César Ritz was a Swiss businessman, hotelier and pioneer of the travel industry. He most notably founded several hotels most famously the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz and Carlton Hotels in London.

Alphons Maximilian Pfyffer von Altishofen, better known as Max Alphons Pfyffer von Altishofen, was a Swiss architect, hotelier and military officer. He built the Grand Hotel National, which his father