Today we speak with hotelier, photographer and environmentalist – the President of Portfolio Hotels and Resorts, Helmut Horn.
Industry Icons: Filip Boyen
This week’s spotlight shines on the CEO of Small Luxury Hotels Of The World, Filip Boyen.
Industry Icons: Danny Pecorelli
The spotlight shines on the 2014 Hotelier of the Year, Danny Pecorelli.
Industry Icons: Sol Kerzner and Sun City
Sun City was conjured out of an African myth by hotel and gambling magnate Solomon (Sol) Kerzner.
Industry Icons: Paul Bocuse
“I am as old,” he likes to say, “as Mickey Mouse.” And, we are to understand, just as famous.
Industry Icons: John Issa
With a career that spans more than five decades, Mr. Issa is recognized as the “Father of the All-Inclusive Industry”.
Industry Icons: Isadore Sharp receives Cornell Icon of the Industry Award
Isadore Sharp, Four Seasons Founder and Chairman, has received the Cornell Icon of the Industry Award. The award celebrates Sharp’s significant contributions to the hospitality industry and lifetime of philanthropy.
Industry Icons: Philippe Starck
Designer Philippe Starck may be world-renowned for his household products, but many may be unaware of his involvement – and influence – in the hotel industry.
Industry Icons: Cesar Ritz
In the history of modern hospitality and hotel management, no-one has equalled César Ritz. From unpromising beginnings, Ritz climbed to the top of the hotel industry and then transformed it. Known as the ‘king of hoteliers and hotelier to kings’, his innovations are now considered mandatory for any hotel of quality.
Industry Icons: Ian Schrager
From his origins in the nightclub business, Ian Schrager has become the ‘Harbinger of Hip’, making hotels once again the places where the beautiful and the fashionable go to see and be seen, in spaces that exemplify twenty-first century sophistication and style.