Hot for hotels.Small inns and homeowners in Santiago, Chile Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile (Spanish: (helpinfo)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). picked up at a bargain lamps, extra towels and elegant old chairs, purchased at auction earlier this year when the 17-story Hotel Carrera--built in 1937 and which hosted kings and presidents on visits to Chile over the years--closed its doors. A stone's throw stone's throw n. A short distance. stone's throw Noun a short distance Noun 1. from the presidential palace, the Carrera could not survive the shift of many businesses away from the city's center. A strong economy and the promise of global free trade has fueled a new round of hotel construction away from the polluted pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. downtown, including a US$100 million Hilton slated to open in 2005. "Chile has the most settled economy in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ," says Eduardo Fahrenkrug, regional director of operations for Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. hotels. The city's luxury hotels, including the Marriott and Inter-Continental, tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. their meetings facilities and broad levels of service as they duke it out for market share. Hotels catering to the budget-minded, by contrast, are concentrating on amenities. At Santiago's new Holiday Inn Express, Manager Fernando Rioseco points to wireless Internet in guest rooms, free Internet in the business center, free local phone calls and complimentary breakfast and parking. "We see our biggest competitors as the Radisson--our rates starting at $90 will be about $20 lower--and the Novotel Vitacura Santiago," says Rioseco. The Carrera, meanwhile, will become home to a government ministry. |
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