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33-538: (Redirected from Money In The Bank ) Money in the Bank may refer to: Money in the Bank (novel) , a 1942 comedy novel by P. G. Wodehouse Money in the Bank ladder match , a professional wrestling match held since 2005 WWE Money in the Bank , an annual professional wrestling event based on the above match type Money in the Bank , 1979 Australian TV film starring Tom Richards Music [ edit ] "Money in

66-654: A coast. In the United Kingdom, many seaside towns have turned to other entertainment industries, and some of them have much nightlife. The cinemas and theatres often remain to become host to a number of pubs, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Most of their entertainment facilities cater for both local people and visitors and the beaches still remain popular during the summer months. In Europe and North America, ski resorts are towns and villages in ski areas, with support services for skiing such as hotels and chalets , equipment rental, ski schools and ski lifts to access

99-484: A convenient place to stay. There are more than 1500 timeshare resorts in the United States that are operated by major hospitality, timeshare-specific, or independent companies. They represent 198,000 residences and nearly 9 million owners, who pay an average $ 880 per year in maintenance fees. A reported 16% of the residences became vacation rentals . Towns that are resorts or in which tourism or vacationing

132-740: A destination resort is that it offers food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping within the facility so that guests have no need to leave the facility throughout their stay. Commonly, the facilities are of higher quality than would be expected if one were to stay at a hotel or eat in a town's restaurants. Some examples are Atlantis in the Bahamas ; the Walt Disney World Resort , near Orlando, Florida ; Universal Studios Hollywood in San Fernando Valley , United States ; PortAventura World , near Tarragona on

165-412: A detective. Lovestruck, and ready for any excuse to be with Anne, Jeff pretends to be J Sheringham Adair and accepts the job. They are joined by Anne's uncle George, Lord Uffenham. Niece and uncle explain that Lord Uffenham keeps the family wealth as a cache of diamonds, hidden in continuously changed locations around his ancestral home of Shipley Hall. Head trauma from a car crash has caused him to forget

198-419: A fixed price that includes most or all items. At a minimum, most inclusive resorts include lodging, unlimited food, drink, sports activities, and entertainment for the fixed price. In recent years, the number of resorts in the United States offering "all-inclusive" amenities has decreased dramatically. In 1961, over half offered such plans, but in 2007, less than a tenth do so. All-inclusive resorts are found in

231-464: A little disillusioned with him as he snubs her to avoid feeding his aunt's suspicions. Meanwhile, Twist receives a letter from Jeff apologising for the rock cakes, and realises he can go to the Hall without danger. The Molloys were not sincere about sharing the loot with him, and Dolly tricks him into being caught searching Cakebread's room. Twist saves himself by revealing Jeff's true identity— J. G. Miller,

264-410: A man inside. Jeff hastens over to apologise. The man, crooked American private detective Chimp Twist, thinks he is being attacked by one of the victims from his career of petty crime, and hides in a closet. Perplexed to find the office empty, Jeff nevertheless takes the opportunity to study the place and collect details for his next detective novel. He is found there by Anne Benedick, who has come to hire

297-684: A typically impecunious and absent-minded Wodehousian aristocrat appears later in the novel Something Fishy (1957), where he helps Anne's sister Jane. The story also features the crooks Alexander "Chimp" Twist and "Dolly" and "Soapy" Molloy , who had earlier appeared in Sam the Sudden (1925) and Money for Nothing (1928). The novel was first published as a serial in The Saturday Evening Post in November–December 1941. It

330-1116: Is a major part of the local activity are sometimes called resort towns . If by the sea, they are called seaside resorts . Inland resorts include ski resorts , mountain resorts and spa towns . Well-known resort towns include Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic , Bandipur in Nepal , Bali in Indonesia , Sochi in Russia , Mount Lebanon Tourism in Lebanon , Barizo in Spain , Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Druskininkai in Lithuania , Cartagena de Indias in Colombia , Cancún in Mexico , Newport, Rhode Island , and Key West, Florida , in

363-470: Is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse , first published in the United States on 9 January 1942 by Doubleday, Doran , New York, and in the United Kingdom on 27 May 1946 by Herbert Jenkins , London. The UK publication was delayed while Wodehouse was under suspicion of collaboration during the Second World War. The country house Shipley Hall, which features in this novel and Something Fishy (1957),

