YoungHotelier.com Competition – Win a signed copy of Great, Grand & Famous Hotels!

Introducing Fritz Gubler’s Great, Grand & Famous Hotels (RRP AU$79.95)
This book contains 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, remember the great, grand and famous celebrity guests and meet the new breed of visionaries who are creating the great hotels of the future. Great, Grand & Famous Hotels, is a book for lovers of remarkable hotels.

Read a sample chapter from the book!
European romance – Great, Grand and Famous Hotels, by Fritz Gubler
The Romans were the first European travellers, building beautiful villas and palaces throughout their vast empire. These villas inspired Renaissance princes to build neo-classical villas, many of which later became private hotels. In the modern era, travel in Europe became popular with the advent of the Grand Tour. Flourishing during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, [...]

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