THE ORIENTAL JOURNEY
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If you have 18 minutes watch our movie about the history of The Oriental in Bangkok. You can also watch it there (recommended). Visit the permanent exhibition THE ORIENTAL JOURNEY.
The Lady’s True Age
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‘How old is this establishment?’ is often one of the first questions asked about any famous historic hotel. Modesty is not a consid...
Somerset Maugham arrives at the Oriental
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"The hotel faced the river. My room was dark, one of a long line, with a verandah on each side of it, the breeze blew through, but it w...
Feuiletton 358 — Anchored
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The M.S. Serendipity has anchored at Colombo. For weeks we were accompanied by playful pods of dolphins, watched over a cup of tea a...
La Mamounia Prize for Literature
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The legendary La Mamounia has garnered a number of prizes since its spectacular reopening in 2009, but now it’s launching its own awa...
Making Of Oriental Bangkok
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In 1994, Kurt Wachtveitl, a general manager almost as famous as the hotel he run, invited us to Bangkok, where I had the privilege of m...
Metropole Hanoi: bunker discovered
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Kai Speth, the general manager of the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi was all excited. Many years ago I had written a book about the history o...
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
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
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
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
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