INDIAN HOTEL OWNERS

According to Census 2000, the population of Asian Indians, the largest component of South Asians
in the U.S. grew by a phenomenal 106 percent between 1990 and 2000, growing from 840,000 to 1,700,000, compared to only 11 percent for the entire United States population.

2.7 Million Asian Indians in USA
Since 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the number of Asian Indians in the U.S. has further jumped another 60 percent in just six years – another million persons - from 1.7 million in 2000 to 2.7 million in 2006.

Owners of Hotels and Motels: Over $40 Billion in Value.

Hotel industry statistics show that half of all motels and one-third of all hotels in the United States are owned by South Asians. These properties are valued at over $40 billion. If you have any product or service to sell to these hotel owners, reach them through Hotel Vikas.
While the average South Asian hotel owner owns three hotels, some own tens of them. Here is a (not necessarily comprehensive) list of name-brand hotels that South Asians own:

Clarion Inn, Comfort Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Crowne Plaza, Days Inn, Doubletree, Econo Lodge, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Hotel, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Intercontinental Hotel; Marriott Hotel, Motel 6, Park Inn, Park Plaza, Quality Inn, Radisson Hotel, Ramada Hotel, Red Roof Inn, Regent International Hotel, Residence Inn, Rodeway Inn, Starwood Hotel, Staybridge Inn, Traveldoge and Wyndham Hotel.

You will find it valuable to read following BBC article on Indian Hotel Owners.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3177054.stm