J.D. Power and Associates on Tuesday released its 2010 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, which grades hotel guest contentment. The best-scoring hotels, organized by class, offered amenities like free wireless internet, free breakfast, and free parking. You can check out the full results here . [ CNN ] The parliament of Catalonia, Spain, has voted to ban bullfighting beginning in January 2012. The resolution is based on a 180,000-signature petition organized by activists who call the sport “barbaric and outdated”. Bullfighting supporters fear that the ban, the first in Spain, will lead to more across the country. [ BBC ] Starting next week, authorities in Rome will officially begin a campaign to find sponsors for a long-delayed restoration of the 2,000-year-old Colosseum. Investors would sponsor individual stages of the project, the scope of which has been likened to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel in the late ’80s. Plans for the building include the outfitting of new security and fire systems, as well as structural reinforcement of high-traffic areas for public use. [ ANSA ] Photo: The Colosseum in Rome, adebond1 via Flickr Hotel – J. D. Power and Associates – Rome – Parking – Colosseum

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