Merv Griffin expands Sunbelt investments with acquisition of the Wickenburg Inn.WICKENBURG, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1995--Merv Griffin, the international entrepreneur and entertainer, whose current Arizona holdings include the Scottsdale Hilton Resort and Villas and Zed Publishing Co., Friday announced that he is expanding his Sunbelt investments with the acquisition of the Wickenburg Inn, an authentic dude ranch located 70 miles northwest of Phoenix. "The Wickenburg Inn and Dude Ranch will offer the ultimate city slicker experience to travelers from all over the world...now if I can just get Jack Palance to take over the operation!" exclaimed Griffin, chairman of the Griffin Group. Reinforcing his commitment to expand the group's hospitality division, Tom Gallagher
Tom Gallagher (born February 3 1944) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. , president and chief executive officer of the Griffin Group, stated, "We will now be able to offer our guests a twofold Arizona experience, combining the elegance of the Scottsdale Hilton Resort and Villas with the authentic Wild West experience of the Wickenburg Inn." The Spanish style Inn will cater to the outdoors enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. and to the adventure traveler. Trail rides, barbecues, arts & crafts, desert walks and hikes, tennis tournaments, family fun, kids camp, hay rides, overnight endurance rides endurance rides equine performance tests requiring contestants to complete a course of 80 to 150 km in 1 to 2 days. They create special problems in equine sports medicine. These include the exhausted horse syndrome, evidence of impending pulmonary edema, heat exhaustion, exertional , spa relaxation and day trips to Sedona, the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon, great gorge of the Colorado River, one of the natural wonders of the world; c.1 mi (1.6 km) deep, from 4 to 18 mi (6.4–29 km) wide, and 217 mi (349 km) long, NW Ariz. and other Arizona landmarks will be among the activities offered year-round. The ranch will be managed by Grifftel Management Inc. under the supervision of Kevin Deverich, the group's senior vice president -- Hotels & Development. The property was acquired from Petroleum Inc. Griffin's other hotel holdings include the Beverly Hilton Hotel (Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. ), the Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton Hilton and the Doubletree dou·ble·tree n. A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast. Noun 1. Hotel in Albuquerque. Entertainment and media operations consist principally of television and multimedia production, including continued interests in and production of the television games shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. ," and Liberty Broadcasting, a group of 17 stations formed by a completed merger with Griffin's stations in the Northeast. The group's gaming ventures include Player's International Inc. (casinos in Illinois, Louisiana and Nevada), Griffin Gaming and Entertainment Inc., which operates Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino Hotel in New Jersey's Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , and Teleview Communications (closed circuit television and services related to the gaming and pari-mutual industries). Publishing ventures located in California and Arizona include both print and software products. Other ventures include real estate development in Beverly Hills and agricultural production. CONTACT: Katherine Christensen & Associates, Phoenix Katherine Christensen, 602/759-7883 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion