Henry Flagler was born in New York in 1830, the son of a poor minister. At 14, he left home to work in his cousin's store in Ohio. Flagler got involved in salt manufacturing in Saginaw, Michigan, but his business collapsed after the Civil War. Sh...
By Stan Turkel (©2013) The Ponce de León Hotel was built by millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler, Standard Oil co-founder (with John D. Rockefeller) and opened in 1888. Flagler had taken his second wife on a honeymoon to Jacksonville, Flor...
In 1923/24, the construction of a 55-room hotel in Phnom Penh was proposed. Architect Ernest Hébrard, who was largely responsible for...Read More
Whenever I am in Frankfurt, I have always been seeking a chat with head concierge. Later I find myself sitting on the terrace in the charming...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
