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Hotelboom New York

"The Big Apple" still is a huge magnet for tourists. They are coming from all over the world to see and experience the bustling life of New York. The Metropolis on the Hudson River offers approximately 80.000 hotel beds and until the end of the year 2010, people expect another 32 hotel openings with 6.800 beds.

Despite the financial crisis the average utilization is pretty good (80%).
In 2009, the hotel marked already expanded and approximately 5.458 new hotel rooms opened. Here are some examples of the newly opened hotels: "The Standard Hotel" located directly on the Highline Park, the "Jane Hotel in the West Village" and the reopening of the famous and very luxury hotels "The Mark" and "The Pierre" on the Upper East Side.

If you are looking for a hotel in New York, you can have a look at the following webpage: http://www.newyork50.com

Oprah Winfrey quits her Television Show

She is the most powerful woman on TV and now shocked the nation with her statement that she will quit her talk show in November 2011. It is "only" in two years, but many television viewers are speechless! Oprah Winfrey has been moderating for 25 years and she has always had faithful fans all over the world. The 55 years old lady can be seen every afternoon on American television and uses the one hour time to draw secrets from famous persons. Did you know that more than 62 million people watched her show when Michael Jackson confirmed having dyed his skin?

It was also not long ago when Oprah Winfrey made the headlines by inviting Sarah Palin into her show to talk about her autobiography "Going Rogue: An American Life" and her political ambitions. Sarah Palin assisted in the republic election campaign, while Oprah Winfrey supported Barack Obama and celebrated his victory like her own.

But when it comes to her audience rate Oprah also makes compromises. She knows which people she has to invite in order to deliver an interesting and fascinating story.

Who is that woman who weekly attracts more than 21 million people in 114 countries? What is the story of the woman who carries the title of the most powerful woman on TV?

If you want to find out more about this fascinating woman, you can have a look at her website.