Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Company type | Public |
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LSE: MLC | |
Industry | Hotels |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Kwek Leng Beng, Chairman Aloysius Lee Tse Sang, CEO |
Revenue | £926 million (2016)[1] |
£107 million (2016)[1] | |
£98 million (2016)[1] | |
Number of employees | 10,996 (2016)[1] |
Website | www.millenniumhotels.com |
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc is a global hospitality management and real estate group, with 120 hotels in 79 locations in Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The company is headquartered in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Millennium & Copthorne Hotels operates Millennium Hotels & Resorts, the Copthorne and the Kingsgate hotel chains.
History
The Group's origins date to 1972 when British Caledonian Airways acquired the Copthorne Hotel at Copthorne, West Sussex, near Gatwick. The Copthorne Hotels brand was launched in 1985[2] and a number of new hotels opened in the UK, France and Germany.
In 1989, Singapore-based CDL Hotels International acquired 6 hotels in Asia. In 1993, CDL made its first move outside Asia – purchasing the 548-room Gloucester Hotel and The Bailey's Hotel in London.[3] In the same year CDL took control of a 13-hotel chain in New Zealand.[4] In 1994, CDL made its entry into the US with the purchase of the Millenium Hilton in New York and acquired the Millennium Broadway in New York’s Times Square district in December.[5]
In 1995, CDL Hotels acquired Copthorne Hotels and the enlarged corporation became Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.[6] The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996.[7]
In 1999, the company acquired Regal Hotels in the United States[8] and in 2001 it expanded into the Middle East with several management contracts secured in the United Arab Emirates. The first of six new hotels in China opened in 2008.[9]
In 2015, the group announced 4 new hotels to open in Dubai.[10] Still in 2015, the group's financial results slightly declined due to troubled events affecting tourism worldwide[11] which led to the resignation of its CEO Aloysius Lee.[12]
Operations
The Group is structured as follows:[13]
- Millennium Hotels – Worldwide
- Grand Millennium Hotels – Worldwide
- The Biltmore Hotels – Georgia, United States Of America and United Arab Emirates
- M Social – New Zealand and Singapore
- M Hotels Hotels – China, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
- Copthorne Hotels – China, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, New Zealand, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
- Kingsgate Hotels – New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and Qatar
Ownership
A Singapore investment company City Developments Limited owns approximately 62% of the issued share capital in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Millennium & Copthorne Hotels. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 29 March 1986. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ Stevenson, Tom (14 July 1994). "Singapore investor buys hotel in London". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Millenium sold to CDL Hotels International". The New York Times. 16 February 1994. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ Wilson, Iain (7 October 1995). "Singapore group buys Glasgow's Copthorne Aer Lingus sells hotel for £224m". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Regal Riverfront becomes Millennium Hotel-St. Louis". St. Louis Business Journal. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "The five-star Millennium Chengdu Hotel China to open in 2008". Easier Travel. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ Crystal Chesters (10 May 2015). "Millennium & Copthorne signs deal for 4 Dubai hotels". Arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Nathalie Thomas (19 February 2016). "Hotels facing 'uncertain climate' – Millennium & Copthorne". Ft.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Millennium & Copthorne Hotels CEO Lee to resign". Reuters.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Millennium, Copthorne and Kingsgate Hotels & Resorts". Air New Zealand. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Millennium expands through acquisition". Hotel News Now. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
External links
- Official site – www.millenniumhotels.com