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After separating from his wife, the passionate hotel manager Markus Winter wants to change his mind in the magically beautiful landscape of Thailand. But his busy aunt Dorothea, a passionate amateur astrologer and successful catering entrepreneur, has bought a dream hotel on the beautiful island of Phuket that spoils its guests with comfort and Far Eastern magic. Dorothea knows only too well that Markus has the necessary talent to get the slightly ailing business back on track. Since he can't refuse his aunt anything, Markus spontaneously takes over the job of manager. This means a bitter fate for director Simon Vogler, who has always managed the lovingly furnished hotel in an exemplary manner, but has recently made a few blunders. But Markus trusts his knowledge of human nature and gives Simon another chance. A good decision - because when Markus once again has to manage a thousand things at the same time and there is no time for his daughter Leonie, who has unexpectedly arrived, Simon takes good care of her. Since the two managers pull together, the hotel soon shines again in its former glory. Besides, Markus, who doesn't show all the stress, still has an ear for the personal needs of his guests: Ariane Thermölen wants to get divorced after twelve years because her husband Jan and she have grown apart. In his sensitive way, Markus finds the right recipe for the two of them - as well as for the clumsy teacher Helen: Markus and Leonie quickly transform her into a princess who finds her great love in the handsome pop promoter Daniel. Soon everything runs like clockwork, only Simon seems depressed, although Markus has long since promised him the post of deputy director. But Simon has been at odds with his Thai daughter Suay for years and doesn't even know that he is already a grandfather. Markus has a wonderful idea.
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Dorothea von Siethoff, owner of an international chain of select hotels, sends her nephew Markus Winter incognito to Mauritius. The experienced Hamburg hotel manager should get an idea of whether Tina Berger is not overwhelmed with the management of the luxury hotel. The efficient Tina has worked her way up from a simple chambermaid to acting director and knows the business inside out. Tina pampers her guests, who feel like they are in paradise on the hotel's own beach, with great care and every imaginable comfort. But at the moment she is torn between work, motherly duties and a relationship crisis with her unsteady boyfriend Klaus. Tina has noticed that her managerial qualities are to be tested. Stupidly, she mistakes Pastor Stefan, the frugal winner of a competition, for Frau von Siethoff's spy and does her best to sweeten his vacation. Tina's assistant Janin takes care of him so attentively that the spark between the two soon jumps over. Markus, on the other hand, is plagued by bad luck: from the transfer to the hotel to accommodation in a broom closet, everything goes wrong. Assuming he is from the staff, Markus is even ordered to clean the pool. The discerning hotelier initially has every reason to thoroughly doubt Tina's abilities. As a professional, however, he soon recognizes her professional strengths: In fact, she has everything under control and can improvise charmingly even under the greatest stress. Markus feels more and more attracted to the impulsive woman, and Tina also falls in love with this extremely charming gentleman "Meier". But when she finds out who she is actually dealing with, even the starry sky over Mauritius cannot match the mood brighten more.
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Markus Winter travels to Bali, to buy a luxury hotel for his Viennese aunt Dorothea von Siethoff. The owner, Franziska, however didn't yet tell her sister Maria, who wants to keep the hotel they inherited form their father. Famous Parisian chef Pierre Fontanne booked in the hotel, probably to bid against them. Markus's daughter Leonie 'Leo', which he brought along, absolutely wants to meet her idol, pop singer Alexander, who is recording an album on Bali. She teams up with a fellow fan and meet Jan, Alexander's charming, suspiciously green manager.
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Markus Winter is angry because aunt Dorothy made him miss his daughter's party to help her buy Mexican art for her hotels there. She blindly trusts Julian von Behrenberg, an acquaintance from 30 year ago, with a criminal record. Markus also has to fill in for the sick manager, whose able reception clerk Charles has worrisome love trouble with his fiancée, the female secretary Esmeralda. German engineer Matthias Rühmkorf checks in with his charming pre-teen son Joshi, who hasn't spoken since ma left them seasons ago. Markus suggest local dolphin therapy, while courteous Matthias deals with 'star' actress Norma Wood's diva-attitude.
