Many delegates suffered traffic delays, and the authorities had to step in after the travel agency which won a tender to arrange hotel bookings offered room-rates up to five times higher than usual.

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From there, call the hotel to arrange a two-minute motorboat ride across the cove to the hotel.

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The concierge at the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel will arrange your entire surf day for you.

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Here offerings include a tour of Chicago sites made famous in film, a private architectural boat tour, cooking classes, or the latest, a customized private tour of the famed Art Institute of Chicago, customized in the sense that the hotel will arrange for your guide to be an expert in the area of art that interests you.

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The hotel provides Nordic walking poles, mountain bikes and hiking maps, and can arrange for a knowledgeable guide.

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