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By 2012, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy loyalists will be able to wear and carry Louis Vuitton as well as drink Moet Hennessy—all in the confines of an LVMH hotel. The luxury lifestyle company LVMH will be opening two Cheval Blanc branded hotels in two years' time—one in Oman, one in Egypt. Each will house between 30 and 40 suites. Currently, one Cheval Blanc exists—it opened in Courcheval, France, in 2006. [WWD]