UK's richest hoteliers and restaurateurs revealed
Sir Terry Matthews, owner of the Celtic Manor resort in Gwent, Wales, has regained pole position as the wealthiest of Britain's hoteliers and restaurateurs, in this year's Sunday Times Rich List.
Sir Terry is now estimated to be worth £1.1b - even if the majority of his wealth comes from telecommunications rather than hotels.
He lost the top spot last year to hospitality financier Urs Schwarzenbach, owner of the Dolder Grand hotel in Zurich.
This year Matthews is placed 29th in the overall list, while Schwarzenbach is at 35th and is valued at £847m.
Irish entrepreneur Sean Quinn, owner of the Hilton in Prague, makes it into the list at number 39, just ahead of Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, who have an interest in London's Ritz hotel and are in 42nd place.
Trevor Hemmings of Leisure Parcs is 46th on the list, and worth £700m, ahead of Mohammed al-Fayed, at 81, and Sir Rocco Forte, at 117th, on £385m.
Former PizzaExpress boss Luke Johnson makes it in for the first time, at 508th and worth £78m, and Philip Kaye of restaurant group Ask Central, at 621, is estimated to be worth £65m.
The UK's wealthiest hoteliers and restaurateurs:
Sir Terry Matthews Celtic Manor, Gwent, £1.1b
Urs Schwarzenbach Dolder Grand, Zurich, £847m
Sean Quinn The Hilton and Ibis Karlin, Prague, £771m
Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay The Ritz, London, £750m
Tevor Hemmings Leisure Parcs, £700m
Mohamed al-Fayed The Ritz, Paris, £470m
Bernard Lewis The Royal Garden, Eilat, £470m
Sir Rocco Forte Rocco Forte Hotels, £385m
Jasminder Singh Radisson Edwardian, £350m
John Madejski Royal Palm, Galapagos Islands, £305m
Sir Bernard Schreier CP Holdings, £215m
Andrew Brownsword Bath Priory, £190m
Hugh Osmond Capital Management & Investment, £180m
Guy and Julia Hands Hand Picked Hotels, £175m
Sir Peter Michael The Vineyard, Stockcross, £169m
Michael Cannon Fuddruckers, £160m
Robert Earl Planet Hollywood, £120m
David Shamoon Marbella Club, Marbella, £100m
Harpal Matharu Globalgrange, £95m
Peter Harris Bourne Leisure, £91m
Tim Martin JD Wetherspoon, £90m
Surinder Arora Arora International, Heathrow, £90m
Firoz Kassam Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, £90m
Richard Walduck Imperial London Hotels, £90m
John Cook Bourne Leisure, £85m
John Marston Marston Hotels, £83m
Luke Johnson formerly PizzaExpress, £78m
Lord Daresbury De Vere Hotels, £75m
Sir Terence Conran Conran Restaurants, £75m
Guiseppe Pecorelli Exclusive Hotels, £71m
Tim Ingram Hill Ingram Hotels, £70m
Philip Kaye Ask Central, £65m
Maurice Segal Modern Hotels, £64m
Alex Langsam Britannia Hotels, £62m
Michael Morton Britannia Hotels, £62m
Brian Stein Maxwell's restaurants, £60m
Giles Wontner formerly The Savoy, £60m
Michael Herbert Herbel restaurants, £50m
Bakir Cola Cola Holdings, £49m
Satinder Gulhati Edwardian Hotels, £48m
Ken McCulloch formerly Malmaison, £45m
Tej and Bobby Dhillon Dhillon Hotels £40m
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