Infobox company name ChoiceHotels logo File ChoiceHotels Intl Logo.svg 230px type Public traded as nyse ... thumb right 234px The Clarion Hotel in Hamden, Connecticut . ChoiceHotels International ... hotel brands and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland . In 2008, ChoiceHotels total revenue was 642 ... CHH ChoiceHotels Revenue Sources , Wikinvest. Retrieved July 15, 2009. ref History Advert section ... Lodge in the early 1990s, while changing the corporate name to ChoiceHotels International. Friendship ... by ChoiceHotels International. Mainstay Suites hotels provide comfortable and affordable accommodations ... more under development. In 1992 ChoiceHotels became the largest franchise hotel chain in the world. In January 2005 ChoiceHotels introduced a new upscale, all suite hotel designed in contemporary ..., Georgia scheduled to open in 2007. In September 2005 ChoiceHotels acquired the Suburban Extended ... ires en US html PressRelease?pr 20050928a&sid Bumm.kntVMgbBj.6 title ChoiceHotels Acquires ... that ChoiceHotels International will move its headquarters from suburban Silver Spring, MD Silver ... local breaking news maryland choicehotels moving to rockvi.html title ChoiceHotels ... 2011 ChoiceHotels broke ground on its 197,866 square foot corporate headquarters in Rockville ... hotels headquarters in rockville&template gazette title Construction starts on ChoiceHotels headquarters ... http www.choicehotels.com ChoiceHotels International http www.choicehotels.ca ChoiceHotels Canada http www.choicehotels.fr ChoiceHotels in France http www.choicehotels.de ChoiceHotels in Germany http www.choicehotels.it ChoiceHotels in Italy http www.choicehotels.ie ChoiceHotels Ireland http www.choicehotels.com.au ChoiceHotels Australasia http www.choicehotelsuk.co.uk ChoiceHotels UK http www.choicehotelseurope.com ChoiceHotels Europe http www.choicehotels.no ChoiceHotels Scandinavia wikinvest CHH ChoiceHotels International Analysis on Wikinvest UK Hotels Hotel chains Category Hospitality ... more details
The Choice may refer to Books The Choice short fiction , a 1952 short science fiction story by Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet The Choice novel , a novel by Nicholas Sparks The Choice 1986 book , a novel by Og Mandino The Choice nonfiction book , a non fiction book about Bill Clinton s 1996 presidential campaign by Bob Woodward The Choice Susan Lewis The Choice , a fiction book by Susan Lewis author Susan Lewis The Choice book , a book by Eliyahu M. Goldratt The Choice psudoscience , a book by Mike Bara The Choice booklet , a book by Muslim preacher Ahmed Deedat Others The Choice , a 1764 play by Arthur Murphy writer Arthur Murphy The Choice film , a 1925 British silent film The Choice Dynasty , an episode of Dynasty The Choice Farscape episode , an episode of Farscape The Choice The Outer Limits , an episode of The Outer Limits The Choice House , an episode of the American TV Series House The Choice radio series , an interview series on BBC Radio 4 presented by Michael Buerk A 1909 watercolour painting by Frances MacDonald available File Frances MacDonald The Choice 1909.jpg on Wikimedia Commons See also Choice disambiguation DEFAULTSORT Choice, The disambig ... more details
Otheruses Choice consists of the mental function mental process of judging the merits of multiple wikt option option s and wikt select select ing one of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options what would I do if ...? , often a choice is made between real options, and followed by the corresponding ... are more intertwined, and the choice is less easy to delegate to a computer program or assistant ... choices as a good thing, though a severely limited or artificially restricted choice can lead to discomfort with choosing and possibly, an unsatisfactory outcome. In contrast, unlimited choice may ..., as the decision must be made but the choice is inconsequential. Avoided decisions, where the outcome could be so severe that the choice should not be made, as the consequences can not be recovered from if the wrong choice is made. This will most likely result in negative actions, such as death. No brainer decisions, where the choice is so obvious that only one choice can reasonably be made. A fifth ... that will influence and constrain a specific choice as well as be influenced and constrained by another choice. There are many executive decision maker products available, such as the decision wheels ... 