InterContinental

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InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Industry Hotel
Founded 1946
Founder(s) Juan Trippe
Number of locations 183 hotels & resorts
Area served Global
Parent InterContinental Hotels Group
Website www.ihg.com

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is a brand of luxury hotels. Founded by Pan American World Airways under Juan Trippe, it is now owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group. The chain operates over 183 hotels and resorts in more than 60 nations.[1]

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History[edit]

InterContinental Hotels began on April 4, 1946 when the first hotel opened in Belém, Brazil, to accommodate Pan American World Airways crews and passengers in destinations 5-star hotels were not yet present. The number of hotels grew with the development of the airline's routes, in South America and the Caribbean first, then reaching Europe, the Middle-East, and Asia. Following the strategy of its parent company, which development was predominantly based upon its international flights, InterContinental Hotels opened gradually outside of the US before entering the country as late as 1975 with the landmark InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel.[2]

In 1981, holding company InterContinental Hotels Corporation was sold to UK-based company Grand Metropolitan. As GrandMet focused its core business, ICH was sold in 1988 to Japanese based Saison Group. In 1998, Bass Brewery acquired ICH.[3]

Bass was itself split in two, its brewing assets being sold to Interbrew whilst the remaining part of the company became Six Continents PLC, focusing on hotel, restaurant and beverages business. When the company split itself in two, IHG was created in 2003 and today retains the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand as part of its portfolio, along with midscale Holiday Inn and upscale Crowne Plaza.[4]

Interestingly, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts now operates a rather evenly located portfolio, with 37 properties in North America, compared to 31 in Europe, 29 in the Middle East, 19 in Latin America and 51 in Asia Pacific.[5]

Notable properties[edit]

Africa[edit]

Asia[edit]

Central America[edit]

Europe[edit]

North America[edit]

South America[edit]

Oceania[edit]

  • InterContinental Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • InterContinental Melbourne the Rialto, Melbourne, Australia
  • InterContinental Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • InterContinental Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  • InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia
  • InterContinental Le Moana Spa and Resort, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
  • InterContinental Bora Bora and Thalasso Spa, Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ABOUT INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS & RESORTS". InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-29. 
  2. ^ "Juan Terry Trippe, Founder of Pan Am World Airways and InterContinental Hotels: Aviation Genius, Financial Wizard and Hotel Pioneer". Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC. 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-29. 
  3. ^ "InterContinental Hotels Group PLC : Our brands - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts". Ihgplc.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  4. ^ "InterContinental Hotels Group PLC : Our brands". Ihgplc.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2013-03-29. 
  5. ^ "InterContinental Hotels & Resorts - Interactive Map". InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-29. 

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