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Grand Hotel Belvedere Davos Switzerland

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)
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. More...

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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10 Celebrity Hotels PERSONALITIES

10 Celebrity Hotels

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Text: Breakfast with Ulisses Marreiros, Reid’s Palace Hotel, Madeira PERSONALITIES

Text: Breakfast with Ulisses Marreiros, Reid’s Palace Hotel, Madeira

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Ritz, Charles C. PERSONALITIES

Ritz, Charles C.

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Charles Ritz was the son of César Ritz and Marie-Louise Beck.

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Bangkok: O-Zone - An Employees’ Heaven PERSONALITIES

Bangkok: O-Zone - An Employees’ Heaven

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Murphy, William Lawrence PERSONALITIES

Murphy, William Lawrence

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We owe the invention of the Hideawy Bed to inventor William Lawrence Murphy

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2010: Hotels with 1,000 or more rooms PERSONALITIES

2010: Hotels with 1,000 or more rooms

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Chinese Built A Hotel in Six Days PERSONALITIES

Chinese Built A Hotel in Six Days

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Apartment Hotels and Hotel Belleclaire PERSONALITIES

Apartment Hotels and Hotel Belleclaire

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Adelina Patti at Hotels PERSONALITIES

Adelina Patti at Hotels

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In November 1889 the celebrated coloratura soprano, Adelina Patti, the most popular and highest-paid singer of her day, took up residence at The Savoy of theatre impressario Richard D’Oyly Carte, ...

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New York’s Aberdeen Hotel: La Quinta Inn Manhattan PERSONALITIES

New York’s Aberdeen Hotel: La Quinta Inn Manhattan

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The Knickerbocker Hotel, New York PERSONALITIES

The Knickerbocker Hotel, New York

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1935: Leading Commonwealth and Empire Hotels PERSONALITIES

1935: Leading Commonwealth and Empire Hotels

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Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich (former Savoy Baur en Ville)

Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich (former Savoy Baur en Ville)

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

Raffles Hotel

Raffles Hotel

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

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More

Half Moon

Half Moon

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

Mount Kenya Safari Club

Mount Kenya Safari Club

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