Teasingly, there is a public transit icon when you try to search for directions, but it quickly whisks you away to a list of transit routing apps you can download in the app store, most only for one transit system or another.

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Now, a brand-new lift whisks you up to your floor.

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More successful: The resort's "Keys to Luxury" program, which whisks guests from the airport into a waiting Ferrari or Jaguar.

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