11.   When the hotel closed, he had no car and no family nearby.

12.   DESPITE the current economic situation, no low-budget hotels have closed, rather business has improved in certain areas such as Langkawi.

13.   Hundreds of jobs have been lost and several hotels closed.

14.   In fact, many hotels have closed for a lack of business.

15.   Several hotels have closed temporarily and thousands of workers have been laid off in the industry that is the biggest foreign currency earner for many countries.

16.   Several hotels have closed this year, and hundreds of jobs have been lost.

17.   Some hotels have closed and others have laid off some workers.

18.   The Croatian government has not publicly acknowledged their presence, though the hotel would normally close in winter and the nearby small airport is blockaded by Croatian military police.

19.   The hotel had been closing during the slow summer months in recent years.

20.   The hotels closed because of the strike, forcing guests to find other accommodation.