Schweizerhof Bern temp. closed
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Schweizerhof Bern closed its doors for an approximate period of 18 months
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Holtmann, Franka
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Franka Holtmann was the first ever female GM to run the distinguished Hotel de Crillon on Paris' Place de la Concorde. Now she ist the first woman to manage Le Meurice.
The Taj Group
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Billed by the Times, London as the finest hotel in the East, the Taj's first hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai was perhaps the only place in the world where a British Viceroy could rub shoulders with an Indian Maharajah: The story of India's traditional hotel group Taj.
Sacher Vienna - the making of
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The Most Famous Hotels in the World turned to the Austrian capital in 1990 to research the unique history of the Sacher. A rich harvest awaited us. Stories, tales, legends … the hotel is full of them. We uncovered a host of intriguing anecdotes, including stories of naked archdukes and sweet ballerinas, legendary head waiters and bell boys who had their faces slapped, caviar-munching bull terrier and eccentric aristocrats.
Montreux: Hotel National
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It is still listed as a "Hotel lost in History" on famoushotels.org: The Hotel National (1875), Montreux. The lights went out 20 years ago when the hotel owners decided to close it down, and there is still no power. Three modern apartment blocks will finance the grand hotel's revival. Hopefully!
1946: Atlanta: Winecoff Fire
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America's deadliest hotels fire - a combination of missig fire escapes, combustible interior finishes, a delay in calling the fire department, and the lack of a fire alarm and automatic fire suppression system.
Kienberger Family
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The Kienberger Family and Hotel Waldhaus, Sils Maria. It was opened on June 15, 1908 by Josef Giger (1847–1921) and his wife Amalie who had previously managed large hotels in Bad Ragaz, in Russia, in Italy and finally in St. Moritz.
Seiler, Alexander
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In 1854, Alexander Seiler also became the leaseholder of the new Hotel Riffelberg. At the same time, he bought the Hotel Cervin, extended it in 1855 and renamed it the Hotel Monte Rosa — The Hotel Pioneer of the Alps.
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