At the airport, the completion of the 272-room Montreal Airport Marriott in 2009 atop the US departure terminal means the transfer time from bed to check-in desk can be less than two minutes.

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That fine run of form belied the internal upheaval that had surrounded the club since captain Carlos Tevez controversially slapped a transfer request on to manager Roberto Mancini's desk.

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The agent told me that Delta had a special deal with Hotels.com, which is owned by Expedia, and that at the same time that I purchase my ticket she could transfer me on a direct line to a special desk at the Hotels.com reservation system and that I would receive a 25% discount.

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