More than 50% of US hotel business is owned by Gujaratis and 70% have last name Patel. Patels have made it big in American hospitality industry. The community owns a mix of low-budget motels and middle-budget hotels, both independently and as a part of a franchise. The Patels are also called as “potels,” within the American Hospitality industry. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 made it more easy to patels to immigrate from India to America. This video also shows the struggle behind patel success in usa hotel business. Kanjibhai Desai was the first patel to enter in motel business. Pawan Dhingra has written the book ''Life Beyond the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and American Dream''
Photo Credits: We would like to give credit to all news articles publications and all the hotel/motel owners for photos in our video.
Also we are link of Patel Motel documentary film:
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8 июн 2018
