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Who is the most famous hotelier?

César Ritz, (born Feb. 23, 1850, Niederwald, Switz. —died Oct. 26, 1918, Küssnacht, near Lucerne), founder of the Paris hotel that made his name a synonym for elegance and luxury.



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And the man responsible for this was César Ritz, often referred to as “the hotelier of kings and the king of hoteliers.” Born in Niederwald, Switzerland on February 23rd 1850 to a farming family, he accomplished an unprecedented career in the hospitality industry and rose to legendary status.

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Ben Seidel, PhD, Founder, President and CEO of Maryland based, Real Hospitality Group, (RHG) the industry's 12th largest operator of hotels in the US has over 40 years of experience in both the hotel and convention center field.

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The word hotelier comes from the French hôtelier, hotelkeeper or hotel proprietor, and its Old French root hostel, a lodging.

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