WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP

Here are five entrepreneurs, who have shunned their well-paying corporate jobs to chase their boutique hotel dreams:

Marriott International Inc will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc in a cash and stock deal valued at $12.2 billion to create the world's largest hotel chain.

According to Ballotti, Wyndham will treble its room base in India to almost 4,500 by mid-2017 from about 1,500 two years ago.