Preferred Hotel Group was founded in 1968. Preferred Hotel Group operates a network of independent luxury hotel brands that collectively include approximately 700 properties in some 75 countries. Brands include Preferred Boutique, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Summit Hotels & Resorts, and Sterling Hotels. Its Historic Hotels of America, an affiliation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes more than 200 historically significant hotels. The company provides sales, marketing, and technology solutions to its properties, as well as reservation and guest support services. The Preferred Hotel Group operates from some 30 worldwide sales offices.

SNAI (Sindacato Nazionale Agenzie Ippiche) is a leading operator of sports betting shops in Italy. The shops offer wagering on a variety of sporting events. In addition to on-site wagering, the company offers online and telephone sports betting. SNAI also offering other online gaming, including poker. In addition to gaming, the company operates horse racing tracks and has multimedia operations.

If a hotel is not what you're looking for, then Barclay International Group might be just for you. The company manages more than 6,000 short-term residences throughout Europe as well as the US (California), Mexico, and the Caribbean. Barclay's villas, apartments, condos, and cottages offer complete kitchens and private baths. Not all accommodations are lavish -- the company touts some as being in the "budget" category. Established in 1963, Barclay also offers its customers assistance with travel-related services such as car rentals, rail passes, airline reservations, and cell phone rentals.

Leona's Pizzeria operates about a dozen pizza restaurants in and around the Chicago area. The small casual-dining chain's menu features Leona's signature Sicilian style pizza, along with appetizers, sandwiches, lasagna, and other Italian-style entree items. In addition to dine-in seating, most of the restaurants offer delivery and catering services. Matriarch Leona Pianetto Molinaro Scemla opened the first Leona's in 1950; her family, led by Salvatore Toia, continues to own and operate the chain.

The not-for-profit zoo occupies 55-acres in Hermann Park at the heart of Houston's cultural district. It is home to more than 4,500 animals from about 800 species and hosts about 1.5 million visitors per year. Facilities include the McGovern Children's Zoo, Kipp Aquarium, the tropical bird house, Texas Wetlands, and the Wildlife Carousel. The zoo participates in programs that oversee the breeding of more than 40 endangered animal species. Several of its facilities may be reserved for private functions and private tours are offered "behind the scenes." The Houston Zoo was founded in 1922 to house a bison donated by the US government.

Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) operates the Central Hockey League (CHL), a development league with 16 teams located in Texas, Oklahoma, and a half dozen other states. Affiliated with the National Hockey League, the CHL serves as a proving ground for young players before they are called up through the ranks. Teams including the Arizona Sundogs (Prescott Valley), the Corpus Christi Rayz (Texas), and the Texas Brahmas (Fort Worth) compete each season for the Ray Miron President's Cup. Started in 1992, the CHL regulates franchise ownership and helps promote its teams. WPHL is a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Hilton is near the top of the hill among hoteliers in Ireland and the UK, thanks to Hilton UK & Ireland. The business operates about 80 Hilton properties in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, more than 20 of which are located in London. Its hotels include the Hilton Croydon, the Hilton London Hyde Park, and the Hilton Dublin. Hilton UK & Ireland also manages restaurants (such as Minsky's Restaurant in the Hilton Glasgow, and the Galvin at Windows in the London Hilton) and bars (Henry J Beans in Edinburgh). Hilton UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide.

Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group oversees a collection of about 20 upscale restaurants created by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, including his flagship portfolio of Spago locations in Beverly Hills, California; Las Vegas; and Maui, Hawaii. Its other restaurants include Chinois, CUT, Postrio, Trattoria del Lupo, and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill. Chef Puck, who's food and dining empire is operated through Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, opened his first Spago restaurant in West Hollywood in 1982.

The PGA TOUR, which includes Tiger Woods and golf's other top players, puts on more than 100 official events per year that offer more than $350 million in prize money. Its major championships are the Masters, US Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. The group also oversees the Champions Tour, for players 50 and older, and the Nationwide Tour, for emerging players. The PGA TOUR is separate from the PGA of America, which consists mostly of club pros, although most tour players maintain membership in both groups. The PGA TOUR was formed in 1968 by a splinter faction of the PGA of America.

Lodgian is a multi-brand hospitality franchisee that operates some 35 hotels in more than 20 US states and one hotel in Windsor, Canada. The company's portfolio is focused mostly on the mid-market segment serving both leisure and business travels with full-service brands franchised from InterContinental Hotels (including Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn) and Marriott (Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott). It also runs a handful of unaffiliated and other branded hotels (Hilton, Carlson, Starwood, and Wyndham).

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