Luxury Hotel CEO Laurence Geller Releases Fictional "Tell All": DO NOT DISTURB

• LAURENCE GELLER’s first novel is a delicious, fast-paced journey through the scandalous world of high finance, sex and room service – as told by one of the industry’s most privileged insiders!
• Book to launch at annual hotel conference, to benefit New Orleans reconstruction project

LOS ANGELES, CA | A maverick in the contemporary hotel industry and renowned for his storytelling of industry and life experiences, Laurence Geller, President and CEO of Chicago-based Strategic Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BEE), releases his first full-length novel today, entitled “DO NOT DISTURB” (Volt Press, $14.95). The book is a behind-the-scenes fictional account of a young, ambitious man and his rapid rise to power and wealth through unconventional—and sometimes morally challenged—tactics.

“This book is a terrific read and inspired by Laurence’s personal experiences over decades in the international hotel business,” said Jeff Stern, president and publisher of Bonus Books and its imprint, Volt Press. “Very few first-time authors are able to create page-turners that are both thrilling and smart, but that seems to be part of Laurence’s DNA.”

“DO NOT DISTURB” is being launched in Los Angeles today, where Geller is holding a private book signing at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in conjunction with his presentation at the sixth annual America’s Lodging Investment Summit. All proceeds from sales at today’s event will be donated to The National Jazz Center, part of a New Orleans rebuilding project with which Geller is closely associated. Geller will be holding additional book signings in New York and Chicago in the following weeks. Upcoming events will be announced by Volt Press at a later date.

For more information or to purchase, visit . “DO NOT DISTURB” is also available in bookstores and major online retailers.

LAURENCE S. GELLER is President and CEO of Strategic Hotels & Resorts. A native of London and trained in Europe’s grandest hotels, he has received numerous awards for his 40 years of service in the lodging industry. Geller has also held positions as EVP and COO of Hyatt Development Corporation, SVP of Holiday Inn and Director of London’s Grand Metropolitan Hotels. Currently serving on the Boards of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Children’s Memorial Hospital, and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Geller also serves on the President’s Council of the Midwest Region of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable. He is Co-Chairman of Trustees of the Churchill Centre and Ambassador for North America for The Hotel and Catering Institutional Management Association of the U.K. A marathoner and student of Winston Churchill, Geller resides in Chicago.