1988
Outrigger Lodging Services
Outrigger Lodging Services is formed as the US mainland partner to Outrigger Hotels Hawaii.
Your Ultimate Catalyst
At Springboard Hospitality, we drive measurable change through shared goals, nimble initiatives, and quantifiable return on investment. Our work is driven by expert hospitality industry leaders who are, at their core, catalysts for your success. We understand your asset’s untapped potential requires more than one-size-fits-all solutions and that these opportunities demand ongoing, customized attention. We layer expertise and flexibility into everything we do, aligning with what matters most to you, delivering above-and-beyond results quarter after quarter.
Your Journey. Our Leadership.
From the onset, we develop a multi-pronged framework that works just for your asset. With an ongoing collaborative plan in place, our team owns the always-shifting world of hospitality and trending technologies within it that contribute to stand out RevPAR performance, so you do not have to. Our team—a diverse mix of proven operations professionals, data analysts, developers, tech entrepreneurs, and guest service gurus—smoothly power your enterprise with innovative solutions backed by time tested expertise, so you can make your mark, and make it last.
Our History
From OLS Hotels & Resorts to Springboard Hospitality, here’s where we’ve been.
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2012
OLS Hotels & Resorts
(13 properties)
Outrigger Lodging Services amicably separates from Outrigger Hotels Hawaii and is renamed OLS Hotels & Resorts.
2018
OLS Hotels & Resorts
(18 properties)
Ben Rafter, tech entrepreneur turned hotelier, along with a small group of individual company and hospitality professionals purchases OLS Hotels & Resorts.
2021
Springboard Hospitality
(36 properties)
OLS Hotels & Resorts is relaunched as Springboard Hospitality with the objective of leading the industry as the premier West Coast and Hawaii independent operator.
Springboard is redefining the intersection of intentionality and hospitality. Your instincts are good. Transformation is the new narrative and you know it. Meet the future now. Championing your new standard is our driving force.