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Featuring relaxing adventures in the sand and sun, the resort became one of the world's largest tourism groups, with a collection of hotels and ski lodges that featured over 87,000 beds. A great deal of credit for the resorts's success belongs to
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and showing a rebellious streak and strong anti-Fascist sentiments was briefly a member of the
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bar drinks, which relaxed guests by eliminating the need to carry much cash. Other resorts copied the concept.
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