The Westin Hotels History

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See how Westin has made history with a series of industry firsts throughout the years.

Charlie Chaplin: The Savoy London

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Frank Meier meets Berry Wall

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Back when cocktails were a serious part of life, a man named Frank Meier held sway over the bar at the Ritz in Paris.

InterContinental Hotels: the Story

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In 1946, Juan T. Trippe, the chairman and founder of Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) with its headquarters in New York City anticipated the need for additional hotel accommodation and decided to create, what is today known as, the InterContinental Hotels Group.

Istanbul’s fabulously amazing hotel

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Istanbul is the exotic exciting city at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Its unique position overlooking the ‘white’ Marmara Sea, the deep-blue Bosphorus and the peaceful waters of the Golden Horn is perfectly enhanced by this amazing hotel, full of tales.

Did 300 Japanese commit suicide at Raffles Hotel?

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Bucher and Durrer

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The Forming of the Bucher-Durrer Hospitality Empire — Franz Josef Bucher and Josef Durrer were among Europe’s leading hotel pioneers in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Kracht, Carl

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Carl Kracht went to Zurich, where he married Carl Kracht and his family went to live in Zurich. He married Emma Pauline Baur, the daughter of the Swiss hotelier Theodor Baur, who owned both the famous Hotel Baur au Lac as well as the Savoy Baur en Ville.

Men in Black—The Bohemian’s Guide to a Viennese Coffee House

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Once you enter a Kaffeehaus, you are on stage. Everybody is watching you. There is nothing else to do. Having been inspected by the crowd, you are either accepted and from then on ignored, or you are ignored from the start, which means that you have already been accepted.

Imperial Hotels around the world

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Famoushotels.org recognises only a few Imperial Hotels (in bold) as Select Member hotels. However, a name doesn't necessary confirm outstanding quality. There are a lot of hotels around the world bearing the same name. We have listed some of them for the records.

Sorry Dear Wes Anderson

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Some books come out too late. So I have to say: 'Sorry my dear Wes Anderson! After you had contacted famoushotels in search for a suitable location for your movie The Grand Budapest Hotel, I should have recommended that one.

Steigenberger, Albert

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