Get ready for insinuating hotel advertisements: Virgin Airlines owner Sir Richard Branson is launching a hotel business and D.C. is on his list of targeted cities, according to its the company’s Website.
Virginhotels.com recently launched (the homepage asks, “Fancy getting into bed with Virgin?”) and is soliciting developers and property owners nationwide to partner with the company in launching a North American hotel chain.
Branson is interested in “high quality, 150-400 room properties in appealing neighborhoods” for four-star hotels that will be marketed to elite business and pleasure travelers. New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco are also on the list of cities Virgin Hotels is targeting.