![]() ![]() ![]() In 2007 he sold Hilton Hotels to Blackstone for $800 million.Įntrepreneur cum real estate developer Steve Wynn has seen his fortune ebb and flow over the past few years, but he still manages to maintain his place on this list (and in our hearts!) for the revitalization he’s brought to Las Vegas. But the son earned his place on this list by joining his father’s company as vice president in 1954, later becoming president in 1966. Son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hitlon, Barron (as he’s known) inherited some of his father’s fortune (more than Connie left for him, actually - he contested the will that left him only $500,000 and won). William Barron Hilton: Net worth $2.3 billion The company’s standout hotels include the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and the Loews Regency in New York City.Ĥ. The company made its money in several different businesses(insurance, oil, gas - no big deal), but its Loews hotel chain is what concerns us here. Tisch inherited her money from her late husband Bob Tisch (born Preston Robert Tisch), who was the chairman and part owner of the Loews Corporation. Having taking over the business from his father in 1990, Arison has grown Carnival into the largest cruise operator in the world, with 93 ships under 11 brands (big names like Princess and Holland America included). And while cruises ships aren’t hotels exactly, you have to tip your hat to a man who has 225,000 people in his cabins at any given time. The CEO of Carnival Corporation, Arison is the 56th wealthiest person in the country. ![]() He’s since opened the Venetian Macao and has plans to open many more name-brand hotels in the Chinese gambling city, essentially recreating the Vegas Strip. When he opened the Sands Macao in 2004, the one million-square-foot casino was Macao’s - and China’s - first Vegas-like hotspot. He later knocked down (okay, imploded) the Sands to make way for The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and later The Palazzo. He bought the Sands Hotel & Casino (a former Rat Pack hangout) in 1988 and soon after built the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The 26th richest man in America, Adelson made it to the top of this list by being one of the biggest developers in both Las Vegas and Macao. And we got to thinking: We’re always hearing so much about Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, but who are the biggest big shots in our world? The most recent Forbes 400 had most of the answers, though we went to the trouble of pulling out those who made a substantial portion of their fortunes in the hotel biz, and offering a little historical background on them to boot. The biggest bonuses on Wall Street.īut here at Oyster, we care about hotels. Lists of the rich and famous are all over the Internet: The highest paid actors in Hollywood. ![]()
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