2009 02 pentagon report.html Pentagon ends photo ban on war dead return ref Choice and evaluability .... Personal factors determine food choice. They are preference , association psychology associations ... conditions , and nutrition . Choice and choice set size A number of research studies in economic psychology have focused on how individual behavior differs when the choice set size the number of choices ... are more likely to purchase a product from a large versus a small choice set. Currently, the effect of choice set size on the probability of a purchase is unclear. In some cases, large choice set sizes discourages individuals from making a choice ref Iyengar and Lepper. ref and in other cases it either ... evidence that while greater choice has the potential to improve a person s welfare, there is such a thing ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Not By Choice image caption image size background group or band alias origin Ajax, Ontario Ajax , Ontario , Canada genre Punk rock Pop Punk years active start date 2002 end date 2008 label Linus Records Linus br Warner Music Canada Warner br MapleMusic Recordings MapleMusic br Universal Records Universal associated acts website current members Mike Bilcox br Glenn Chico Dunning br Liam Killeen past members AJ Bovaird notable instruments Not by Choice is a Canadian punk rock music band from Ajax, Ontario Ajax . They have released two albums, Maybe One Day in 2002 Linus Records Warner Music Canada , and Secondhand Opinions Maple Music Recordings Universal Music Canada in 2004. Maybe One Day certainly earned Not by Choice their early share of prestigious acclaim with a MuchMusic Video Awards MuchMusic Video Award for Best Independent Video Now That You Are Leaving , a CASBY award for Best Independent Album, and inclusion on two Big Shiny Tunes compilations Now That You Are Leaving and Standing All Alone . Maybe One Day was released in Japan in September 2003, and has had amazing success, selling over 25,000 records. The band s October 2004 release of their second album, Secondhand Opinions , presented a different direction from the pop punk roots of Maybe One Day with a more mature sounding musical approach. The album ... of 2005, Not by Choice took a break from touring and began writing songs for a new album. As of March 30, 2008 Not By Choice has stopped progress on their 3rd studio album and have taken an indefinite ... 2004 Days Go By Not by Choice song Days Go By align center 16 rowspan 2 Secondhand Opinions colspan ... Now That You Are Leaving 2004 Days Go By Not by Choice song Days Go By References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Not By Choice Category Musical groups established in 2002 Category Musical groups disestablished ... MapleMusic Recordings artists it Not By Choice ... more details
Infobox Company company name Thistle Hotels company logo company type Private company Private foundation ... homepage http www.thistlehotels.com footnotes Guoman Hotel Management , doing business as Thistle Hotels , is a UK based hotel company with a portfolio of 33 hotels, operating in the Star classification ..., to combine its own traditional legacy hotels with purpose built hotels. Mount Charlotte Investments bought thirty four Thistle hotels from S&N, and acquired the Thistle brand name for 645m in November 1989. Debt acquired from the transaction surrogated Mount Charlotte Investments with no choice ... floated on the Stock Exchange, to become Thistle Hotels plc, valued at 620m. In September 1998, it sold 30 provincial hotels to Grace Hotels owned by the Lehman Brothers investment bank for 62.7m, becoming managed by Peel Hotels . In July 1999, it sold the Charles Dickens Hotel in London to the http www.gresham hotels.com Ryan Hotel Group for 20m. In June 2002, it initially sold 37 of its hotels to Orb Estates of Jersey for 598m, continuing to manage the properties, but the hotels are eventually sold to Atlantic Hotels for 700m and being operated under the Thistle name. In June 2003, the company ..., registered in Bermuda . Thistle Hotels was delisted from the London Stock Exchange . In 2004, it opened ... www.guoman.com Guoman deluxe brand. In May 2005, it sold six hotels to the http www.topland.co.uk Topland ... to Uxbridge . In 2004, budget hotel company Travelodge UK Travelodge bought two Thistle Hotels in London . Thistle Hotels is currently undergoing a re branding of 100 million in order to maintain consistency ... due to fire and has been refurbished throughout From 1993 until 1996 Thistle Hotels sponsored Leeds ... from 2004 6. Guoman brand Thistle operates four luxury hotels in London under this brand, namely ... Thistle Hotels http www.guoman.com Guoman Hotels http www.dooyoo.co.uk hotels national thistle hotels in general reviews Review at DooYoo http travel.ciao.co.uk Thistle Euston London 6267335 Two ... more details
This is a list of what are intended to be the notable top hotel s by country A Z, five or four star hotels, notable skyscraper landmarks or historic hotels which are covered in multiple reliable publications. It should not be a directory of every hotel in every country. List of hotels DEFAULTSORT List Of Hotels Category Hotels by country Category Lists of hotels ... more details