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396-446: Is a resort that itself contains the necessary guest attraction capabilities so it does not need to be near a destination (town, historic site, theme park, or other) to attract its patrons. A commercial establishment at a resort destination such as a recreational area, a scenic or historic site, amusement park , a gaming facility, or other tourist attraction may compete with other businesses at a destination. Consequently, another quality of

429-505: Is a short-term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for spa goers to develop healthy habits. Historically, many such spas were developed at the location of natural hot springs or sources of mineral waters. Typically over a seven-day stay, such facilities provide a comprehensive program that includes spa services, physical fitness activities, healthy diet programs, and special interest programming. Golf resorts are resorts that cater specifically to

462-495: Is offended by Lionel's continued secrecy about their engagement, which implies that he cares more about the loan. She also learns of the undignified bargain he made with Jeff. Lord Uffenham partially recovers his memory and declares that he hid the diamonds in a jar of Pond's Tobacco. The Molloys lock Mrs Cork and her admirer Mr Trumper in the cellar and take the jar by force. Dolly bludgeons Jeff, and Anne, thinking he has been killed, realises she loves him. The Molloys drive away with

495-400: Is reported in the newspapers, and Myrtle disgustedly breaks off their engagement. Relieved to be free of her, Jeff gets drunk. In the ensuing uninhibited mood, he takes the unappetizing rock cakes recently given him by his housekeeper and throws them out the window. They pass through another window across the courtyard and land in the office of the J Sheringham Adair detective agency, startling

528-632: The Caribbean , particularly in Jamaica , Dominican Republic ; in Egypt , and elsewhere. Notable examples are Club Med , Sandals Resorts , and Beaches Resorts . An all-inclusive resort includes three meals daily, soft drinks , most alcoholic drinks , gratuities , and usually other services in the price. Many also offer sports and other activities included in the price as well. They are often located in warmer regions. The all-inclusive model originated in

561-629: The Club Med resorts, which were founded by the Belgian Gérard Blitz . Some all-inclusive resorts are designed for specific groups. For example, some resorts cater for adults only, and even more-specialized properties accept couples only. Other all-inclusive resorts are geared toward families, with facilities like craft centers, game rooms, and water parks to keep children of all ages entertained. All-inclusive resorts are also very popular locations for destination weddings. A spa resort

594-475: The Costa Daurada in Spain ; Costa do Sauípe, Northeastern Brazil ; Laguna Phuket, Thailand and Sun City , near Johannesburg , South Africa . Closely related to resorts are convention and large meeting sites. Generally, these resorts are located in cities where they offer special meeting halls, ample accommodations, and a variety of dining and entertainment options. An all-inclusive resort charges

627-707: The Las Vegas Strip . In Singapore , integrated resort is a euphemism for a casino -based destination resort. A holiday village is a type of self-contained resort in Europe whose accommodation is generally in villas . A holiday camp , in the United Kingdom , refers to a resort whose accommodation is in chalets or static caravans . A resort hotel contains full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and amenities . These hotels may attract vacationing tourists and offer more than

660-604: The United States , Ischgl in Austria , St. Moritz in Switzerland and Blackpool in the United Kingdom . A resort island is an island or an archipelago that contains resorts, hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, and its amenities. Maldives is considered to have the best island resorts, which have become famous among the top celebrities and sportspersons around the world. Seaside resorts are located on

693-427: The Bank" (John Anderson song) , 1993 "Money in the Bank" (Lil Scrappy song) , 2006 "Money in the Bank" (Swizz Beatz song) , 2007 Money in the Bank , rap mixtape series by Lloyd Banks hosted by DJ Whoo Kid Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Money in the Bank . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

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726-439: The current hiding place. Needing a source of money while he searches for the diamonds, he has rented Shipley Hall to Anne's employer Clarissa Cork, a famous hunter, explorer, and health crusader who has turned the place into a vegetarian resort . To retain access to the property, Lord Uffenham has been masquerading as Cakebread, the butler, whom the lease forbids Mrs Cork to fire. Mrs Cork has observed her ostensible butler searching

