The historic building (top, slide to the right): The "new" Raffles main building in 1899. It opened on 18 November 1899, featuring the all new Grand Marble Dining Salon to seat 500. A French chef was engaged to celebrate the opening night, the e...
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most "best-hotels-in-the-world" publications. Moreover, it is an institution of hospitality. It offers ± ...
You don your safari gear during the day, but you always dress for dinner. Because Mount Kenya Safari Club Nanyuki is an exclusive retreat. High on the slopes of Africa's second highest mountain, the Mount Kenya Safari Club straddles the Equator ...
Grand Hotel Lviv in 1894 Grand Hotel Lviv – the book – available shortly. Reserve your personal autographed book now Lviv or Lemberg can be metaphorically described as the westernmost city in Eastern Europe or the easte...
We found records of the Galle Face Hotel dating back to 1864, five years before the Suez Canal came into operation. A journey through the Suez Canal was a breakthrough in every respect, and from 1869 onwards the Galle Face was commonly hailed ...
We have landed in Oxford, England. The purchase of The Randolph by A.J.Capital/Graduate Hotels has brought a much needed injection of money into a great local institution. Read the full story by Adrian Mourby here. A lot of work needed doing includi...
At Angkor Wat - like around the pyramids in Egypt - virtually every hotel group of note operates a (sometimes historic) hotel. The most notable hotel is the Grand Hotel, one of the few buildings in Cambodia to have survived the Khmer Rouge regime, ...
A book of history, stories and memories. The story of Yangon's most famous hotel, written by teh storyteller of hospitality history. Meet the artists and writers who found inspiration at The Strand. "The Strand" — what a name in South ...
Johannes Baur, born in Austria in 1795, was a visionary entrepreneur who profoundly shaped Zurich’s hospitality industry. In 1837, at the age...Read More
The historic building (top, slide to the right): The "new" Raffles main building in 1899. It opened on 18 November 1899, featuring the all new...Read More
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More
In 1952, a group of wealthy individuals including Donald Deskey, the fabled designer (among his works the Radio City Music Hall); Harvey Firestone,...Read More
You don your safari gear during the day, but you always dress for dinner. Because Mount Kenya Safari Club Nanyuki is an exclusive retreat. High on...Read More
