Augustin Meurice: born in 1738 in Pas-de-Calais, became a postmaster on the Calais-Pris route. During the days before the French revolution, many of the British upper-class would travel to Paris. In Calais, the town where the British arrived after...
After staying at a number of hotels where everything -from the lights to the TV, from the window blinds to the air conditioning - is controlled by one complex sheet of interactive glass it is rather nice to return to Le Meurice in Paris a...
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
