EXPLORING THE RISE OF THE PATEL HOTEL OWNERS AND THE MOTEL BUSINESS IN THE USA FEB 15, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOAL INDIAN-AMERI CANS OWN MORE THAN 40% OF ALL HOTELS AND MOTELS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH INCLUDES AP PROXIMATELY 20,000 PROPERTIES. OUT OF THAT 70 PERCENT OF THEM ARE OWNED BY GUJARATIS AND MOST OF THEM HAVE THE SURNAME "PATEL OR AMIN AN-AMERICAN OWNED HOTELS AND MOTELS GENERATE OVER $40 BILLION IN REVENUE AND PROVIDE 3,000 JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES. ME PATEL IS SYNONYMOUS WITH MOTELS SO MUCH THAT THERE IS A UGHT-HEARTED JOKE IN AMERICA THAT THE PATELS HAVE THEIR OWN PATEL MOTEL CARTEL: NOW LET'S DELVE INTO OF HOW IT ALL BEGAN THE STORY OF GUJARATI MOTELS IN THE UNITED STATES Source:@GreatIdeasGreatLifeIndia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.