“They Threw Out a Farmer in Slippers — Five Minutes Later, One Phone Call Shut Down the Hotel”

He was followed immediately by two other figures: the hotel’s general manager, Mr. Pemberton, and the assistant manager, Ms. Chen, both of whom looked uncharacteristically flustered.

The man in the blue suit was Richard Ashford, and anyone who followed Chicago business news would have recognized him immediately. He was the CEO of Ashford Hospitality continue reading …