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MIAMI, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc reported net income of $280 million, or $0.34 diluted EPS, on revenues of $2.46 billion for its first quarter ended February 28, 2006. First quarter 2006 earnings were reduced by approximately $0.02 per share due to a non-cruise investment write-down and a litigation reserve. Net income for the first quarter of 2005 was $345 million, or $0.42 diluted EPS, on revenues of $2.40 billion. Commenting on the first quarter results, Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman and CEO Micky Arison said that the company's performance was in line with previous guidance. "As expected, the company experienced $82 million in higher fuel costs due to a 63 percent increase in fuel prices," Arison said. "Excluding these signi... (more)

Chrome Launches New Urban Laptop Bags

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chrome, a domestic bag manufacturer located in the SOMA district of San Francisco, has been producing messenger bags used by the majority of professional bicycle couriers worldwide for the past 11 years. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051121/NYFNSN04 ) Chrome has taken its extensive experience designing bags to withstand the ... (more)

Alex Restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas Crowned With Five Diamonds From AAA

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Alex, the premier fine dining restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas (3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South; 702-770-3300) is now internationally recognized by AAA as a Five Diamond restaurant, one of only three in Las Vegas. Named for internationally acclaimed executive chef Alessandro (Alex) Stratta, Alex offers refined French cuisine in one of the most luxurious and opule... (more)

In Memoriam: Walter M. Sharp, Former Member of the MGM Mirage Board of Directors and Former Community Bank President

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walter M. Sharp, a longtime member of the MGM MIRAGE (formerly MGM Grand, Inc.) Board of Directors and a highly respected member of the California banking industry, passed away Dec. 22, 2005. He was 89. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051229/LATH009 ) Mr. Sharp was an associate of MGM MIRAGE majority shareholder Kirk Kerkorian an... (more)

Mexico's Secretary of Tourism Forges Unique Partnership With Expedia and United Nations Foundation to Protect World Heritage Sites

ACAPULCO, Mexico, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at a press conference at Tianguis Turistico, Mexico's largest international travel fair, the Secretary of Tourism for Mexico and the Mexican Tourism Board signed a letter of intent with the founding partners of the World Heritage Alliance, Expedia Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, to jointly promote and preserve World Herit... (more)