ref National Geographic Traveler s Best Choice of Boutique Design Hotels 2009 ref http www.travelintelligence.com luxury hotels china beijing the opposite house hotel 16494 ref and Australian Gourmet Traveller s 2009 Best of the Best list of the world s Top 30 New Hotels . ref http www.luxurytravelmagazine.com ...Orphan date December 2011 Infobox company name Swire Hotels logo Deleted image removed File Swire Hotels Logo.png 160px caption type traded as genre Only used with media and publishing companies fate ... Swire Pacific divisions subsid homepage http www.swirehotels.com Swire Hotels The official homepage footnotes intl Swire Hotels is a division of Swire Properties Swire Properties Limited , a wholly ... quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange . Swire Hotels was formed in 2008 to create and manage small luxury hotels in Hong Kong , Mainland China and the United Kingdom . ref http www.swirepacific.com eng media presseach.php?f p080228.htm ref It currently counts three different brands of hotels The House Collection, EAST and Chapter Hotels with a total of four hotels and two new properties opening in Beijing and Exeter in 2012. The Opposite House, Beijing The Opposite House is Swire Hotels first ... News 243557 swire hotels to open new hotel in hong kong.html ref Open in 2009, the hotel features ... s 40 meter tall Rise steel sculpture. ref http www.hotelchatter.com story 2011 1 12 153715 078 hotels ... and Wallpaper magazines 2010 selection of Best Business Hotels ref http www.wallpaper.com gallery travel best business hotels 2010 17052012 33736 ref as well as Cond Nast Traveler US and UK s Hot ... development by Swire Properties . Opened in early 2010, it is the first of Swire Hotels EAST brand ... ref and Travel Leisure Southeast Asia s Best of 2010 Southeast Asia s Newest and Hottest Hotels in Hong Kong . ref http www.travelersjournal.com press2.php?ID 7275 ref Like Swire Hotels other properties ... Art.aspx ref EAST, Beijing EAST, Beijing is Swire Hotels second hotel in Beijing , due to open ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 Image Stakis Hotel Logo.jpg thumb Stakis Hotels logo Stakis Hotels is a former hotel company in the United Kingdom led by Sir Reo Stakis , headquartered in Glasgow . The company sold itself to Hilton Hotels & Resorts Hilton Group in 2000 for 1.2 billion. Stakis owned a number of hotels all around the United Kingdom, the Hilton chain continues to own the majority of old Stakis hotels. UK Hotels Category Defunct hotel chains Category Scottish brands UK hotel stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 File Crest hotels Banbury 2011.JPG thumb right 200px Banbury s former Crest Hotels building lay derelict long before 2011. Crest Hotels Limited was a Bass Charrington subsidiary operating the hotel interests of the brewery company in the United Kingdom . Crest s headquarters were in the former Hunt Edmunds brewery premises in Banbury , Oxfordshire . Initially all the Bass, Mitchells and Butler s BMB and Charrington s hotels were transferred into the Crest Hotels portfolio and by 1970 new, purpose built hotels were under construction. As new properties opened, a programme of disposals of the older, less economically attractive hotels was initiated. The European hotel interests of the Esso Petroleum Company were acquired by Bass Charrington in 1972. These were modern, purpose built hotels located in UK, Germany, the Netherlands Holland , Belgium , France , Italy , and Scandinavia , the latter network being disposed of shortly thereafter due to local regulatory requirements relating to control of hotels by brewers. The Esso hotels in UK were absorbed by Crest and the European hotels were supervised by a Crest senior management team based in Germany . In 1990, the group was bought by Forte Group Trusthouse Forte and rebranded as Forte Crest before later being absorbed into the Posthouse chain. ref http www.fundinguniverse.com 2Fcompany histories 2FTRUSTHOUSE FORTE PLC company History.html&ei DjNZT9a9MerH0QXvu7WsDg&usg AFQjCNHUApKfkGbBdZM28e8rYSacdlSypw Trusthouse Forte corporate history ref References Reflist UK Hotels Category Hotel chains Europe hotel stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image MidwayDubuque.JPG thumbnail right 275px The Best Western Midway Hotel in Dubuque, Iowa . Midway Hotels is a midwestern chain of hotels that operate under the Best Western brand name. Midway Hotels operates eight hotels in Iowa , Illinois , Michigan , and Wisconsin . The hotels are mid range, full service hotels. Midway Hotels have locations in the following cities Brookfield, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin Dubuque, Iowa Currently the Dubuque Midway Hotel located at 3100 Dodge Street is the only Best Western branded hotel in the city. The hotel s coordinates are Coord 42.491 90.709 region US IA type landmark display inline . Until the 2005 closure of the Dubuque Inn , it was originally one of two Best Western properties in the city. The 3100 Club was located in the Midway Hotel which was one of the more popular destinations in Dubuque. Lansing, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Hotels in Iowa ... more details
