Asias Legendary Hotels

Author : William Warren
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462906745
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asia's Legendary Hotels written by William Warren and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 370 artful photographs and insightful commentary, this book is an exploration of the most magnificent and opulent hotels across the Asia-Pacific region. Asia, and its many splendid countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, prides itself on being a destination. It has a rich history, and a part of that history is the magnificent travel accommodations that sprang up to cater to the western traveler. Presented with more spectacular photos and rare archival images, Asia's Legendary Hotels features some of Asia's most significant luxury hotels, locals renowned for their monumental history and superb levels of service and luxury. No literary hotel nor colonial hotel is left out of the mix, from the Raffles Hotel in Singapore to the Ananda in the Himalayas. This book captures the romance of travel from days gone by, when the journey itself was as much of an adventure as the destination. Featured Asian hotels include: The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong The Taj Maal Palace and Tower, India Dwarika's Hotel, Nepal Grand Hotel, Sri Lanka The Strand, Myanmar The Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Cambodia Hotel Majestic, Vietnam Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Malaysia The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore And many more…

Author : Kim Inglis
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462909078
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian Style Hotels written by Kim Inglis and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Asian Style Hotels brings you to the best hotels in Southeast Asia. Hotels from Bali, Java, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are showcased in great detail. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes a strong design aesthetic, architectural integrity, and a sense of individuality a million miles away from the cookie-cutter approach of chain hotels. Asian Style Hotels is the definitive guide to Southeast Asia's finest places to stay. Over half of the hotels have never been featured in guides before--and many are recently opened.

Author : Ed Peters
Publisher : Insight Guides
ISBN 13 : 9789812581631
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asia's Best Hotels and Resorts written by Ed Peters and published by Insight Guides. This book was released on 2005 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, Insight Guides capture the unique character of each culture with an insider's perspective. Inside every Insight Guide you'll find:.Evocative, full-colour photography on every page.Cross-referenced, full-colour maps throughout.A brief introduction including a historical timeline .Lively, essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people.Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing.Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest.A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children

Author : Llorenç Bonet
Publisher : teNeues
ISBN 13 : 9783823845812
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cool Hotels Asia/Pacific written by Llorenç Bonet and published by teNeues. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exoticism and beauty of the Asian coast and the Pacific Islands have always been attractive to Western tourists. Here is a lavishly illustrated guide to the most contemporary and innovatively designed hotels in countries from Turkey to Thailand with Siberia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Japan in between and Australia down under, for those who seek accommodations as spectacular as the scenery. Another in teNeues' best-selling Cool Hotels series, this extensive compilation is packed with full color photographs and accompanied by explanatory captions. 7An extensive compilation of the most contemporary hotels throughout Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Australia that follows the success of Cool Hotels: The Americas (3-8238-4565-9) and Cool Hotels (3-8238-5556-5). 7Hotels representing the best in innovative design are included with accompanying illustrations.

Author : Fritz Gubler
Publisher : Great, Grand & Famous Hotels
ISBN 13 : 0980466709
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great, Grand & Famous Hotels written by Fritz Gubler and published by Great, Grand & Famous Hotels. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for lovers of remarkable hotels. Whether you are a long-term luxury hotel addict, or just fantasising about a visit to one of the world's great hotels, this book is for you. This book features stories about great, grand and famous hotels sourced from history, legend and the occasional snippet of gossip. Take a peek inside and discover a treasure trove of famous or forgotten anecdotes. See the dramas unfold in lobbies, dining rooms, bars and ballrooms, or behind the closed doors of guest rooms and Presidential Suites. Marvel at those who made these hotels what they are: daring financiers, visionary owners, inventive architects, cutting-edge designers, devoted hoteliers and renowned chefs. Remember the great, grand and famous celebrity guests and meet the new breed of visionaries who are creating the great hotels of the future. Visit historic hotels, including The Ritz, Paris; the Waldorf-Astoria, New York; the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles; the Savoy, London; the Hassler, Rome; The Peninsula, Hong Kong; Raffles, Singapore; Mena House, Cairo; Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; the Cipriani, Danieli and Gritti Palace, Venice; Reid's Palace, Madeira; and the Baur au Lac, Zurich, alongside modern masterpieces such as The Burj al Arab, Icehotel and other futuristic hotels. The book is intended to give the traveller a better understanding of, and greater insight into, the hotels they admire and love. It is also a reference book for the passionate hotel professional and provides knowledge for young hoteliers, helping them to understand the history and the development of their industry. Combining four years of research, assisted by many students in various hotel schools around the world, and with contributions by six travel writers, it is hoped this book will entice more people to seek out the world's great, grand and famous hotels, and to stay in them for an unforgettable experience, not just as a place to spend the night.

