Seiler, Alexander PERSONALITIES

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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The Devil lives at the Diana The Making Of Books

The Devil lives at the Diana

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If the devil wears Prada, he/she lives at the Diana in Milan, the designer's home in the fashion capital.

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The Lenox: Meeting Jimmy Fisher HOTELS

The Lenox: Meeting Jimmy Fisher

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As I stride across the carpeted lobby of Boston’s Lenox Hotel I am clamped firmly on the wrist. What can I have done? Has my past caught up with me? Andrew Williamson travels to Boston, USA, and meets Jimmy Fisher.

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Armleder, Jean PERSONALITIES

Armleder, Jean

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Geneva hospitality visionary Jean Armedler made the city's Hotel Richemond world famous

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Hotel Jubilees 2006 PERSONALITIES

Hotel Jubilees 2006

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A jubilee in 2006 - a centenary or simply a decennium. Here they are for 2006:

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Ettedgui, Edouard PERSONALITIES

Ettedgui, Edouard

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Edouard Ettedgui is the CEO of the Mandarin Oriental group

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Flagler, Henry Morgan PERSONALITIES

Flagler, Henry Morgan

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Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was a United States tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and Rockefeller partner in Standard Oil. He was a key figure in the development of the eastern coast of Florida along the Atlantic Ocean and was founder of what became the Florida East Coast Railway. He is known as the father of Miami, Florida.

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Turn History into a Profit HOTELS

Turn History into a Profit

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The Archive&Museum Concept
Turn History into a Profit Generating Business

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What has changed in hotel business HOTELS

What has changed in hotel business

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Once upon a time coaches arrived, rooms had no bath, log fires and candles were charged for seperately. But what changed recently?
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How To Spend It - Exclusive Offers HOTELS

How To Spend It - Exclusive Offers

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Who says that budget travel is automatically 'low' - budget travel?
Let's look at the best offers available and, who knows, maybe you consider it a justifiable expense.

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Salmon - the cheapest fish! PERSONALITIES

Salmon - the cheapest fish!

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Once a week the stuff must NOT be fead salmon!

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Reactions September 11, 2001

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HOTELS IN TIMES OF DISASTER
2001-09-11, 'September 11'
How did some people in our industry react the next day?

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