INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: Justin Jabara was born into the business—and has a vision for Meyer Jabara Hotels

The all-American road trip. Images of station wagons, amusement parks and family antics probably come to mind. For Justin Jabara, president, Meyer Jabara Hotels, however, family road trips looked a whole lot different. The destinations were probably the same, but the stops along way included hotels—a whole portfolio of them.

“Growing up in the industry, on family vacations, we were going to tour hotels and then maybe we would stop at Dorney Park for an hour and then get back on the road and go to more hotels,” Jabara told Hotel Business. “I was literally born into the business. I didn’t have babysitters; I had the front-desk agent, who was off and looking for a couple extra dollars, or the housekeeper. As I got older and my father would be in meetings, he would stick me in the kitchen. That was my source of getting taught [the business]and to spend time with my father.”

­Meyer Jabara Hotels is a third-generation company that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of hotels and is the product of two families’ passion for hospitality and company culture…

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