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Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka spent considerable time in London at The Savoy, where he created some of his most famous London works.
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The Davos summit is among the most important gatherings of the leaders of our globe. It generates a yearly turnover of 40 million Swiss Franks (2014) for the little grand city of Davos. The Steigenberger Grand Hotel Belvédère is seemingly at the centre of all action.
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If you have 18 minutes watch our movie about the history of The Oriental in Bangkok. You can also watch it there (recommended). Visit the permanent exhibition THE ORIENTAL JOURNEY.
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See how Westin has made history with a series of industry firsts throughout the years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Bayerischer Hof was opened in 1841 - on the wishes of King Ludwig I, who wanted a comfortable place for his guests to stay. The Bayerischer Hof...Read More
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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
