Between myth and experience: Monte Carlo’s grand hotels as narrators of European luxury
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Between myth and experience: Monte Carlo’s grand hotels as narrators of European luxury

Talking about luxury in Monte Carlo involves more than just listing iconic hotels or mentioning astronomical rates. Over more than a century, the Principality has developed a very particular way of understanding hospitality: a precise blend of tradi...

Xavier Reinaldo Virgili
Xavier Reinaldo Virgili
Academic Researcher
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by Xavier Reinaldo Virgili
15 December 2025Xavier Reinaldo VirgiliHospitality History
Between myth and experience: Monte Carlo’s grand hotels as narrators of European luxury
Sense of Place and Luxury Group Experiences with Canaves Collection in Santorini
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Sense of Place and Luxury Group Experiences with Canaves Collection in Santorini

Santorini possesses one of the most irrefutably incredible landscapes in the world. From its soaring cliffs overlooking the calm azure Aegean Sea to the white, red, and black sand beaches formed by eons of volcanic activity, Thera, the island’s offi...

Adam Mogelonsky
Adam Mogelonsky
Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.
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by Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
20 October 2025Hotel Mogel Consulting LimitedHospitality History
Sense of Place and Luxury Group Experiences with Canaves Collection in Santorini
Passalacqua as the World’s Best Hotel and Hospitality’s True Soul
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Passalacqua as the World’s Best Hotel and Hospitality’s True Soul

What does it take to be recognized as the best hotel in the world? With the latest estimates putting it at around 187,000 properties worldwide, winning this distinction is, statistically speaking, more prestigious than the Academy Awards or nearly a...

Adam Mogelonsky
Adam Mogelonsky
Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.
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by Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
6 October 2025Hotel Mogel Consulting LimitedHospitality History
Passalacqua as the World’s Best Hotel and Hospitality’s True Soul
Preserving a Palazzo and Pioneering Its Future with Six Senses Rome GM Francesca Tozzi
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Preserving a Palazzo and Pioneering Its Future with Six Senses Rome GM Francesca Tozzi

At the luxury and ultraluxury levels, what we see throughout the world is not just lavish amenities and impeccable service, but a dedication by the brands, developers, owners and onsite teams to steward the local community, cherishing its past while...

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Adam Mogelonsky
Partner at Hotel Mogel Consulting Ltd.
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by Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
1 September 2025Hotel Mogel Consulting LimitedHospitality History
Preserving a Palazzo and Pioneering Its Future with Six Senses Rome GM Francesca Tozzi
200 Years of Sitting Pretty in Dublin: A Short Walk Through History and Hospitality at The Shelbourne Hotel
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200 Years of Sitting Pretty in Dublin: A Short Walk Through History and Hospitality at The Shelbourne Hotel

Since 1824, The Shelbourne has been a warm and inviting jewel of hospitality and the setting for some of the most dramatic cultural and political moments in Irish history. Beloved by guests and locals as “Ireland’s living room,” The Shelbourne has a...

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General Manager, The Shelbourne, Autograph Collection
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23 August 2024MarriottHospitality History
200 Years of Sitting Pretty in Dublin: A Short Walk Through History and Hospitality at The Shelbourne Hotel
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Accor celebrates its Sino-French heritage with Our Water dialogue in Shanghai and Paris

Shanghai, the enchanting capital of the East, charming visitors with a swirling mix of modernity and old-world elegance, an electric pace of commerce and peaceful moments of bliss. Across the ocean, Paris, the thrumming heart of the West, providing ...

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Accor celebrates its Sino-French heritage with Our Water dialogue in Shanghai and Paris22 April 2024AccorHospitality History
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