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César Ritz, born Cäsar Ritz (23 February 1850 – 26 October 1918), [1] was a Swiss hotelier and founder of several hotels, most famously the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz and Carlton Hotels in London (the forerunners of the modern Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company).
The current company was founded in 1983, when the previous owners sold the Ritz-Carlton brand name and the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. [3] The brand was subsequently expanded to other locations.
The Ritz under construction in October 1905. Swiss hotelier César Ritz, the former manager of the Savoy Hotel, opened the hotel on 25 May 1906.It was built on the site which had been the Old White Horse Cellar, which by 1805 was one of the best known coaching inns in England. [7]
The Ritz Paris has a storied history.The hotel, which opened in 1898, counts royalty, celebrities, and other famed personalities amongst its guests. Built by Swiss hotelier César Ritz, ownership ...
A member of The Leading Hotels of the World marketing group, the Ritz Paris is ranked among the most luxurious hotels in the world. The hotel was founded in 1898 by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz in collaboration with the French chef Auguste Escoffier. The hotel was constructed behind the façade of an eighteenth-century townhouse.
Hans Pfyffer founded the limited partnership of "Pfyffer & Cie". He was manager or a member of the executive board of the Grand Hotel National from 1890 to 1950. [2] His younger brother Alphons Pfyffer went with César Ritz to Rome, where they opened the Grand-Hotel. Alphons later became director of the Ritz-Schöpfung and the Excelsior in Rome ...
The Ritz-Carlton Investing Company was established by Albert Keller, who bought and franchised the name in the United States. The New York hotel opened in 1911; it was the first Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the U.S. [1] Louis Diat ran the kitchens and is believed to have invented the modern vichyssoise there. [2]
Starwood Preferred Guest (also known as SPG) was founded in 1999 as the first in the industry to enforce a policy of no blackout dates, no capacity controls, and online redemption. In 2012, Starwood Preferred Guest began offering lifetime status and a dedicated Starwood ambassador for loyal members. Ritz-Carlton Rewards was founded in 2010.