Swallow Hotels is a hotel chain managed by Crerar Management Ltd. The company is an Edinburgh based hotel company with a portfolio of 18 hotels, operating in the three and four Star classification star sector. There are eight hotels in Scotland including Dundee , Edinburgh and Glasgow and eleven hotels in England including Northumberland , Cumbria , Newcastle upon Tyne , County Durham , Preston, Lancashire Preston , Oldham , Telford , Birmingham , Kent , Yorkshire . ref cite web url http www.swallow hotels.com hotels title List of Swallow Hotels publisher Swallow Hotels Website accessdate 2008 12 18 ref History Vaux Breweries was renamed Vaux Group in the 1990s as the company diversified into hotels and care homes. The hotels traded as Swallow Hotels and the company was finally named The Swallow Group. In the late 1990s, the brewery side of the business was in trouble and the Swallow Group tried to sell it off. Due to internal wranglings profitability issues , the breweries failed to sell and the pub estate was placed on the market. Whitbread plc stepped in and acquired the Swallow Group in January 2000. The Swallow brand was subsequently purchased in 2003 by London Inn Group founded in 1996 from Whitbread. The hotels traded under the name London & Edinburgh Inns Ltd and went into Administration on 14 September 2006. The Flodrive Group bought 160 tenanted pubs, 45 managed pubs and 45 hotels. Crerar Hotels acquired the Swallow brand name and 26 of the hotel leases, of which the hotels were owned by RIET Asset manangement under the name Brentwood Hotels limited 13 hotels Prupim asset management 5 hotels and Matrix asset management 6 hotels . Other buyers included Brook Hotels 6 , Legacy Hotels 3 , Folio Hotels 3 and Q Hotels 1 . On 4th August 2009 the Stockton on Tees Swallow Hotel closed, as the administrators could not trade the hotel profitably . ref cite web url http ... www.swallow hotels.com Swallow Hotels References Reflist UK Hotels Whitbread Category Hotel chains in the United ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 orphan June 2009 unreferenced March 2011 The Collector s Hotels is a very local chain of hotels in the Old Town of Stockholm , Sweden , consisting of the hotels Lord Nelson, Lady Hamilton and Victory Hotel that started as a family business in 1973. In the Victory Hotel at Lilla Nygatan, a few builders found 18 000 silver coins and 84 silver objects buried in a corner of what today is the hotel s bar, Leijonbaren. At the end of the 18th century, a rich family by the name of Lohe lived in the building, and the treasure was probably a part of the family s fortune, but nobody knows for sure why it was buired and why it was forgotten. The treasure can be seen at the Stockholm City Museum and the Royal Coin Cabinet. External links http www.thecollectorshotels.se The hotels homepage DEFAULTSORT Collector s Hotels Category Hotels in Sweden ... more details
Image Premier Hotels logo.png thumb Premier Hotels Logo Premier Hotels is a standout collection of luxury hotels in Ukraine . Each Premier Hotel uniquely reflects the atmosphere of the area in which it is situated, but all maintain uniform standards of high quality and service. The Premier Hotels collection was founded in 2003 and to date unites six 4 and 5 star properties in five Ukrainian cities. The collection includes Premier Palace Hotel in Kiev , Oreanda Hotel in Yalta , Dnister Hotel in Lviv , Aurora Hotel Kharkiv Aurora Hotel and Cosmopolit Hotel in Kharkiv , and Star Hotel, Mukacheve . The Premier Hotels collection operates the Premier Club loyalty programme which allows guests to accumulate points that can be exchanged for numerous gifts, discounts and hotel privileges. For small children, Premier Hotels offers the Premier Kids Club programme, designed to entertain them and make them feel welcome during their stay. For all hotel guests and visitors, Premier Hotels publishes Premier Club Magazine , distributed free of charge in each hotel. Premier Club Magazine features lifestyle trends, what s new in Ukraine , highlights inviting aspects of various Ukrainian cities, landmarks and culture, plus focuses on bright and talented Ukrainians. All Premier Hotels share the principles of environmental responsibility as well as socially responsible business practices. In 2010, Premier Hotels launched its own corporate social responsibility programme named Happy World . This programme encompasses Comprehensive environmental care, namely environmentally sound consumption and a reduction ... in the communities in which Premier Hotels operates and Care for seriously ill and foster children ... Festival for talented orphaned