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The fast-growing railroad networks led the rail industry to invest in the construction and management of hotels alongside railroad tracks. In 1894, the CIWL created the [[Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels]] to manage its growing collection of hotels worldwide, which included the Hôtel Terminus in Bordeaux and Marseille, the [[Pera Palace Hotel]] in Istanbul, the Hôtel de la Plage in Ostend, and the Grand Hôtel des Wagons-Lits in Beijing. 30 years later, the CIWL introduced the [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman wagons]] in Europe which were designed for upscale leisure traveling. The Pullman brand became so popular that CIWL’s top hotels were turned into Pullman Hotels.
The fast-growing railroad networks led the rail industry to invest in the construction and management of hotels alongside railroad tracks. In 1894, the CIWL created the [[Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels]] to manage its growing collection of hotels worldwide, which included the Hôtel Terminus in Bordeaux and Marseille, the [[Pera Palace Hotel]] in Istanbul, the Hôtel de la Plage in Ostend, and the Grand Hôtel des Wagons-Lits in Beijing. 30 years later, the CIWL introduced the [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman wagons]] in Europe which were designed for upscale leisure traveling. The Pullman brand became so popular that CIWL’s top hotels were turned into Pullman Hotels.


In June 1990, the [[AccorHotels]] group bought a minority stake in CWL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/24/business/accor-is-gambling-on-us-motels.html|title=Accor Is Gambling on U.S. Motels|website=Nytimes.com|date=24 July 1990|author=Jacques Neher|accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> After fully acquiring CIWL in 1991, AccorHotels turned all Pullman Hotels into [[Sofitel]] Hotels in 1993, thus taking the Pullman brand off the market.<ref>{{cite book|title=Strategic International Management: Text and Cases|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|author1=Dirk Morschett|author2=Hanna Schramm-Klein|author3=Joachim Zentes|date=2011|isbn=9783834983329|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_nlnTd7MQE0C}}</ref>
It was taken over by [[AccorHotels]] who merged this chain with [[Sofitel Luxury Hotels|Sofitel]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/accor-to-add-pullman-and-all-seasons-brands|title=Accor to add Pullman and All Seasons brands - Business Traveller|website=Businesstraveller.com|accessdate=2017-08-03}}</ref>


In 2007 the group recreated the brand for hotels dedicated to business travellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accorhotels-group.com/en/group/history/chronology/2007.html|title=2007|website=Accorhotels-group.com|accessdate=2017-08-03}}</ref>
In 2007 the group recreated the brand for hotels dedicated to business travellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accorhotels-group.com/en/group/history/chronology/2007.html|title=2007|website=Accorhotels-group.com|accessdate=2017-08-03}}</ref>

In 2017, Pullman launched the ''Artist Playground'' program in [[Brussels]], where every Pullman hotel independently looks for local talents to exhibit their art. The hotel managers and the art magazine ''[[Wallpaper (magazine)|Wallpaper]]'' took part in the curation process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/w-bespoke/artist-playground-by-pullman-hotels|title=Art at play: Pullman Hotels announces its Artist Playground initiative|website=Wallpaper.com|date=7 December 2016|accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref>


==Notable hotels==
==Notable hotels==
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* Pullman Miri Sarawak
* Pullman Miri Sarawak
Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside
Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside

== See also ==
* [[AccorHotels]]
* [[Pullman car]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.pullmanhotels.com/ Pullman Hotels and Resorts official website]
* [http://www.pullmanhotels.com/ Official website]


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Revision as of 04:44, 30 September 2017

Pullman Hotels and Resorts
Company typePrivately held subsidiary
IndustryHotel
Founded1997 (1997)
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Number of locations
117 addresses in 33[1] countries
Area served
Global
ParentAccorHotels
Websitewww.pullmanhotels.com
Pullman Legian in Bali

Pullman Hotels and Resorts is an upscale[2][3] international hotel brand owned by AccorHotels. Pullman has over 117 hotels and resorts in 33 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

History

The name Pullman was indirectly inspired by George Pullman, founder of the Pullman Company, a prosperous 19th-century, Chicago-based railroad manufacturer. The Pullman Company was famous for launching the first sleeping trains in the United States and developing upscale services for railroad travelers. Belgian Georges Nagelmackers traveled to the United States in 1867-1868 and came back with the plan to build the equivalent of the Pullman Company in Europe, the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL).

The fast-growing railroad networks led the rail industry to invest in the construction and management of hotels alongside railroad tracks. In 1894, the CIWL created the Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels to manage its growing collection of hotels worldwide, which included the Hôtel Terminus in Bordeaux and Marseille, the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, the Hôtel de la Plage in Ostend, and the Grand Hôtel des Wagons-Lits in Beijing. 30 years later, the CIWL introduced the Pullman wagons in Europe which were designed for upscale leisure traveling. The Pullman brand became so popular that CIWL’s top hotels were turned into Pullman Hotels.

In June 1990, the AccorHotels group bought a minority stake in CWL.[4] After fully acquiring CIWL in 1991, AccorHotels turned all Pullman Hotels into Sofitel Hotels in 1993, thus taking the Pullman brand off the market.[5]

In 2007 the group recreated the brand for hotels dedicated to business travellers.[6]

In 2017, Pullman launched the Artist Playground program in Brussels, where every Pullman hotel independently looks for local talents to exhibit their art. The hotel managers and the art magazine Wallpaper took part in the curation process.[7]

Notable hotels

  • Pullman London St Pancras
  • Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel
  • Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach
  • Pullman Park Lane Hong Kong
  • Pullman Shanghai South
  • Pullman Sao Paulo Villa Olimpia
  • Pullman Kuching Sarawak
  • Pullman Miri Sarawak
 Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside

See also

References

  1. ^ "Discover PULLMAN hotels and services". Accorhotels-group.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Pullman". Accorhotels-group.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ Jacques Neher (24 July 1990). "Accor Is Gambling on U.S. Motels". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ Dirk Morschett; Hanna Schramm-Klein; Joachim Zentes (2011). Strategic International Management: Text and Cases. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783834983329.
  6. ^ "2007". Accorhotels-group.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  7. ^ "Art at play: Pullman Hotels announces its Artist Playground initiative". Wallpaper.com. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

External links

Media related to Pullman hotels at Wikimedia Commons

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