Biography of Caesar Ritz

1850 On February 23rd, Mr. Caesar Ritz was born in a poor peasant family in the small village of Niederwald in southern Switzerland, the youngest of thirteen children. At the age of twelve, he was sent to a Jesuit college in Zion for boarding. At the age of fifteen, he worked as a bartender in a hotel in Briggs, and gradually showed his love for the hotel. But after working for one year, he was dismissed because he was not suitable for the hotel industry. Later, he returned to the Jesuit college in the village and worked as a church warden for a while. It was not until 1867 that the Paris International Fair opened that he left Switzerland and went to Paris to find his future.

If you want to gain a foothold in the hotel industry, you must start from the most basic hotel positions. So Liz worked as a waiter in the famous Voicexin Hotel from 1869 to 1872. During this period, Liz met many wealthy and self-made American guests. He served Edmund de Goncourt, Théophile Gautier and alexandre dumasfils, and learned how to treat people and get correct answers from his boss, Belinda. During the siege of the war, the supply of fresh meat dropped sharply, so he cooked the animal carcasses in the zoo in a unique way and provided dishes such as soy sauce elephant trunk. During her five years in Paris, Liz changed from a waiter and handyman to a housekeeper and hotel manager.

1873 during the Vienna international Expo, he was transferred to a hotel in Vienna. That winter, Liz became the manager of the then Lucerne National Hotel in Nice, and his brilliant hotel management career began. International expositions are usually held twice a year, attracting tourists from all over the world, so tourists go to hotels in Nice or San Remo in winter and to mountain resorts in Switzerland in summer, such as Rigi-Qom and Lucerne.

From 1878 to 1888, he served as the general manager of Lucerne National Hotel and held the same position in Monaco National Hotel. As a pioneer in the development of luxury hotels, he knows how to attract wealthy customers, and his unique taste and elegant gentlemanly manner quickly won him a good reputation. He first put forward the view that "guests are never wrong", and his criterion was "look at everything without looking; Listen to everything, not listen. Modesty and initiative do not show servility, and actively strive for freedom. If the diner complains about a dish or a bottle of wine, immediately remove it and put on a new one. There is no doubt. " This is the golden rule of the hotel industry so far.

1888, he and Auguste Escoffi opened a restaurant in baden-baden. Later, at the invitation of Mr Richard Doyle Carter, they went to London and served as the first manager and chef of Savoy Hotel from 1889 to 1897. Liz and August Escoffi are called "the men's army that conquered London hotels". The Savoi Hotel under the management of Ritz was an immediate success, attracting outstanding and wealthy customers like the Prince of Wales. Even aristocratic women who were afraid to eat in public before can now see "Savoy Hotel with medals" everywhere.

1At the end of 898, Liz established the famous hotel ritz in Paris's Vendom Square. 1906, he opened the second Jiazi Hotel in London, which later became the most popular gathering place for the rich and celebrities of that era. The Ritz-Madrid opened in Madrid in 19 10, inspired by King Alfonso XIII's desire to build a luxury hotel comparable to hotel ritz. Liz has maintained a long-term cooperative relationship with Auguste Escoffee, a famous French chef and the father of modern French cooking. This partnership lasted until 1907, because Liz's health deteriorated and she had to retire.

Ritz gradually withdrew from corporate affairs, 1905 sold his shares in Frankfurt and Italian hotels, 1907 withdrew from Ritz Hotel Development Company, 1908 withdrew from Carlton Hotel Company, 19 1 withdrew from Ritz Hotel Paris.

19 12 According to Mary Louise Ritz, Ritz's life actually ended when he lost his ambition. 19 13 years, Liz was placed in a private hospital in Lausanne. The following year, he was transferred to a hospital in Canton, Switzerland. He died on 19 18126 October, and finally returned to the village of Niederwald where he was born. 1986, the Kaiser Ritz Family Foundation authorized an excellent hotel management school in Switzerland at that time to teach the world the characteristic service strategy and modern luxury hotel management thought initiated by Kaiser Ritz in the name of Kaiser Ritz, and cultivate future industry experts and leaders, and this school is today's Kaiser hotel ritz Management University in Switzerland. Although Caesar Ritz was born in a humble family in Switzerland, he and his luxury hotel have become legends, and "ritzy" has become a symbol of "luxury" and "top class" in the English dictionary.