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Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026 The visionary hotelier’s home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026 This unique journey-within-a-journey was established by renegade hotelier Thierry Teyssier, founder of the regenerative-hospitality company 700,000 Heures Impact.—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 The crowd is a smart mix of stylists, hoteliers, shop owners, restaurateurs, students, tastemakers, and creative directors, alongside the usual magazine editors, museum curators, artists, and gallerists.—Katherine McGrath, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotelier
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French hôtelier, going back to Old French ostelier, hostelier "innkeeper," from ostel, hostel "lodgings, hotel entry 1" + -ier-er entry 2
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Cf. hosteler, hostler, ultimately borrowed from Anglo-Norman counterparts to the continental Old French word.