Wineries move beyong tastings to become true destinationsCreating a destination winery is not a new concept, but certainly one that more and more wineries in California are embracing. From restaurants and inns to museums and concerts, even a medieval castle, wineries are transforming into must-see stops for wine lovers, history lovers and art lovers alike.Macon Cove La Quinta Sells for $1.8 MillionA&P Hotel Funding LLC has sold the La Quinta Inns & Suites at 6068 Macon Cove for $1.8 million to Harsha Patel. The sale closed March 4.Built ....Enterprise Inns grosses £8.4m in sale and leaseback auctionEnterprise Inns has raised £8.39m in the latest sale and leaseback auction of a number of its pubs. It had put eight London pubs up for grabs in the latest in series of such sell-offs, with a view to leasing back the sites itself once investors had parted with their cash.U.K. Stocks Fall, Led by Mining Companies; Home Retail GainsMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks retreated from the highest level in 21 months as mining companies declined with base-metal prices on concern China may take further steps to cool its economy.Home Inns Sees Expo Boosting Shanghai Room Rates (Correct)Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc., China’s biggest budget hotel operator, said this year’s World Expo in Shanghai will boost room rates by as much as 20 percent, and it’s adding up to 200 hotels nationwide.Expect to pay more for hotels in several Arizona citiesSCOTTSDALE - Guests will spend a little more to spend the night in Scottsdale and Tempe. Yesterday, voters approved a tax at hotels, motels, and other inns by two percent.
