Hotels in Pop Music
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Procul Harum — Grand Hotel — Puttin' on The Ritz, Hotel California, … There are plenty of songs about hotels. The most famous ones are listed here:
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USA/Boston: Beyond the Mirror’s Reflection
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John F Kennedy announced his candidacy for Congress, Longfellow and Jacques Offenbach were inspired, Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X were employed. And Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of A Christmas Carol while a guest there.
Edinburgh/Caledonian: Page names Suite
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The first suite named after a former bellboy. Billy Garioch finds his name on room 502 at Edinburgh's "Caley".
Gaudi’s New York Grand Hotel
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Few people know that in 1908 the catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852 - 1926) imagined a skyscraper for New York City.
Andreas Augustin: Speech at Launch of Edinburgh Caledonian book
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"Dear Lord and Lady Provost..." — At the occasion of the launch of the book The Caledonian Edinburgh, Andreas Augustin held this speech in 2004
Hilton — Training in 1956
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A short synopsis of Hilton's training programs in 1956 and Confessions of a London Hilton Trainee (1963)
Welcome Ever Smiles*
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Receiving an important guest at European hotels in the 1920s involved a whole army of staff. If the occasion requires it, this hasn't changed at some hotels.
The Drake, New York
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The Most Famous Hotels in the World lists nine hotels in New York. However. Ignoring all this, US hotel historian Stanley Turkel remembers The Drake.
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Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich (former Savoy Baur en Ville)
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
Raffles Hotel
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
The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More
Half Moon
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
Mount Kenya Safari Club
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