Author : Andrea Pistolesi
Publisher : PadPlaces
ISBN 13 : 8898437226
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SOPHISTICATED STAYS in Southeast Asia written by Andrea Pistolesi and published by PadPlaces. This book was released on 2015-01-18 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart & intelligent boutique hotels (and more) in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Myanmar

Author : Martin Nicholas Kunz
Publisher : Te Neues Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 3823845934
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luxury Hotels Asia/Pacific written by Martin Nicholas Kunz and published by Te Neues Publishing Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sumptuously illustrated, beautifully produced coffee-table book is the second in teNeues' "Luxury" series. Here is a book on hotels that offer the best in style, service, and design - on the most luxurious hotels in the world! Luxury need not be defined in terms of richly decorated formality and the hotels featured in these pages, whether in Australia and New Zealand or in far-flung locales across Asia, have been chosen for their distinctive architecture and the tastefulness and simplicity of their interior design. Turn the pages of this elegant fantasy book and let your dreams unfold! 7Sumptuously illustrated full color profiles of hotels across Asia and the Pacific that offer the best in style, service, and design. 7The newest in teNeues' series of beautifully produced coffee-table books on the most luxurious hotels in the world.

Author : Anna Streubert
Publisher : teNeues
ISBN 13 : 9783832792381
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cool Hotels written by Anna Streubert and published by teNeues. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a design sense that blends ancient traditions and cutting edge innovation, Asia is a treasure trove for hotel aficionados. This comprehensive overview chronicles the best contemporary accommodations throughout the region.

Author : Lui Che-woo
Publisher : Editions Didier Millet
ISBN 13 : 9814610372
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lui Che-woo written by Lui Che-woo and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong multi-billionaire Lui Che-woo started his first enterprise in difficult circumstances at the age of 13. Now, after more than 70 years in business, he has achieved great success in numerous industries. He is founder and chairman of multinational conglomerate K. Wah Group, with operations in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United States and elsewhere. In recent times he has become well-known for leading Galaxy Entertainment Group to become one of the three large gaming operators in Macau. In tandem with his success in business, Lui is a distinguished philanthropist. Notably, in 2015 he established the LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation to honour and recognize individuals or organizations who have unconditionally promoted world civilization. In the course of his life and career, Lui has faced many challenges and experienced numerous ups and downs. What makes drives Lui? Why do his businesses continue to take off and flourish? What makes his era-spanning, diverse and multinational business empire successful and outstanding? In this book he shares his wisdom, unveils the secrets of his triumphs and pathways to happiness, and inspires readers to change their thinking and improve their lives.

Author : Robert Aldrich
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317805283
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Encounters and Homoeroticism in Sri Lanka written by Robert Aldrich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceylon, or Sri Lanka, was long known to travellers for its luxuriant landscapes, colourful temples and friendly inhabitants – the island once named Serendip. This book explores the sojourns of gay visitors from the late 1800s to the modern day, providing a history of homosexuality, travel and cultural encounter on the island. The book offers profiles of major figures in Sri Lankan culture and of homosexual visitors, both famous and infamous, to the island. It discusses the experiences of sojourners including the Victorian social reformer Edward Carpenter and the German naturalist Ernst Haeckel, such British and American writers as Paul Bowles and Arthur C. Clarke, and the Australian painter Donald Friend. It also pays particular attention to Lionel Wendt, one of the most important modernist photographers outside Europe. For these figures, an erotic appreciation of young men whom they encountered mixed with interest in Sinhalese art, Buddhist and Hindu spirituality, and the flora and fauna of the island. Their experiences influenced modern writing, art and dance. Cultural influences moved in both directions, however, and Sri Lankans also found inspiration from abroad. The book argues that homosexuals played a major role in the transmission of cultural influences from Sri Lanka to the rest of the world, and from the wider world to this Indian Ocean island. Providing an original analysis of gay cultures in Sri Lanka from Victorian encounters to the present day, this book is the first study of Sri Lanka as a site of gay travel. An excellent study of trans-national cultural exchange, sexuality and the relationships between them, it will be of interest to academics in the field of Asian Studies, Colonial History and Gay and Queer Studies.