A princely gesture

A princely gesture

Brunei Darussalam's media staff and journalists have fine
accommodations at the Asian Games after Crown Prince Al-Butadee
Billah canceled his 21-room booking at a five-star Busan hotel,
where he planned to stay during the games.

The Prince paid US$45,000 for all the rooms and then allowed
the journalists to use them.

He had made a reservation for a presidential suite -- at
US$2,300 a night -- and 20 other rooms at the Haeundae Grand
Hotel for 10 days to attend the Games.

Hotel officials said they were surprised when royal officials
made full payment of the bill for the whole reserved period
although hotel regulations require only half that amount.--AP