The CEO of the Dorchester Collection, parent company of the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, warned that the simmering boycott of the properties were misdirected and may end up hurting jobs and local business...[T]he hotel chain’s CEO Christopher Cowdray said protesters “have the right to demonstrate, but please direct the demonstration to the formal channels…”…[E]ntertainment and political figures appeared at a really across the street from the 101-year-old hotel, calling for a boycott because of the hotel’s backing by the Sultan of Brunei, who is implementing a series of harsh new Islamic laws that have drawn condemnation from LGBT, women’s and human rights organizations…