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Mandarin Oriental, Munich hotel epitomises style. I went in through one of the pairs of glass doors off Neuturmstrasse, past a bin holding perfectly furled black umbrellas. I look over cream carpeting with gold squiggles to Ory bar, and up the spiral staircase, its wall bearing bigger gold squiggles. At the 6th floor I look along a wide, well-lit…
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Festive sparkle in Germany: candles, mulled wine and…
Snow covers the ground like icing sugar, church bells chime in the distance, and Christmas trees sparkle with golden lights: the whole country seems to be…
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Getting to know: Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and exudes an incomparable charm. Go on a discovery tour through the city on the Elbe and explore the…
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Frankfurt: where tradition meets modernity
Frankfurt is a city of great diversity. Banks and big business, trade shows and shopping on the one side, culture, coziness and traditions on the other. One thing is certain: The city's main metropolis has something for everyone.
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Mary Gostelow revels in sense of place in Munich
A sense of place is increasingly important to luxury travellers today, and in the Bavarian capital, Munich, you have it all around you, 360 degrees, and day-in,…
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Hyatt’s Unbound Collection enters Germany
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has introduced the Unbound Collection to the German-speaking market for the first time with the re-badging of Düsseldorf's The Wellem…
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Getting to know: Berlin, Germany
Making exclusive discoveries and doing one's own thing in general – that is typical Berlin. From haute couture to haute cuisine to high culture, Berlin offers understated luxury citywide. Here is a selection of things visitors must see, eat and do in the German city.
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Mary Gostelow overnights in the luxury hotel that was…
There are other significant city-centre post offices that have been turned into hotels – Perth’s COMO The Treasury, for instance, and even Washington DC’s…
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Getting to know: Munich, Germany
Stately architecture, luxurious hotels, chic shopping boulevards and award-winning restaurants embody Munich life just as much as its beer garden flair, love of…
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport now operational as BER
Berlin's long-overdue Brandenburg Airport has this week adopted the airport identifier code of BER ahead of its transition to become the city's primary air gateway. The airport's switchover from the previous three-letter code, SXF, is a crucial milestone ahead of this weekend's opening of the new US$3.1 billion German facility.
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