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Feuiletton 361 — Hotel Mumbai, American Hotels owned by Indians Andreas Augustin

Feuiletton 361 — Hotel Mumbai, American Hotels owned by Indians

  Hotel Mumbai We shall never forget the dreadful terrorist attack on the Taj in Mumbai. Actor Dev Patel, a British native of Indian descent, reveals the message behind his new movie 'Hotel Mumbai': "You can't bri...

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5 Rooms 5 Acts Andreas Augustin

5 Rooms 5 Acts

5 Rooms 5 Acts ist ein starkes Signal der Wiener Stadthotellerie. Ein 2-stündiges Programm, in dem 5 Künstler(gruppen) an 5 verschiedenen Plätzen im Hotel je 15 Minuten unterhalten, dann geht es für die kleine Gruppe von Zuse...

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John McEntee Bowman Stan Turkel

John McEntee Bowman

John McEntee Bowman (1875 – October 28, 1931) was a Canadian-born businessman, American hotelier and horseman, and the founding president of Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Corp. John McEntee Bowman had no easy boyhood. Born in 1875 in Toronto to...

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Scent of a Woman Andreas Augustin

Scent of a Woman

Author Andreas Augustin visits a good old friend. Once called one of the “Maidens of the East”, today one of the Grand Old Ladies of South East Asia. The Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok keeps its reign as the most famous hotel of Thailand, b...

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They said ... TRAVEL

They said ...

Above: Oscar Wilde meets actress Sarah Bernhardt on a platform at Paddington Station (London) This is our growing collection of remarkable hospitality related quotes. "Vor dem Genuß von Austern sei dringend gewarnt!" ('The consumpt...

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USA: Hotel duPont, Wilmington, Delaware* Stan Turkel

USA: Hotel duPont, Wilmington, Delaware*

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS   One of the most famous hotels of America was designed to rival the finest hotels in Europe. At its opening in 1913, the Hotel duPont contained 150 guest rooms, a main dining room, rathskeller, men's café/...

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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