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1890: Arrival at the Grand Hotel Belvedere in Davos, Switzerland by A.L.Henderson

In 1890, Queen Vitoria's court photographer A.L.Henderson recorded this wonderful scene at the Grand Hotel Belvedere in Davos, Switzerland. A true treasure of photography and hospitality. 

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At the WEF World Economic Forum, former soccer president Joseph "Sepp" Blatter meets UN Secretary General Kofi Anan at the Grand Hotel Belvedere Davos Switzerland.
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Richard Nixon and Zhou En Lai at Peoples Grand Hotel Xian, China (1972)
1932: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at the Caledonian Edinburgh
Paris: Best dressed American Barry Wall and Frank of the Ritz
People’s Grand Hotel Xian

During the research for his new book People's Grand Hotel Xi'an (China) Andreas Augustin explores a secret underground tunnel, which served as a path between the People's Grand Hotel and the next "Building No 2". The hotel was built in 1953, and this tunnel is today closed. More

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The Castle at the Lake: Schloss Velden PERSONALITIES

The Castle at the Lake: Schloss Velden

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Horst Schulze, the man who founded a hotel management group to avoid retirement, and his first General Manager of Schloss Velden: Henning Reichel (right) at the opening ceremony. Reichel left eight months later.
Photograph: Martin Rauchenwald

It is always a great moment when one of the sleeping beauties, dormant Select Members of The Most Famous Hotels in the World, wake up again. On Monday, 28 June, Schloss (Castle) Velden in Austria was reopened by one of the last true hoteliers in the world.

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1893: Making The Waldorf PERSONALITIES

1893: Making The Waldorf

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The year 1893 was a conspicuous and a strange one in American history. A certain holiday mood merged with a general feeling of gloom that was almost akin to despair.

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Gunther Kiem (1949-2007) PERSONALITIES

Gunther Kiem (1949-2007)

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Visionary, pioneer and ground-breaking figure - Publisher of Rolling Pin

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Forte, Charles † PERSONALITIES

Forte, Charles †

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Forte started his career as the owner of a London milk bar and went on to create a multi-billion pound worldwide chain of hotels and restaurants. Among the prestigious hotels owned by the company he founded is the Balmoral in Princes Street.

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Grand Hotel Sopot (Poland) back PERSONALITIES

Grand Hotel Sopot (Poland) back

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Historic Hotel on Poland’s Baltic Coast Takes on New Five-Star Identity

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2006 at Famous Hotels PERSONALITIES

2006 at Famous Hotels

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From Putin at the Ritz (Madrid) to Sweeney drawing for The Oriental and Chirac at the Imperial in Vienna, the year 2006 brought us a book launch in Budapest, (Grand Hotel Royal), a G8 meeting at the Grand Hotel Europe in St Petersburg, Bill Clinton in India and ....

By Andreas Augustin

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Holtmann, Franka PERSONALITIES

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.

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Montreux: Hotel National PERSONALITIES

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!

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Hotel Museums PERSONALITIES

Hotel Museums

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Please inform us about hotel museums in the world.
We publish the list

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Kienberger Family PERSONALITIES

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.

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Barrack, Tom PERSONALITIES

Barrack, Tom

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Tom Barrack, once called the best Real Estate Investor in the World

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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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