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France Through a Hotelier’s Eyes Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

France Through a Hotelier’s Eyes

Jay Jayyusi on Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, and the Côte d’Azur — four cities, eight hotels, and 20 years of visiting France filtered through 30 years of running hotels in the United States.

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Hotel GM Picks: Rome Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

Hotel GM Picks: Rome

A 30-year hospitality veteran on Rome’s best hotels — from a converted Renaissance palazzo near the Spanish Steps to a trattoria-dense riverside neighborhood. Where to stay, what to skip, and why most tourists sleep wrong in the Eternal City.

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Hotel GM Picks: Bangkok Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

Hotel GM Picks: Bangkok

A 30-year hotel veteran's honest picks for Bangkok — from the Mandarin Oriental's 150th-anniversary reinvention to a canal-side family villa most tourists never find. Five hotels, six neighborhoods, zero sponsored fluff.

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Hotel GM Picks: Istanbul Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

Hotel GM Picks: Istanbul

30-year hospitality veteran Jay Jayyusi's insider picks for Istanbul's best hotels—from a converted Ottoman prison to Bosphorus mansions. Where to stay, what to skip, and why most tourists get it wrong.

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Hotel GM Picks: Dubai Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

Hotel GM Picks: Dubai

30-year hospitality veteran Jay Jayyusi's honest picks for Dubai's best hotels—from ultra-luxury beach resorts to hidden art-district gems. Skip the Palm chaos, find real value.

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What a Hotel GM Would Actually Book in Paris Hotels
By Jay Jayyusi · Hotel GM Series

What a Hotel GM Would Actually Book in Paris

After 30 years running hotels across Europe, here are the Paris properties I'd personally book — plus which neighborhoods actually make sense, and the tourist traps that separate first-timers from people who know better.

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