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Markus Winter planned to have a leisurely holiday himself on the Seychelles, with daughter Leonie. Helena Kaufmann however just inherited part of the land the resort is build on, and wants him to buy her out. Markus finds things are quit different, but remains occupied. Wayne Carstens starts a romance with Florentine 'Flo', who pretends to be a model. Fashion executive Horst Körner and his wife Nora plan some quality time, for their 20th anniversary. But Horst's new tennis - and archery partner there, Oliver Possard, is Nora's adulterous ex.
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A Berlin hotel chain owner and author, who follows the advice to add a chapter to her India manuscript 'The Light of Wisdom' on Diwali, plans to hold such first-ranking Hindu feast of light in her Indian hotel. She enlists her Viennese nephew Markus Winter to ask the blessing and magnificent attendance of his study days relation, the present maharajah of Jaipur, whose fabulous ancestral palace is the jewel of Rajastan. The maharajah's excellent son and heir Shandro has lost his heart to European commoner Nadine, but is told by the patriarch the family tradition dictates an arranged marriage with another prominent family's daughter, now the paradise feels like a golden cage... Meanwhile two hotel guest households have there own family - and home job-related troubles...
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Markus Winter starts his term as general manager of his Viennese family's hotel group in Sun City (South Africa)'s luxurious Palace resort. Marcus's good friend Wösner seeks a wife as stepmother for his three enterprising children. Marcus's daughter Leonie gets obsessed with the fate of the Zulus and even supports tribal-ecologist opposition to the hotel's plans for golf links. Other guests deal with more romantic issues.
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Marcus visits his hotel group's UAE desert resort in Abu Dhabi for business deals with crafty locals and a moody heiress. Single mother Renate Frey seems to seek a father for her fine son Tobias. The boy takes to local yacht tour captain Lutz Kemper and vice versa, but that's no coincidence.
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Markus Winter visits his chain's hotel in the Dominican republic. He's joined by his adoring and adored godson Sebastian Sellmann, who refuses to have his whole life planned by his dad, Dr. Norbert Sellmann. Hearing about the fugue, the bossy businessman from Hamburg joins them. As usual, several love affairs blossom and/or face troubles.
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Hotel chain boss Markus Winter accepted to arrange the grand wedding of Anna Brand with a Chinaman in his Peking establishment. Alas she invited her dad without telling the truth, which requires quite some urgent work with both families. Archaeologist Loretta Boehme is in China looking for Thomas Ritter, a restorer, while her son, wheelchair-ridden stud Fabian, finds some hope in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Markus Winter visits his chain's Malaysian hotel resort. Finding his friend's small hotel's lease renewal is denied by land owner John Wong, he promises to help if possible. Cuckolded by his wife with another lobed one, international star pianist Sascha Sorell stays incognito after canceling all concerts indefinitely. Trough her daughter, he strikes up a friendship with Sabine Kilian, actually a boulevard reporter. A workaholic business executive's relationship with his devoted PA is up for evolution.
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Markus Winter visits his Capetown hotel. His buddy Jonathan Beckett, who emigrated to Australia 30 years ago, visits his brother's wine estate, only to find it's now run by his ambitious but bitter orphaned nephew Leonard, who isn't really that. Coast reserve director Lukas Hafner has an affair with the German architect of a soccer stadium he and the local youth oppose. safari reservation veterinarian Dr. Mike Kubach broke a leg, so Markus recommends a colleague he met on the airplane.
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Markus Winter knew better than to actually expect relaxation when visiting his chain's Northern Thailand hotel at Chiang Mai. He helps trace down a treasure diver with his partner and wife. Nerd Moritz knew better then expect his flirtatious brother Jens to stick to their no-girls pact, but a photographer seduces Moritz for a change. Businesman Hermann Lehmann ruins the holiday for himself and his wife Ursula by his hostile attitude when their daughter Meike (18) present her fiancé, fitness entrepreneur Philipp Schmitt.
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Markus Winter visits his chain's Sri Lanka hotel, just when socialite multimillionaire Gregor Pohlmann makes his typically dashing entry, the start of lots of flirtation and generosity, yet without actually laying down the cash. Leon Groß, who gave up his German business career to start an orphanage for wild elephants, is Markus's pick to help a grieving widow pick up her life. A botanist with butterfingers is granted a gardener's job so she can afford her own investigation.
