Harris Rosen has been President of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, formerly known as Tamar Inns, since 1974.
Rosen served three years in the United States Army as an officer in Germany and South Korea. He began his professional career at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City as a convention salesman. He occupied various management positions in some of the larger Hilton hotels and eventually joined the Disney Company in California as Director of Hotel Planning. He left Disney to purchase the 256 room Quality Inn on International Drive in 1974.
Harris Rosen received his Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
As it turned out, there was an oil embargo in the early 70s and tourist traffic to Orlando had declined to a point where most of the hotels were bankrupt and foreclosure or in very serious financial difficulties. It was at that time and that moment that this genius decided to buy a hotel. And so A...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Harris Rosen Discusses Early Life, Academic Background and First Experience In Hotel Industry
Harris Rosen Discusses Time As A Student At Cornell And First Position At Waldorf-Astoria
Harris Rosen Shares Experience Working For Disney And Decision To Never Work For Anyone But Himself
Harris Rosen Shares Story Of Hitchhiking From Florida to Massachusetts To Arrange Contracts With Motor Coach Companies
Harris Rosen States His Propensity To Always Speak His Mind Has Led To His Not Fitting Into A Traditional Corporate Structure