children. Premier Hotels is managed by its parent, Ukrainian hotel management ... hotels.com.ua Category Hotel chains Category Hotels in Ukraine Category Hotels established in 2003 ru Premier Hotels ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2010 Infobox company company name Eurostars Hotels parent company Hotusa company logo Deleted image removed Image Logo00.jpg company type Private company Private company slogan es personal foundation 2005 location Barcelona, Spain key people Amancio L pez Seijas industry Hotel products Temporary residence homepage http www.eurostarshotels.com Eurostars Hotels Eurostars Hotels is a hotel chain based in Barcelona , Spain, launched in January 2007, and is fully owned by The Hotusa Group . At the beginning of July 2007, Eurostars Hotels comprised 43 hotels in 26 cities, in 10 countries worldwide. File Exchange Hotel Wall Front Street jeh.JPG thumb upright left Eurostars Wall Street History Eurostars Hotels was formed in 2005 by The Hotusa Group to provide accommodation for travelers to and within Europe. The company quickly grew beyond Europe to Mexico, Argentina and has recently purchased two four star boutique hotels in New York City. External links http www.eurostarshotels.com Eurostars Hotels http www.hotusa.com Hotusa Group hotel stub Category Hotel chains Category Hotels in Spain es Eurostars Hotels ... more details
File Oberoi Hotel.jpg right thumb 210px The Oberoi Trident Mumbai at Nariman Point Trident Hotels are five star hotels owned and managed by The Oberoi Group. Presently there are nine Trident hotels in India. These are located in Mumbai , Gurgaon , Chennai , Coimbatore , Bhubaneshwar , Kochi, India Kochi , Agra , Jaipur and Udaipur . Trident Hotels has been rated the best first class hotel brand in India for four consecutive years at the Galileo Express TravelWorld Awards. Trident, Gurgaon was voted India s leading business hotel at the World Travel Awards in 2005 and 2006. The hotel was also rated Asia s leading meetings hotel and India s leading hotel at the same awards in 2007 and 2008. See also Oberoi Hotels & Resorts References http www.financialexpress.com news trident hotels ranked best first class hotel brand at galileo express travelworld awards 2008 404230 Trident Hotels ranked best first class hotel brand at Galileo Express Travel World Awards http www.worldtravelawards.com winners2008 4 World Travel Awards Winners External links http www.tridenthotels.com Trident Hotels http www.oberoihotels.com Oberoi Hotels and Resorts Category Hotel chains Category Oberoi Hotels & Resorts Category Companies based in Delhi Category Hospitality companies of India Asia hotel stub ... more details
Refimprove date July 2009 Advert article date July 2009 Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Ltd lang ar is a hotel management company in the Middle East and North Africa region and part of the Rotana Group of companies. It has a portfolio of 70 properties and operates four sub brands which include Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Centro Hotels by Rotana, Rayhaan Hotels & Resorts by Rotana and Arjaan Hotel Apartments by Rotana. Citation needed date March 2010 Its headquarters is located in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates . ref http www.rotana.com corporateexe 1 24.htm Corporate Executives . Rotana Hotels. Retrieved on 3 March 2010. ref In 2006, management team sold 40 of the company through a Private Placement Transaction led by SHUAA Capital, fueled investment for the group s future expansion plans. References Reflist External links http www.rotana.com Rotana s website Category Rotana Group Category Hotels in Egypt Category Hotels in Kuwait Category Hotels in Lebanon Category Hotels in Syria Category Hotels in Sudan Category Hotels in the United Arab Emirates Category Companies based in Abu Dhabi Rotana ... more details
notability date January 2012 Infobox Company company name Avari Hotels International company logo File Avari Hotels International logo.gif 200px company type company slogan foundation 1944 location Pakistan key people Dinshaw Avari br Byram Dinshawji Avari CEO br Dinshaw & Xerxes Avari Managers industry Hospitality , Tourism products Hotels , resorts num employees cite book last first authorlink coauthors title publisher year location pages url doi isbn revenue net income homepage http www.avari.com www.avari.com Pakistan Avari Hotels is a Pakistani chain which manages hotels in Pakistan, Dubai, and Toronto, Canada. It was founded by Dinshaw Avari and is now run by his son Byram Dinshawji Avari , the CEO of Avari Hotels Ltd, and his two sons Dinshaw and Xerxes. Avari s three hotels in Pakistan are the Avari Towers, Karachi, the Avari Lahore, and the older Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi. All hotels offer accommodation, restaurants and outdoor dining. Whilst a little dated and not of an international 5 star standard, these hotels are seen as 5 star, luxurious and prestigious within Pakistan. Portraits of Dinshaw Avari and his wife Khorshed hang in the entrance lobby of the Avari Towers Hotel in Karachi , where the two largest function rooms are named after them Dinshaw Mahal and Khorshed Mahal. The Avari Towers Hotel, at 17 floors, is the tallest hotel in Pakistan. Hotels include Canada Ramada Hotel, Toronto Pakistan Avari Hotels, Islamabad 2008 Avari Towers , Karachi Avari Beach Luxury , Karachi Avari Hotels, Lahore UAE Avari Hotels, Dubai Category Hotel chains Category Hotel and leisure companies of Pakistan Category Hotels in Pakistan Category Multinational companies headquartered in Pakistan ... more details
