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.
Feuilleton 346 — Path of History
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This week's newsletter, if you wish, could occupy exactly 2 Minutes and 16 seconds of your valuable time. As many of you know, upon co...
The Oriental Bikini Scandal
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In the 1950s years ago, swimming pools were not necessarily part of the basic facilities of an Asian hotel. In the 1960s, The Oriental ...
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...
Bayerischer Hof
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
Baur, former Savoy Baur en Ville, today Mandarin Oriental Savoy Zurich
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
Oriental Hotel (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
