The Hospitality Wildcatter: How a Maverick and His Team Are Disrupting 1,400 Years of Hotel Tradition

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 resorts, casinos, and global development ...