Tyler Morse

Last updated
Tyler Morse
Born
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Harvard Business School
Occupation Hotelier
Known forFounder, MCR Hotels

Tyler Morse is an American hotelier and founder of MCR Hotels. [1]

Contents

Early life and education

Morse was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. [2] At the age of 19 he traveled to Chile and became a ski instructor and also worked as a ski instructor in California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and later Harvard Business School. [2]

Career

Morse began his career at Ernst & Young as an accountant. He also spent time as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley. [2] Prior to becoming a hotelier, he worked as the assistant to Starwoods Hotels CEO Barry Sternlicht [2] and was also president of the spa and beauty company Bliss. [3]

Morse founded MCR Hotels in 2006 and built its first hotel later that same year. [4] The company has grown to be the third largest hotel owner in the United States, [5] and owns properties which include The High Line Hotel, TWA Hotel, and the Lexington Hotel. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Starwood</span> American hotel and leisure company

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. was one of the largest companies that owned, operated, franchised and managed hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties. It was acquired by Marriott International in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Accor</span> French multinational hospitality company

Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vail Resorts</span> American mountain resort company

Vail Resorts, Inc. is an American mountain resort company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The company is divided into three divisions. The mountain segment owns and operates 40 mountain resorts in four countries, Vail Resorts Hospitality owns or manages hotels, lodging, condominiums and golf courses, and the Vail Resorts Development Company oversees property development and real estate holdings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marriott International</span> American multinational hospitality company

Marriott International, Inc. is an American multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging brands that include hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. Marriott International owns over 30 hotel and timeshare brands with 8,785 locations and 1,597,380 rooms across its network. Marriott International is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company was founded by J. Willard Marriott (1900–1985) and his wife Alice Marriott (1907–2000).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choice Hotels</span> American hospitality company

Choice Hotels International, Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company based in North Bethesda, Maryland. The company, which is one of the largest hotel chains in the world, owns several hotel brands ranging from upscale to economy. As of the third quarter 2023, Choice Hotels franchised nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories.

David Litman was born in New York in 1957. He lived in the UK from 1967-1975. He attended Sussex House School from 1968-1971 and City of London School from 1971-1975. He is a graduate of Cornell University (1979) and Cornell Law School (1982).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Quinta Inns & Suites</span> North and Central American hotel chain

La Quinta Inns & Suites is a chain of limited service hotels in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Honduras. La Quinta Holdings, Inc. first sold shares to the public in April 2014. La Quinta has headquarters in Irving, Texas. As of December 31, 2018, the company owns and operates 914 properties with 89,456 rooms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baymont Inn & Suites</span> American hotel chain

Baymont Inn & Suites is a hotel franchise owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and based in the United States. As of December 31, 2018, it has 513 properties with 40,541 rooms.

A hotel manager, hotelier, or lodging manager is a person who manages the operation of a hotel, motel, resort, or other lodging-related establishment. Management of a hotel operation includes, but is not limited to management of hotel staff, business management, upkeep and sanitary standards of hotel facilities, guest satisfaction and customer service, marketing management, sales management, revenue management, financial accounting, purchasing, and other functions. The title "hotel manager" or "hotelier" often refers to the hotel's general manager who serves as a hotel's head executive, though their duties and responsibilities vary depending on the hotel's size, purpose, and expectations from ownership. The hotel's general manager is often supported by subordinate department managers that are responsible for individual departments and key functions of the hotel operations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chip Conley</span> American hotelier and writer (born 1960)

Chip Conley is an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Booking.com</span> Dutch online travel agency

Booking.com is one of the largest online travel agencies. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, and is a subsidiary of Booking Holdings. In 2022, the company's mobile app was the most downloaded mobile app in the travel agency category. As of December 31, 2022, Booking.com offered lodging reservation services for approximately 2.7 million properties, including 400,000 hotels, motels, and resorts and 2.3 million homes, apartments in over 220 countries and in over 40 languages. It also offers flights in 54 markets and tours and activities in more than 1,200 cities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barry Sternlicht</span> American businessman

Barry Stuart Sternlicht is an American billionaire and the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, an investment fund with over $100 billion in assets under management. He is also chairman of Starwood Property Trust. He is the founder of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and served as its Chairman and CEO from 1995 to 2005. As of May 2023, his net worth was estimated at $4.6 billion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosewood Hotels & Resorts</span> International hotel and resort chain

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 31 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group. It was founded in Dallas in 1979 by Caroline Rose Hunt, the daughter of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt. The company was sold by Rosewood Corp. and Maritz, Wolff & Co. in 2011 to New World Hospitality for $229 million, along with five of the properties that were sold for $570 million. Arranged by Perkins Coie, the $800 million deal was awarded “Merger & Acquisition of the Year 2011” by the Americas Lodging Investment Summit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arne Sorenson (hotel executive)</span> American hotel executive (1958–2021)

Arne Morris Sorenson was an American lawyer and hotel executive who served as the president and chief executive officer of Marriott International from 2012 until his death in 2021. He was a graduate of Luther College in Iowa, and the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously practiced law in Washington, D.C., with Latham and Watkins, specializing in mergers and acquisitions litigation. He joined Marriott in 1996 where he served in increasingly senior management roles before being promoted to chief executive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alila Hotels and Resorts</span>

Alila Hotels and Resorts is an international luxury hotel brand under Hyatt's Boundless Collection. It has properties in Indonesia, the United States, India, Oman, Malaysia, China, and the Maldives.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners is a private real estate company based in Nashville that owns and operates lodging accommodations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stash Hotel Rewards</span> American company that produces a loyalty rewards program

Stash Hotel Rewards is an American company that produces a loyalty rewards program for a network of nearly 200 independent hotels in the United States, Panama, and the Caribbean. The membership is free to join, and guests are given 5 points for every dollar spent at hotels in the network. It is the largest points-based loyalty reward program for independent hotels in North America. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MCR Hotels</span> American hotel owner-operator

MCR Hotels is an American hotel owner-operator. It is the fourth largest hotel owner in the United States by room count, with 25,000 rooms and hotels that include The High Line and TWA hotels.

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is an American hotel company founded in 1937, and based in Newton, Massachusetts. Sonesta's largest hotels are in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and New Orleans. Its brands include Royal Sonesta, Sonesta, Sonesta Select, Sonesta Simply Suites, Sonesta ES Suites, Sonesta Posada del Inca, Sonesta Cruise Collection, America's Best Value Inn, Canada's Best Value Inn, GuestHouse Extended Stay, Hotel RL, Knights Inn, Red Lion Hotels and Signature Inn.

Bashar Wali is a Syrian-American hotelier known for his work in the hospitality industry. He was the former president and Principal at Provenance Hotels. He is the founder and CEO of Practice Hospitality and This Assembly.

References

  1. "Tyler Morse: the property tycoon turning the BT Tower into a hotel". The Times. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Guerre, Liam (8 October 2015). "How Tyler Morse Went From Ski Instrucot to Constructing JFKs Hotel". Commerical Observer. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. Jette, Julie (18 April 2005). "Selling Luxury to Everyone". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. "Rocking The Boat" (PDF). Lodging Magazine. November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. O'Neil, Sean (10 April 2023). "Full Video: MCR CEO Tyler Morse at Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2023". Skift. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. "MCR Hotels Acquires Gramercy Park Hotel Lease for $50M". The Real Deal. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.