The backstory The first Mandarin Oriental hotel—then called The Mandarin—opened its doors in Hong Kong in 1963 and has remained central to the hotel group’s core values, despite global expansion.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Nov. 2026
There’s nostalgia and old world values as well as breaks from conventional and subtle sociopolitical commentary.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Nov. 2026
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