cliff  Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | 8:04 AM ET

  

  Gary Loveman, Chairman & CEO of Caesars Entertainment, discusses how to fix the nation's growing debt burden.

• Hotel Guests Face Carbon Monoxide Risk Friday, 16 Nov 2012 | 10:49 AM ET

  Carbon monoxide poisoning is a real threat when staying in a hotel with eight reported deaths and 170 sickened since 2010, a USA Today investigation finds.

• Six Ways to Get Free Wi-Fi When You Travel Thursday, 15 Nov 2012 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  Looking to avoid Wi-Fi charges while traveling? Here are six strategies for accessing free Internet service while you're on the road.