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Wyndham's Eric Danziger

'It is a matter of being smart, prudent, wise, thoughtful, so you get the best revenue performance you can by working hard.'

By Maria Wood | Updated on February 03, 2009

Eric A. Danziger has certainly worked his way to the top. Starting as a bellman in the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco right out of high school, he has worked in nearly every position imaginable, from the front desk to the executive suite, during his more than 30 years in the lodging business. His past titles include president and COO of Carlson Hotel Hotels Worldwide; president and CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide; as well as a previous stint as president of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. In 2001, he left Carlson to return to his native California to take care of his ailing father. While there, he served as CEO of WhiteFence, an online shopping website for home services, and prior to that, he was president and CEO of ZipRealty, a national, full-service real estate brokerage.

But in December of last year, Danziger returned to Wyndham as president and CEO of its hotel group, which includes more than 7,000 hotels in 67 countries flying such well-known names as Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Baymont Inn & Suites, Hawthorn Suites, Microtel Inns & Suites, AmeriHost Inn, Knights Inn, Wingate, Howard Johnson and Travelodge. GlobeSt.com caught up with Danziger at the recent Americas Lodging Investment Summit in San Diego for a chat about the current state of the industry and his return to Wyndham.

GlobeSt.com: What is it like being back in the hotel business and at Wyndham?

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