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Few people know that in 1908 the catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852 - 1926) imagined a skyscraper for New York City.
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"Dear Lord and Lady Provost..." — At the occasion of the launch of the book The Caledonian Edinburgh, Andreas Augustin held this speech in 2004
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Receiving an important guest at European hotels in the 1920s involved a whole army of staff. If the occasion requires it, this hasn't changed at some hotels.
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During the American War (outside of Vietnam known as Vietnam War) US Folk singer Joan Baez had made the hotel her shelter for almost two weeks and experienced the worst air-raids of mankind.
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Belgian Georges Marquet was the owner of many fine hotels and the president of Les Grands Hotels Europeens.
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When businessmen take over an enterprise as promising as the Oriental Hotel one would imagine that facts and figures are all important.
The Bayerischer Hof was opened in 1841 - on the wishes of King Ludwig I, who wanted a comfortable place for his guests to stay. The Bayerischer Hof...Read More
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
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
Since decades “The Oriental”, as it is affectionately known by travellers from all over the globe, leads the lists of most...Read More
