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Introduction Founders of the Hotel Industry A history of the founders of the hotel industry provides an opportunity to reflect on our heritage. Learning about the founding giants such as Statler, Hilton, Marriott, Wilson,and Schultz, to name a few, allows a student of the industry to discover the interesting lineage of hoteliers. Studying the efforts of the innovators who carved out the modern hotel industry may help future professionals with their own career planning. Some examples about founders of the hotel industry; Cesar Ritz Cesar Ritz was a hotelier at the Grand National Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland. Because of his management abilities, “the hotel became one of the most popular in Europe and Cesar Ritz became one of the most respected hoteliers in Europe.” Conrad Hilton Conrad Hilton (1887–1979) became a successful hotelier after World War I, when he purchased several properties in Texas during its oil boom. In 1919, he bought the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas.