Giving something back

With its headquarters in Zurich, The Greulich Culture Foundation was founded in April 2005 with the sole aim to support and honour high-class cultural journalism. The foundation is involved in journalistic education as well as the support of young journalists and aims to have a positive impact on the quality of journalism in general.

The foundation is controlled by a supervising authority in the Swiss Department for Internal Affairs. The foundation is part of the whole Greulich project which was implemented by Swiss solicitor Dr Thomas B. Brunner in 2003 and which includes a restaurant, a bar as well as a the design hotel Greulich and which serves as a place where modernity and urban culture is lived in Zurich’s “Kreis 4″ area.

For more on the foundation, visit the Greulich Hotel website, or email kulturstiftung@greulich.ch

Transplant

Birgitta Ralston & Alexandre Bau / Designers, Founders

White Line Hotels is delighted to announce the start of a very successful partnership with the duo behind Transplant – the design Space and architecture + design offices of Ralston & Bau based in beautiful Norway.

Birgitta Ralston originally from Sweden and Alexandre (Music of the 80s lover) Bau is French – together they have one of the most progressive creative hubs – check out their site at www.transplant.nu

They are both GENUINE, HUMAN, FUN and simply really nice people.

Together with their team, they will be the right face of White Line Hotels in the entire Nordic region – scouting for new properties and moreover using their extensive creative networks to help position and create opportunities for our member hotels to be present in this aesthetically aware consumer market.

Hotel Skeppsholmen CD

Ingmari Pagenkemper and Johan Netz will produce the first Hotel Skeppsholmen music CD.

Ingmari is Entertainment Manager at wonderful Berns Salonger and Johan is one of Sweden’s best Djs.

Hotel Skeppsholmen

STHLM Jazz Fest

Fast Tube by Casper

According to our friend Joachim over at Hotel Skeppsholmen, there are many music lovers on the island of Skeppsholmen visiting the Stockholm Jazz Festival.

He can’t wait until the hotel is open to support the event next year…and we can’t wait until 26 October for it to open either!

Hotel Skeppsholmen

One of Europe’s 10 Hottest Hotels

The Hotel J in Nacka Strand (Stockholm) has been selected as one of Europe’s Hottest hotels in the annual GAYOT.com (guy-OH) Top 10 Hot European Hotels list.

The GAYOT.com website serves as a serious, honest and professional resource on dining and travel for an international readership in search of the best.

GAYOT was founded by André Gayot – who with his friends Henri Gault and Christian Millau coined and promoted the term “Nouvelle Cuisine” in the early ’70s – has been directing sophisticated travelers to the world’s best restaurants, hotels, shops, sightseeing and cultural attractions for more than 45 years. His expertise provided a foundation for Gayot guides in the United States, beginning in 1981.