Category: marriott
LodgeWorks LP: Under Funded Serial Hotel Brand Creator?
I’m sure not too many people have heard of LodgeWorks, LP, or even the two men behind it – Rolf E. Ruhfus, and B. Anthony Isaac, but I’m sure you’ve heard of the hotel brands they’ve created, and subsequently sold – you know, small, local brands (sense the sarcasm) such as Residence Inn, Summerfield Suites, [...]
Will Hilton/Blackstone Develop A Boutique Brand?
One thing about the business world is imitation of a good thing. For example, once Apple came out with the iPod in the early 2000′s, most of the world never heard of portable MP3 players, and within a few short years, not only did Apple single handedly create a market, they also created an industry [...]
Ian Schrager and Bill Marriott? Does anyone think this will work?
One of the biggest news stories to come out of the hotel industry in the last few months is how Ian Schrager (of the Hudson, Cliffs, & Morgans hotel fame) is teaming up with Bill Marriott & Marriott Hotels to design and develop about 100 new boutique hotels worldwide. Marriott will be managing the hotels, [...]
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