The YoungHotelier.com Summer Competition Winners!

A big thank you to everyone who sent in their emails, comments and entries for the Great, Grand and Famous competition with YoungHotelier.com!

We’ve chosen the following 3 entries to receive a copy of Fritz Gubler’s wonderful hospitality book:

• Winner: “Hotel openings are like planting a seed and watching it grow” by Darren Vincent Hilditch. Some memories and photos of the hospitality journey…and some bloopers…by Darren.
• Winner: “Magic Pots” by Rona Lyn M. Tupaz. A wonderful example of positivity…something we can all learn from!
• Commendation: “Never Lost and Always Found” by Rajesh. A good example of what guests should expect from a great hotelier…sadly these days often the exception than the rule when handling situations that could potentially gain us customers for life!

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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