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1939 – Delaware North begins operating
concessions at racetracks, eventually moving into venue
ownership. This diversification strategy effectively sows
the seeds of today’s Delaware North Companies Gaming
& Entertainment.
2001 – Delaware North becomes
a hotel owner for the first time with
the purchase of Tenaya Lodge, a
four-diamond resort at the gateway to
Yosemite National Park. Based on a
successful track record at Tenaya, the
company purchases 10 more hotels
during the next decade and earns a
reputation as one of the largest and
best hotel operators in the industry.
1941– When U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurates
Washington’s National Airport,
Delaware North is there as a
concessionaire. The event not only
is a milestone for the novel mode
of transportation known as air
travel, it gives Delaware North a
new line of business: the modernday
Delaware North Companies
Travel Hospitality Services.
1960– Delaware North
sets its sights on new territory by
establishing its first operation
outside North America. The
burgeoning operating company is
at home today in Australia, New
Zealand, England and Scotland.
Today – Delaware North
approaches a century of
operation with a clear idea
of its mission: creating
special experiences one
guest at a time ® .
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