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Markus Winter expected to lie back as he visits his hotel chain's Malevives branch, happily run by his daughter Leonie. But he's as busy, finding among the guests his 20 years ago ex Eva Ruhland and her daughter Nikola. Düsseldorf businessman Alexander Weigend didn't even intend to unwind, but has to as his luggage got switched with Berlin marine biologist Sandra Bohland's. Stefan Färber shows endless patience with his brat Lena after recently loosing her mother in an accident, while his new lover Greta Junghans can't wait to take her place.
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When Markus Winter visits his Tobago hotel, a well-groomed man washed up with amnesia on the Caribean shore and falls in requited love before being identified as a married Trinadad socialite. The hotel manager's estranged father Paul Trondheim ultimately wins her confidence back after turning his great vice, a former gambling addiction, into charitable good for a hospital-orphanage threatened with closure for a recreational project.
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Markus Winter plans to build a new resort near his Vietnamese luxury hotel. On the flight he got a crush on consultancy firm executive Nora Mäder, but she's a spy for a Chinese competitor. German restaurant chain owner Erik Krüger wants to lure back his son and prospective heir Malte, who however feels he found happiness as cook in Markus's hotel, preparing traditional Vietnamese cuisine like his fiancée Lamai's mother. Erik flies in Malte's Hamburg ex-fiancée Susanne, a compatible heiress. Resourceful Fabian gets caught in his own white Internet lies to seduce younger and fitter Susanne.
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Markus Winter visits his Brazilian hotel in Bahia, incognito, to look into the thefts wave there. His daughter Leonie, who runs it, feels passed-over. Spoiled German millionaire Wagner checks in blasé with his partner, unaware what adventure awaits him in Bahia.
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Markus Winter, owner of the upscale Siethoff hotel group, travels to his luxury resort in Myanmar to advance an ambitious project: the establishment of a first-class hotel management school, whereby the historic pagodas are to be carefully and respectfully integrated into the hotel complex. The architect Frank Simon, with whom Markus has worked several times, is entrusted with the conception and planning of the project. Even at the first meeting, Winter senses that his old companion is not doing well: Frank, who is otherwise so dynamic, seems erratic, unfocused and exhausted. Everything indicates that he suffers from burnout syndrome - which he initially refuses to admit to himself. The wealthy businessman Georg Körner has completely different worries. His splendid wedding in front of an exotic backdrop is in danger of falling into the water, as his bride, the much younger Anna, is stuck at the airport in far away Yangon. Rescue is approaching in the form of the casual adventurer Hendrik Felden, with whom Anna can find a ride, but the spoiled city dweller and the nature-loving globetrotter have very different ideas about travel. Only gradually does the young woman develop a new view of the country and its inhabitants on the journey of several days through original villages and magical landscapes. At the same time, her feelings for Hendrik get stronger and stronger. Her groom Georg makes the acquaintance of the down-to-earth, slightly awkward vacationer Maria Schneider. Actually, the beautician from Bavaria had traveled to the Far East to finally relax completely. But now she is actively helping Georg prepare for the wedding party. There is no question that this encounter will not be without amorous consequences.
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When Markus Winter returns from a strenuous journey, his aunt Dorothea von Siethoff is waiting with bad news: The Siethoff hotel group is threatened with a hostile takeover. Although Markus succeeds in getting the main shareholders on his side - there is no time to celebrate: Markus suffers a fit of weakness. The doctor gives the stressed manager a choice: Either he treats himself to a longer break, or he will soon have serious health problems. So winter flies to Marrakech to really relax as a guest in your own luxury hotel. His daughter Leonie works there as deputy director and has already reserved the most beautiful suite for her dad. However, Markus does not know that his ex-wife, Leonie's mother Gabrielle, is also a guest at the hotel. The two have not seen each other since the difficult separation, and Leonie fears that old conflicts could break out when they meet. At the same time, the young woman is struggling with her own relationship problems: tensions with her boyfriend Ahmed are becoming more and more common. Finally the offended Ahmed moves out, not realizing the reason for Leonie's sudden moodiness. Meanwhile, a dramatic disaster is brewing over the hotel: The director Jamila learns that the property on which the facility is located was allegedly illegally acquired. But a new contract and an additional payment in the millions would ruin the Siethoff Group. Dorothea immediately travels to Morocco to avert the worst. Markus, who is in poor health, should not find out about the problem. However, it soon becomes apparent that only his skill and unerring instinct can avert the existential threat.
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Dorothea von Siethoff
Leonie Winter
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