Beach Babylon Export af Imogen Edwards-Jones (Bog)

Forfatter: Imogen Edwards-Jones
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 384
Udgivelsesår: 2008
How does it feel to live and work in the world's most beautiful and luxurious tropical island resort, surrounded by white sandy beaches and aquamarine seas? How does it feel to be in the lap of luxury when you're thousands of miles from anywhere else? And when the guests are some of the richest and most demanding people in the world, where do you find the energy every day to smile, smile and smile again? Beach Babylon takes you behind the scenes at a five-star tropical island resort. Do all the stories which take place behind the closed doors of the exclusive spa have happy endings? What do the world's richest people expect from room service during their fortnight in paradise? What does the windsurfing instructor do to keep sane after hours? In the bestselling tradition of her previous Babylon books, Imogen Edwards-Jones investigates the rivalries and alliances between the staff at a resort where pandering to the guests' most extravagant whims is de rigueur. With a cast of millionaires, celebrities, hangers-on and prostitutes, Beach Babylon takes you to a world where extreme luxury is the norm and where excess somehow isn't always enough...
Titel: Beach Babylon Export
Forfattere: Imogen Edwards-Jones,Anonymous

Forlag: Arrow Books
Sammendrag: "Beach Babylon" foregår på et luksuriøst, isoleret tropisk ferieparadis, hvor handlingen fortælles indefra gennem personalets oplevelser. Bogen beskriver dagligdagen på et femstjernet ø-resort med milliardærer, kendisser og krævende VIP-gæster, der forventer champagne, spa-behandlinger, roomservice døgnet rundt, diskrete eskapader og opfyldelse af enhver nykke. Mens omgivelserne emmer af postkortskønhed med hvid sandstrand og azurblåt hav, handler historien om bagsiden af luksusindustrien: stress, interne magtkampe, kynisme og moralske gråzoner. Læseren møder alt fra hotelchefer og tjenere til spa-personale og strandinstruktører og ser, hvordan de forsøger at navigere mellem gæsternes overdrevne krav, ledelsens profitjagt og deres egne drømme. Teksten kombinerer anekdoter, insiderafsløringer og satirisk samfundskommentar om rigdom, servicekultur og global turisme.
Type: Paperback