Orphan date August 2008 Infobox Company company name H10 Hotels company logo Image H10logo.jpg center main logo company type Limited Company foundation location Barcelona , Spain industry Hotel and catering trade products Hotels num employees 5.500 approx. homepage http www.h10hotels.com eng index.php http www.h10hotels.com Image H10 Marina Barcelona.jpg right thumb H10 Marina Barcelona, Espa a Deleted image removed Image Meloneras.jpg right thumb H10 Meloneras Palace, Gran Canaria, Espa a deletable image caption 1 Sunday, 2 August 2009 H10 Hotels is a hotel chain based in Barcelona, Spain . ref http www.reuters.com article governmentFilingsNews idUSN2749443220071127?pageNumber 1&virtualBrandChannel 0 Update 1 Transat enters joint venture with H10 Hotels . Reuters . November 27, 2007. Retrieved on September 15, 2008. ref The company runs hotels in Spain, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic and is expanding into Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. They are acclaimed for their 5 star service. They have a wide range of hotels in the Canary Islands, including one of their best hotels H10 Meloneras Palace in Gran Canaria. ref http www.hospitalitynet.org news 154000320 4033245.search?query 22h10 hotels 22 H10 Hotels Comes Into Land in Berlin . Hospitality Net. October 8, 2007. Retrieved on September 15, 2008. ref Notes reflist Category Hotel chains Category Companies based in Catalonia hotel stub ca H10 Hotels de H10 Hotels es H10 Hotels fr H10 Hotels sr H10 Hotels ... more details
Infobox Company company name Barcel Hotels company logo company type company slogan parent Barcel Hotels ... Kingdom locations Barcel Hotels UK formerly the Paramount Group of Hotels is the UK division of the Spanish privately owned group Barcel Hotels & Resorts. Barcel UK operate 21 4 star hotels in locations across Scotland, England and Wales. Hotels are situated in city and town centres, coastal ... Hotels in Torquay and Blackpool . Barcel Hotels offer a total of over 2,800 bedrooms, 220 meeting .... History Barcel Hotels UK started as Paramount Hotels in 1994 with four hotels Shrigley Hall in Cheshire , The Angel Hotel in Cardiff , The Prince of Wales in Southport Since sold to Britannia Hotels ...?privcapId 126633 Company Overview of Barcel Hotels UK Bloomberg Businessweek ref It then purchased The Cheltenham Park Hotel in Cheltenham . In 1997 three further hotels were acquired from Forte Group Forte Hotels The Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, The Imperial Hotel in Torquay and The Majestic ... hotels from the Scottish Highland Group, comprising The Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, Redworth Hall in County ... in 2004 to manage the portfolio of hotels on behalf of the Dawnay Day Group. The previous management which have since set up QHotels with 3 former Paramount Hotels, The Queens in Leeds , The Midland ..., in January 2005 the group grew again with the acquisition of three Hanover Hotels at Basingstoke ... three hotels were purchased from Furlong, The Lygon Arms, a member of the group small leading hotels ..., near Bath, Somerset Bath . In September 2007, Barcel Hotels & Resorts established a 45 year lease to manage the group from the previously owners Dawnay, Day Shore Hotels, now Puma Hotels Ltd. As of 25th April 2012, Barcelo Hotels are pulling out of the UK market, paying 20.25m to break their lease agreement with the owners of the hotels. http www.caterersearch.com Articles 03 04 2012 343104 Barcel243 ... conferencehotel buxton derbyshire 03925.htm Barcel Palace Hotel in Buxton UK Hotels ... more details
