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Plenty of important issues were discussed (and fought over) at the U.N. General Assembly last month, and surely one among them was government spending. Which may seem ironic considering the lavish digs some delegates called home during their visits to New York City . Sure, their average countryman may get by on $1.25 a day, but that doesn t stop some politicians from booking some of the priciest hotel suites in the world for themselves and their entourage all in the name of a good night s sleep! [Ed. note: If their consciences don't keep them awake...]  Check out the plush spots where U.N. diplomats laid their heads:
Nigeria's Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, booked not one hotel room during her four-day stay in NYC, but two : one at the Four Seasons and one at the iconic Pierre, air fares cheap tickets where multiple limousines could be spotted waiting air fares cheap tickets by the entrance to shuttle her entourage around the city. A hotel where just a one-night stay in a standard room costs more than the country s average annual income, the Pierre hosted the delegate in a suite that goes for about $3,000 a night.
Though the comparison between the average annual income and the cost of a standard room in this case isn t as staggering, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused quite a stir during his stay at the luxurious Warwick Hotel in Midtown. air fares cheap tickets Constantly surrounded by security (as protestors lined the blocks around the hotel), Ahmadinejad booked two whole floors at the Warwick, where he and his staff dined on gourmet meals prepared by three personal chefs.
Along with members from the delegation of Togo, diplomats from Swaziland a country with one of the highest AIDS rates in the world stayed at the Mandarin Oriental, a gorgeous, 5-pearl hotel complete with a luxe spa, 75-foot air fares cheap tickets pool, and numerous fine-dining options. Members of the entourage were also spotted shopping at luxury department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman.
air fares cheap tickets With a standard room costing nearly double the average annual income, the Waldorf Astoria air fares cheap tickets seems a surprising air fares cheap tickets pick for U.N. delegates from the poverty-stricken country of Mali. But the historic Midtown air fares cheap tickets hotel is just where they chose to stay during the General Assembly.