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Pen friends Peninsula hotels have won top honours in the Conde Nast Traveler 2004 Readers' Choice Awards. In the Asia, Australia and Pacific Nations category, The Peninsula Bangkok and The Peninsula Manila won Best by Service awards. The Bangkok hotel also won Best by Rooms and Best by Design categories. The Peninsula Hong Kong won Best by Food. For a full list of award winners, see the Gold List in the magazine's January issue.
A good bet The Galaxy Resort & Casino is to open several properties in Macau over the next two years. First up will be the Galaxy Waldo hotel, in April, with 38 tables. Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino (model pictured right) will open in 2005, with 600 rooms in a landmark skyscraper. And a mega-resort hotel will open in Cotai in phases, starting in 2006.