The Most Famous Hoteliers of All Time, Vol. 2 (English Edition)

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TABLE OF CONTENT

1. George Pullman. The constructor of the hotel on wheels
2. Fred Harvey. The gentleman who civilized the Wild West
3. William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV. The wealthy founders of luxury hotels
4. Wilhelmina Skogh. The great lady of Swedish hotel industry
5. Anton Bon. The pioneer of the Swiss tourism industry
6. Ellsworth Statler. The greatest innovator among hoteliers
7. Oscar Tschirky. Oscar of the Waldorf
8. Karl Baehler. A hotel tycoon of Egypt
9. Lucius Boomer. The godfather of the Waldorf-Astoria bis
10. Albert Steigenberger. The advocate of the German tradition of grand hotels
11. Ernest Henderson. The man who created the Sheraton
12. Charles Forte. The baron of British hotel industry
13. Curtis Carlson. The master of diversification
14. John Q. Hammons. The legendary hotel developer
15. Isadore Sharp. A hotelier for four seasons
16. Jack DeBoer. The father of extended-stay hotel concept
17. Bill Marriott Jr. A man with a passion for lodging and the head of a multi-brand corporation
18. Cecil B. Day. A hotelier with a mission