The BBC's Rahul Tandon was also at the auction and said there were so many fans and media at the Hilton Towers hotel in Marine Drive that police had to be called to quell the crowds.

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And in Hawaii, WATG is building the U-Sea Marine Habitat, an 80-room undersea hotel, observatory and marine research center.

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