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Alia Akkam

Alia Akkam is a native New Yorker living in Budapest. She writes about interiors, hotels, travel, food, culture and drinks. She is also an Academy Chair for World’s 50 Best Bars.

Latest articles by Alia Akkam

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Modern Hungarian folklore awaits at the Marcel Wanders-designed Kimpton BEM hotel in Budapest

Kimpton BEM Budapest, a 19th-century mansion turned luxury hotel, begins an exuberant new chapter in the capital’s old town

Spend the night at Vienna’s Imperial Riding School, a revitalised hotel with a horsey heritage

Imperial Riding School, a former military equestrian camp, canters back into Vienna’s hotel scene after a contemporary refresh led by Goddard Littlefair

By Alia Akkam Published 2 August 24
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As the Rubik’s Cube turns 50, Wallpaper* talks to its inventor, Ernő Rubik, about the ingenious design’s history

By Alia Akkam Published 20 May 24

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