759-588: The house, and sent Anne to procure a detective to keep him under surveillance. Jeff promises Anne that he will keep Cakebread's true identity a secret. Twist hears everything from the closet, and covets the diamonds, but stays away from Shipley Hall for fear Jeff will attack him again. Jeff goes to the Hall and meets Mrs Cork, who expands his duties to watching her nephew Lionel Green and Anne Benedick, as she fears they are romantically involved. Privately, Lord Uffenham confirms that Anne and Lionel are engaged, adding that it would please him if Jeff took Lionel's place. When

792-533: The jar and Lord Uffenham releases Mrs Cork and Mr Trumper, who discovered their love for one another while in the cellar and are now engaged. In the midst of these tumultuous events, Lord Uffenham remembers that the diamonds are not in the tobacco jar. He hastens to dig them out of their true hiding place, the bank of the pond on the Hall grounds. Anne agrees to marry Jeff. One contemporary review found this novel "very good Wodehouse" and "stopping just this side of being side-splitting." George, sixth viscount Uffenham,

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858-506: The man Anne and Mrs Cork both despise for being nasty to Lionel Green in court. Jeff admits that he only came to Shipley to be near Anne, and demonstrates his point by kissing her. The kiss convinces Mrs Cork that Anne is not involved with Lionel. Relieved, and further mollified by Jeff's flattery of a book she wrote, she does not expel him from her house. She also consents to give Lionel the loan he has been requesting, to allow him to buy into partnership in an interior decorating business. Anne

891-419: The proceeds with him. Dolly and Soapy are obliged to keep Jeff's secret, because he has seen them covertly eating meat and can get them expelled from the vegetarian colony, which would ruin their chance of finding the loot. Displeased with this state of stalemate, Dolly begins trying to kill Jeff and make it look like an accident. Jeff uses him time at the Hall to romance Anne. She stays loyal to Green, but grows

924-467: The sport of golf , and they include access to one or more golf courses and/or clubhouses. Golf resorts typically provide golf packages that provide visitors with all greens and cart fees, range balls, accommodations, and meals. In North America , a ski resort is generally a destination resort in a ski area. The term is less likely to refer to a town or village. A megaresort is a type of destination resort of an exceptionally-large size, such as those along

957-408: The two rivals meet, Lionel wants to denounce Jeff as an impostor. He grudgingly agrees to keep quiet, in exchange for Jeff turning in a favourable report on his activities and clandestinely supplying him with meat. Mrs Cork patronised J Sheringham Adair on the recommendation of Dolly Molloy, a guest at the Hall. Dolly and her husband Soapy are secretly small-time crooks from Chicago; her real intention

990-437: Was based on a real house, Fairlawne , where Wodehouse's daughter Leonora lived after she married in 1932. J. G. "Jeff" Miller, a jovial and athletic writer of thrillers , attempts a career as a lawyer at the insistence of his imposing fiancée Myrtle Shoesmith. His first court appearance is ruined when he recognizes an opposing witness as Lionel Green, who was his archenemy at school. Jeff's insulting cross-questioning of Lionel

1023-630: Was published in the US in 1942, but not in the UK until 1946 due to war time tensions between the UK and Wodehouse. Neither the US nor the UK editions had a dedication. The edition published in Stuttgart, Germany in 1949 by Tauchnitz was dedicated to Bert Hoskins, with whom Wodehouse had been interned in Germany early in the Second World War. Wodehouse sent a gift of each of his later novels to Mr Hoskins. The novel

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1056-565: Was that their old accomplice Chimp Twist would keep watch on Soapy, who seemed to be flirting with Mrs Cork. After Soapy explains that he is merely trying to sell fraudulent oil stock to their hostess, the couple are startled by Jeff arriving in Twist's place. Dolly visits Chimp in London to learn what has gone wrong and he tells her about the diamonds, suggesting that the Molloys steal them and split

1089-414: Was written in Germany, while Wodehouse was held at Tost. A collector's edition of the novel was issued in 2005 by Abrams Press , ISBN   978-1-58567-657-6 . Resort In British English , "resort" means a town which people visit for holidays and day trips, typically containing hotels where holidaymakers stay. Examples of such towns include Blackpool and Brighton . A destination resort

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