Crerar Hotels are a hotel chain managed by Crerar Management Ltd. History The Cheshire Public House Trust Company was founded in 1902 by the fourth Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey . His mission statement was to improve on standards offered by the average British inn, to offer value for money and to distribute a percentage of profits to charity . The first trust to be set up was British Trust Hotels. Nine businessmen invested in this company and half the shareholding was settled in trust to ensure that a percentage of the profits were indeed distributed to charitable organisations. Paddy Crerar joined North British Trust Group Ltd as a trainee and worked his way up the ranks appointed Managing Director of British Trust Hotels in October 1999 and Group Managing Director Chief Executive of North British Trust Group in April 2003. Paddy acquired a shareholding in NBTG Ltd early on. This later helped him take a controlling interest in the company which became Crerar Hotels following the sale of a number of properties to Swallow Hotels in August 2005. Substantial charitable donantions ref cite web url http www.crerarhotels.com about us supportedcharities.html title List of Charities supported publisher Crerar Hotels website accessdate 2009 02 11 ref are still made by the British Hotels Trust, which owns shares in the business. Hotels See below a list of Crerar Hotels ref cite web url http www.crerarhotels.com ourhotels title List of Crerar Hotels publisher Crerar Hotels website accessdate 2008 12 18 ref Ben Wyvis Hotel , Scottish highlands Highlands Chevin Country Park Hotel & Spa, Yorkshire Eight Acres Hotel & Leisure Club, Moray The Craiglynne Hotel, nr Aviemore Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa, Oban Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa, West Coast Scotland Oban Bay Hotel & Spa, Oban Scotland s Hotel & Spa, Pitlochry , Perthshire The Deeside Inn, Ballater Royal Deeside , Aberdeenshire External links http www.crerarhotels.com Crerar Hotels References Reflist UK Hotels Category Hotel chains Category ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Company name Thon Hotels logo File Thon Hotels logo.svg 170px type Private foundation 1974 location city Oslo , Norway location country location locations key people Olav Thon , CEO area served Norway , Sweden , Belgium and the Netherlands industry Lodging products services revenue operating income net income num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.thonhotels.com Thonhotels.com dissolved footnotes intl Thon Hotels formerly known as Rainbow Hotels is owned by Olav Thon and was established in 1989. The Norway Norwegian Olav Thon bought his first hotel in 1974, http www.thonhotels.com hotelbristol Hotel Bristol in Oslo . In 1983 Thon bought his second hotel, before he founded Rainbow Hotel in 1989, which included 10 hotels. Over the next couple of decades, the hotel chain grew in numbers, and Thon extended his hotel business to Brussels in 1995 when he bought two hotels in the Belgium capital. Rainbow Hotels rebranded to Thon Hotels in 2005, and is currently the 3rd largest hotel chain in Norway with 50 odd hotels in Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands . References http travel.nytimes.com 2007 12 09 travel 09where.html The 53 places to Go in 2008 http www.visitoslo.com ?cat 58934&tl 3Fsp GB 26icp visitoslo news product 26PR 23 7128 76 Thon Hotels with stronger environmental profile http www.ricksteves.com books update etbd sca.htm Scandinavia Accommodations Listings http www.forbes.com lists 2006 10 P82A.html Olav Thon, The World s Richest People Forbes External links http www.thonhotels.no Thon Hotels official homepage Category Hotel chains Category Hotels in Norway no Thon Hotels ... more details
Advert date January 2011 Infobox hotel hotel name Qbic Hotels logo logo width logo caption image image width caption pushpin map location Amsterdam , Netherlands address Mathijs Vermeulenpad 1 br 1077 XX Amsterdam chain latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coordinates type coordinates display opening date 2007 closing date developer architect operator La Berg re Group owner cost number of rooms 55 number of suites number of restaurants floor area floors 2 height parking website http www.qbichotels.com footnotes Qbic Hotels is a design hotel branch by the La Berg re Group . Currently there is one Qbic hotel located in the World Trade Center Amsterdam WTC in Amsterdam s Zuidas district, the financial business centre of Amsterdam . Concept Qbic Hotels is a POD Hotel. The rooms resemble rooms from capsule hotel s but have the same size as regular hotel rooms. Qbic Hotels use hotel rooms with a modular concept. Instead of a standard room, each room contains a Cubi. This is a cube shaped furniture in which all elements of a hotel room are included. This makes it possible to put a bed, bathroom, dish, table and kitchen in a few square metres. There are different versions of the Cubi, each with a different composition. ref http www.qbichotels.com cubi qbic hotels Qbic Hotels Cubi ref Qbic Hotels was one of the first hotel to include full self service at the opening in 2007 . It is possible for the guest to check themselves in via a check in terminal and use the available free internet. ref http www.qbichotels.com check in qbic hotels Qbic Hotels Check In ref External links http www.qbichotels.com Qbic Hotels http www.cubifurniture.com Cubi Furniture http www.la bergeregroup.com La Berg re Group References reflist Category Hotels in the Netherlands Category Hotels in Amsterdam Category Hotels established in 2007 Netherlands hotel stub Netherlands company stub ... more details
