Crowne Plaza

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHotel
Founded1983
HeadquartersWindsor, Berkshire, England
Number of locations
401
Area served
Worldwide
ParentIHG Hotels & Resorts
Websitecrowneplaza.com

Crowne Plaza is a British-American multinational chain of full service, upscale hotels headquartered in the United Kingdom. It caters to the business, leisure and blended travel market usually located in city centers, resorts, coastal towns or near major airports. The brand is part of IHG Hotels & Resorts family of brands, which include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, and operates in nearly 100 countries with more than 400 hotels and 110,000 bedrooms,[1]

History

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Crowne Plaza at Singapore Changi Airport

Crowne Plaza was established in 1983 as a breakout brand formed as the upscale sister brand to Holiday Inn.[2] The first Crowne Plaza by Holiday Inn hotel opened that year in Rockville, Maryland.[3] In 1988, Bass PLC (today InterContinental Hotels Group) purchased Holiday Corporation and in 1994 the brand was renamed Crowne Plaza Hotels.[4] In 1999, Crowne Plaza opened its first European property, in Madeira, Portugal.[5]

Notable properties

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References

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  1. ^ "Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts". development.ihg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ Daniels, Lee A. (8 October 1984). "A Segmenting Hotel Market". The New York Times.
  3. ^ https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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