The traveller and hotel book creator, is author, lecturer, photographer and publisher. His entertaining lessons in Communication are praised for their inspiring "out-of-the-box" thinking. Upon invittion of the Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne (CH) he has held several one week "modules" as guest professor.
At the age of 20, after receiving his diploma from the Tourrism Academy at the Castle of Klesheim, Salzburg, he accepted a job in Iraq to manage a camp of the German steel and construction company HOESCH. Shortly before Sadam Hussein came to power, he left the country and started a career in journalism, becoming a highly acclaimed writer and radio presenter in disciplines as diverse as culture, foreign politics and the wide field of writing most effective PR articles. In 1982 he was publishing and editing his first own publication, a monthly magazine called Jedermanns (Politics, Culture, Program, Society in the City of Salzburg).
In 1986 he moved to Singapore where he founded THE MOST FAMOUS HOTELS IN THE WORLD.
With the help of the best Asian graphic design companies, advised by professional artists such as Graham Byfield and authors like Raymond Flower and Russell Foreman, he developed the series of books “The Most Famous Hotels in the World”, possessed by the idea to set new standards in the field of historic research and hotel publications.
With his research work he has gained a reputation for successfully identifying, securing, and facilitating the history of famous hotels. He became the advisor in that field for Raffles Hotel, The Oriental in Bangkok and the Peninsula in Hong Kong, later the Metropole in Hanoi, Strand in Yangon, Majapahit in Surabaya, to name but a few of his Asian clients. In 1991, he has been called in as trouble shooting executive general manager of the first FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MALLORCA, featuring the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Maris Jansons and Alfred Scholz, and the Kirov Ballet. Andreas Augustin is advising various international hotel management companies in the field of making history an USP. Since 1986, with the help of his wife, historian Carola Augustin, he is developing THE MOST FAMOUS HOTELS IN THE WORLD into a global umbrella organisation for all hotels of historical significance.
The Most Famous Hotels in the World - today with over 370 select member hotels - has built a major value driver and creator, recognized as the leading archives of historic hotels, thus representing a major source of information to build the future of hospitality.
As President of the associated Club of The Friends of The Most Famous Hotels in the World Andreas Augustin also takes care of its members from all over the world.
Andreas Augustin can be reached at:
Books by Andreas Augustin:
The Most Famous Hotels in the World®
Bristol Vienna
Excelsior Rome
Goldener Hirsch Salzburg
Grand Hotel Florence
Grand Hotel Kronenhof
Grand Hotel Rome
Grand Hotel St Petersburg
Grand Hotel – Vienna
Imperial Vienna
Imperial New Delhi
Kamp Helsinki
Mena House Giza
Metropole Hanoi
Raffles Singapore
Ritz Madrid
Sacher Vienna
The Caledonian, Edinburgh
The Oriental – Bangkok
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Savoy London
Strand Yangon
Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg
Travel
Die Oesterreichische Romantikstrasse (in cooperation with his wife Carola)
Lifestyle and Etiquette books
Früh übt sich ... und es ist nie zu spät; Der neue Elmayer (Editor in Chief, in cooperation with his wife Carola)
Der Business Elmayer (Editor in Chief, in cooperation with his wife Carola)Treasury Books
The Raffles Treasury
The Singapore Treasury
The Peninsula Treasury
The Penang Treasury
The Sacher Treasury
Café Central Treasury – Vienna
The Mena House Treasury
Other books, archiving famous hotels history, include
Moments Greater Than Life – The Hilton Vienna
Meet You At Paddington
Diana Majestic Milan
Cala di Volpe
Fiction
Have You Ever Tried a Chinese Man?
(The Singapore Syndrome 1)
Lectures
'Selling the Dream' - the power of Communication
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Frequently Given Answers
What is “The Most Famous Hotels in the World”?
There are hotels of outstanding historic significance in the world. Since 1986 we professionally research the history of these hotels.
How do you select famous hotels?
People from all over the world tell us about them. We find them. Sometimes they are reopened after years of neglect. We present them to our independent jury. They finally select the hotels, each of which can call itself a “Select Member of The Most Famous Hotels in the World”. All select hotels can be found under ‘HOTELS’.
Has the “Famous Hotels” listing created a new historical awareness in our industry?
Since 1986, the picture has changed dramtically! The presentation of the history of a hotel has been recognised as a sustainable asset and a competitive advantage. Well researched history has become one of the most valuable tools of sales and marketing. Books and related material have created a new means of identification. A well researched and verified history is one of the corner pillars of a successful marketing strategy.
How do you make your historical research?
“The Most Famous Hotels in the World” is specialized in the global historic research and production of fine books about this subject. The team is taking care of this field since 1986, having researched and written the histories of many notable establishments. The archives of the organisation in Vienna hold files of all hotels of note.
Production of books - How does this work?
We are invited by one of the most famous hotels in the world to undertake a complete research of its history. The result is an elegant, individual book. Since 1986, each book becomes part of a library called “The Most Famous Hotels in the World”.
How does the hotel benefit from the books?
Each hotel has its own book about its past and current history. These books have become a very unique PR and sales tool. The leather bound editions, for example, are - needless to say - also a prestigious VIP give-away. This income secures the financial support of the organisation “The Most Famous Hotels in the World”.
What are The Friends of The Most Famous Hotels in the World?
A respectable number of admirers of famous, traditional hotels. We receive their applications by postcards from our books and of course here over the web. Please visit our page ‘FRIENDS’.