, Oman , and Dubai , and opened a hotel in S o Paulo , Brazil. In 1996, hotels opened in Berlin, Barcelona , Offenburg , Weimar , San Sebasti n , Bari , Israel , Croatia , and Malta . In 1997, hotels ... acquired 33 Frantour hotels and rebranded them. The group also expanded the brand into the United Kingdom. In 1998, the ten hotels of the Dutch hotel chain Postiljon were acquired. In 1999, 148 hotels were integrated into the network, including 42 Libertel hotels, 27 hotels in Germany and 27 in Australia. New hotels were opened in Algeria , Morocco, Mauritania , Jordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia , and Yemen . External links Commons category Mercure hotels http www.mercure.com Mercure website http www.accorhotels.com Accor Hotels http www.grandmercureapartments.com.au Grand Mercure Apartments Accor UK Hotels Category Hotels established in 1967 Category Hotels in France Mecure Hotels Category ... more details
Image Hotel Okura 1 2006.05 cropped.jpg thumb Hotel Okura in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. nihongo Okura Hotels & Resorts & is a chain of hotels mainly located in Japan. The original Hotel Okura opened in Tokyo in 1962. The Okura Hotels & Resorts worldwide chain now includes Okura Hotels in Amsterdam , China , and the Halekulani hotel Halekulani and Waikiki Parc hotels in Hawaii . Okura Hotels also owns the JAL Hotels Hotel JAL City and Nikko Hotels Hotel Nikko chains. ref http www.okura.com press pdf 22.pdf Hotel Okura Acquires Majority Share in JAL Hotels ref ref name fact http jalhotels.mediaroom.com index.php?s 52 JAL Hotels fact sheet ref Hotel locations Japan Image Kobe maritime museum01s3200.jpg thumb Hotel Okura Kobe, next to the Kobe maritime museum. Image Kyoto Hotel Okura 01.jpg thumb Kyoto Hotel Okura, central Kyoto. Hotel Okura Tokyo Hotel Okura Sapporo Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay, Chiba Okura Akademia Park Hotel, Chiba Hotel East 21 Tokyo Forest Inn Showakan, Tokyo Hotel Okura Niigata Hotel Kajima no Mori, Karuizawa Okura Act City Hotel Hamamatsu Kyoto Hotel Okura Hotel Okura Kobe Hotel Okura Okayama Hotel Okura Fukuoka Hotel Europe, Nagasaki Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba, Ibaraki Okura Chiba Hotel Okura Frontier Hotel Ebina, Kanagawa China Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai Macau S.A.R. Hotel Okura Macau The Netherlands Hotel Okura Amsterdam Hawaii Halekulani Hotel , Honolulu Waikiki Parc Hotel, Honolulu References references External links commons Category Hotel Okura Hotel Okura http home.okura.com Official website Category Hotels in Japan ja ms Okura Hotels ... more details
Infobox Company company name Patio Hotels Group company logo Image Patio Hotels Logo.jpg company type Privately held company Private company slogan parent foundation 1983 dissolved 2008 location Aberdeen , United Kingdom key people num employees industry Hotel s revenue homepage http www.patiohotels.com Patio Hotels area served Scotland , France , Israel locations 6 at peak br 0 present The Patio Hotels Group was a United Kingdom British hotel chain established in 1983 with hotels in Europe and Israel . ref cite web url http www.reuters.com article pressRelease idUS187905 18 Jun 2008 BW20080618 title Hilton Hotels Corporation Announces Signing of Doubletree by Hilton in Scotland s Third Largest City accessdate 2008 09 28 date 2008 06 18 publisher Reuters ref The first three hotels were built in France in the 1980s followed by the Patio Eilat Resort Hotel in Israel. Two hotels were later opened in Scotland one in Clydebank completed in 1990 and another in Aberdeen completed in 1996 . The last hotel left in the chain, the Aberdeen hotel, was revamped in September 2008 and now operates under the Doubletree brand, which is part of the Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton family. ref cite web url http www.hilton.co.uk aberdeencity title Doubletree by Hilton Aberdeen City Centre accessdate 2008 09 28 date publisher Hilton Hotels Corporation ref Platinum Club A rewards scheme, originally called the Premier Club, was launched in 1998. The scheme was later rebranded to the Platinum Club. Members benefit from exclusive bar and dining facilities within the Platinum Club Lounge. ref cite web url http www.patiohotels.com platinum.html title Platinum Club accessdate 2008 09 28 date publisher Patio Hotels ref References Reflist 2 External links http www.patiohotels.com Patio Hotels website Category Companies established in 1983 Category Defunct hotel chains Category Privately held companies of the United Kingdom hotel stub ... more details
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