The Hospitality Wildcatter
How a Maverick and His Team Are Disrupting 1,400 Years of Hotel Tradition
$58.50
- Hardcover
184 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2026
Summary
A Bold Vision for the Future of Hospitality
For more than 1,400 years, the hotel industry has relied on the same model: build hotels near destinations and fill them with guests.
But modern travelers expect something more.
In The Hospitality Wildcatter, veteran hotel developer Richard Shawn Ellis explores how hospitality lost its focus on people and became dominated by standardized brands and predictable experiences. Drawing on decades of work in luxury resor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798887508009 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Richard Shawn Ellis |
| Publisher: | Forbes Books |
| Imprint: | Forbes Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Richard Shawn Ellis
SHAWN ELLIS is an international hotelier and co-founder of House of Tangram. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, he built his career at premier properties including Sheraton’s Hawaii luxury resorts, the Helmsley Palace in New York, and Paris Las Vegas. In 1999, he founded his own hospitality company, spending over a decade developing hotels and casinos with Native American tribes. A lifetime member of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and an Advanced Sommelier, Ellis has dedicated his career to elevating the guest experience. He lives in Colorado with his wife Alexandra and their five sons.
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