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Worldwide: Ian Schrager Company has entered into a joint venture with Highgate to expand the luxury hotel brand PUBLIC globally.
Highgate will operate and manage PUBLIC hotels in collaboration with Schrager, adding to the company’s 80,000 keys across North America, Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.
Ian Schrager Company will retain full creative authority, vision, and brand stewardship of PUBLIC.
“I could have chosen anyone in the industry to partner with, but I chose Highgate,” said Schrager. “They are the smartest, most talented, and most disciplined operators and investors in the business. This partnership allows me to focus entirely on what I do best – concept, product, positioning and experience, while allowing Highgate to do what they do best. To me, it’s a dream team, where 1+1 = 10.”
“I reject the notion of yesterday’s innovator becoming today’s establishment,” Schrager added. “I’m only interested in creating something original, unique and special that defies categorisation – something that people have not seen before. In fact, I try to give people something that they did not even know they wanted or believe existed. My projects have always appealed to a person’s sensibility, emotions and what and how they feel. If I was not accomplishing this, I would not be in the business.”
Mahmood Khimji, founding principal of Highgate, said: “Ian is the greatest hotelier of the modern era. He literally invented the lifestyle category. We are extremely excited to be working with him to operate PUBLIC Hotels.”
Highlights:
- Ian Schrager Company has formed a joint venture with Highgate to roll out the PUBLIC hotel brand globally
- Highgate will manage and operate PUBLIC hotels in collaboration with Ian Schrager Company, adding the brand to its portfolio of more than 80,000 keys across multiple regions
- Ian Schrager Company will maintain full creative authority, brand vision and stewardship of PUBLIC as the brand scales internationally
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