Daniel Ruff

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC engages in the ownership and operation of hotels and resorts. It also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., which provides vacation experiences through villa-style resorts. The firm operates hotel business in three separate hotel segments: the Americas, EAME and Asia Pacific. Each hotel segment owns and leases hotels and resorts operated primarily under their proprietary brand names includes St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element. The company was founded by Barry Stuart Sternlicht in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Belmond Ltd. is a hotel and travel company, which operates hotel, river cruise, safari, and luxury rail businesses. Its hotels include Belmond Grand Hotel Europe, Belmond Copacabana Palace, Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa, and Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara and tourist trains include VSOE, the Eastern & Oriental Express and Belmond Royal Scotsman. It has owned hotels in Europe, North America (including one stand-alone restaurant) and Rest of world, Owned trains and cruises, Part-owned/ managed hotels and Part-owned/ managed trains. The company was founded by James B. Sherwood in 1976 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Wyndham Hotel Group LLC owns and operates a chain of hotels. It offers amenities which include business center, gym, internet, pool, meeting room, truck, and bus and car parking. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Design Hotels AG engages in the provision of hospitality services to its member hotels. It offers full-service hospitality consultant and customized services. The company was founded by Claus Sendlinger in 1993 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.