On his recent Mideast tour, President George Bush spent a night in the “Ruler’s Suite” at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace Hotel. According to columnist Maureen Dowd, the cozy suite includes its own ballroom. Room rates at the $3 billion seven-star hotel range from $1,598 to $12,251. At those rates, I don’t think I’d be able to sleep.

Egypt plans to copyright the Pyramids, the Sphinx and various museum pieces and use the royalties from copies to pay for the upkeep of its historic monuments and sites. According to The New York Times, legislation will be presented to the Egyptian Parliament, where it is expected to pass. The Egyptian newspaper Al-Wald recently noted that more people visit the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas than Luxor itself…and suggested the hotel share some profits with Luxor, Egypt.