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Liveried doormen swing open the doors of black limousines at all hours. Groups from Japan arrive in minibuses, businessmen in dark suits step out of taxis, photographers in jeans push through the gleaming revolving doors into the grand lobby. Is this the opening scene of a new Wes Anderson movie — or simply another day at Munich’s legendary Bayerischer Hof? Innegrit Volkhardt has all the answers. — By Hans Amrein
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Dean's Hotel, Peshawar, Pakistan — "They hardly gave us time to collect our thoughts. We were given 24 hours to pack and leave!" sighed one of the distraught staff members who had spent his lifetime in Dean's Hotel.
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Eine erste Idee, dann umfangreiche Recherchen, Besprechungen, schließlich das fertige Drehbuch. Die Geschichte der berühmtesten Lokalbahnen Östrerreichs füllt jetzt die zweiteilige TV-Doku "Die Erschließung der heimischen Alpen" – die "Erfindung des Reisens". Save the date! 7. und 14. März 2023, ORF III, Erbe Österreich und 20:15Uhr
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If you want to know where the beating heart of England can be found, then Trafalgar Square a good place to start. It has always seemed odd to me that, despite its pole position in the national psyche, Trafalgar Square is almost entirely devoid of hotels. Maybe I assign too much importance to hotels but I believe they are the crowning glory of any city piazza.
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Our UK based correspondent Adrian Mourby has decided to concentrate on BREXIT conform local fare and to temporarily end his international career as a globetrotter. In London, he discovers a glamorous five-star hotel opened near Trafalgar Square in 2012. Unlike many of today's central London hotels, it was not sited in a former bank or newspaper office. The angular building in which the Corinthia, London sits today was actually opened in 1885 as the Metropole Hotel.
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Collectively, we have to promote tourism and keep spreading the message of safe and secure environment in the hotels. The management of THE IMPERIAL, the social hub of the Indian capital, developed the ‘I Care’ Program and is focusing on Ultra High Net Worth clientele.
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After an IS sympathizer shot four people in downtown Vienna, Austria, on Monday 2 November 2020 evening before the police could neutralize him, there was panic in the streets. But the Viennese hotel scene immediately demonstrated humanity. A short report from the capital of Austria.
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Is there an alternative to shut-up-shop? Corona is again at the doorsteps of our industry. Today we look at Paris. Surviving stock market crashes and one world war, the pandemic had forced the jewel of art-deco of Paris, Hotel Prince de Galles, to close from mid-March until mid-September, for the first time in its 91 years of history.
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"I need to admit, Premier Palace was one of a few hotels, which never closed. We became a safe shelter for international and domestic travelers, who appeared in Kyiv these days. It was crucial especially last days before lockdown as guest were worried about getting home and no one knew whether this trip will be safe. ...
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How do our hotels survive the current crises? I want you to meet the innovative managers and to learn how they cope with this unprecedented situation. I will introduce you to the ideas of the hoteliers of The Most Famous Hotels in the World. And we start with Claridge's in London. General Manager Paul Jackson sent me these lines.
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Kai Speth, the general manager of the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi was all excited. Many years ago I had written a book about the history of the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi. There were rumours about a bunker in the courtyard, a relic from the American War.
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