The founder and past chair of budget hotel brand City Lodge, Hans Rudolf Enderle, died on Saturday at the age of 77, after complications during surgery.

He was born in Switzerland and began working in hotels at the age of 15, first delivering bread for a bakery and soon training to be a chef. He began his training in hotel management at the world renowned Hotel School in Lausanne, Switzerland...

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