I think the scariest airplane story du jour has to be this one: Man Sucked Out of Plane at 20,000 Feet. Yikes! That does not do much to alleviate my fear of flying.

Here's an interesting publicity ploy: A Spanish hotel lets selected guest demolish it. I don't know why this idea appeals to me so much, but it does. From the article...

Hilton is going to become part of Blackstone's hotel portfolio, according to this New York Times article. Not sure what, if anything, it'll mean for the chain, but the article does say that Blackstone is looking to "invest" in Hilton, "integrating...