Undaunted, the Flaums and Caesars announced plans to pursue a license for a "world class" hotel, casino and resort on 104.5-acres 104.5-acres trainextatoon.
Budapest had become a dream realized, full of world-class hotels, ubiquitous construction cranes, mansions and museums scrubbed clean.
Among more than 400 projects are a new waterfront area, parks, world-class hotels, high-end shops and restored monuments, churches, mosques and even the synagogue.
Erbil now boasts half a dozen world-class hotels, with prices to match, as well as luxury car showrooms, designer stores and Western-style fast food outlets.
In later years, world-class hotels, shops, casinos, and the Cantegril country club, scene of international film festivals, made Punta del Este a leading playground of South America.
"Beijing is one of the world's top destinations for tourism and business with world-class hotels and services," it said in an editorial.
The city is itself an artwork of Roman ruins, medieval churches, restored 17th- and 18th-century houses and world-class hotels and restaurants.
Abu Dhabi's oil wealth makes it more than capable of financing its grand plans, which include the Ferrari World theme park, due to open soon, a branch of the Guggenheim museum and world-class hotels with worryingly green golf courses.
"Having such an impressive presence in Moscow is part of our ongoing strategy to develop world-class hotels in cities where the economy is growing and the demand for luxury lodging is high," said Simon F. Cooper, president of Ritz-Carlton.
To host the influx, Cape Town has witnessed a burst of brand new world-class hotels, a new cutting-edge airport terminal and an increasingly sophisticated food and wine scene.
New Delhi was designed and built by the British in the 1920s, with the wide, tree-lined boulevards, imposing statues, government edifices, diplomatic enclaves and world-class hotels that are fitting of a capital city.
