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Belgian Georges Marquet was the owner of many fine hotels and the president of Les Grands Hotels Europeens.
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When businessmen take over an enterprise as promising as the Oriental Hotel one would imagine that facts and figures are all important.
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The Grand Hotel Majestic stands on an old road into the Roman colony of Bononia. Bologna’s oldest hotel celebrated its centenary in 2012.
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Fa-raon, the 21-month white Burmese, is the hotel's biggest star. He was purchased personally by general manager Didier Le Calvez and turns out to possess a natural talent when it comes to catwalk.
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The name “Waldorf” is forever linked to ”Astor” in the public imagination. It was John Jacob Astor I, the wealthiest man in the United States at the time of his death in 1848 who was ultimately responsible.
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
