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Ritz-Carlton Club's timeshare division chose San Francisco as the home of its first urban site, located in the former Chronicle Building on Market Street. According to the company, it has already sold $106 million worth of units. Individual units are priced at $1.2-$5 million each while fractional ownerships begin at $200,000 "for a one-twelveth share of une unit."

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U.S. hotel profits are expected to sky-rocket to all-time highs in the next two years, according to recent projections by Smith Travel Research. Growth in sales is expected to increase to $135.8 billion and $147.9 billion in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. hotel industry has rebounded from high construction costs and a lackluster economy. According to Jan Frietag, Smith Travel's Vice President, 2006 "...is an important year, because we are back over the 2000 levels in terms of profits."

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