Crowne Plaza

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]

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Hotel
Founded	1983
Headquarters	Windsor, Berkshire, England
Number of locations	401
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	IHG Hotels & Resorts
Website	crowneplaza.com

History

 

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]

Accommodations

2003-2010

		Americas	Europe, Middle East, & Africa	Asia-Pacific	Total
2003^[6]	Properties	106	62	34	202
	Rooms	31,235	15,689	11,558	58,482
2004^[7]	Properties	116	63	36	215
	Rooms	33,645	15,747	12,235	61,627
2005^[8]	Properties	133	64	38	235
	Rooms	37,074	16,031	12,299	65,404
2006^[9]	Properties	155	68	52	275
	Rooms	42,604	16,440	16,588	75,632
2007^[10]	Properties	172	72	55	299
	Rooms	47,893	17,326	17,951	83,170
2008^[11]	Properties	187	89	66	342
	Rooms	51,124	20,729	21,529	93,382
2009^[12]	Properties	202	93	71	366
	Rooms	55,690	22,157	23,147	100,994
2010^[13]	Properties	209	98	81	388
	Rooms	57,073	22,941	26,141	106,155

2011-2017

		Americas	Europe	Asia, Middle East, & Africa	Greater China	Total
2011^[14]	Properties	188	86	61	52	387
	Rooms	50,002	19,725	16,921	18,456	105,104
2012^[15]	Properties	183	84	65	60	392
	Rooms	48,730	19,566	18,559	21,452	108,307
2013^[16]	Properties	176	83	67	65	391
	Rooms	47,057	19,522	19,078	23,234	108,891
2014^[17]	Properties	181	83	69	73	406
	Rooms	48,366	19,395	19,688	26,113	113,562
2015^[18]	Properties	172	88	71	75	406
	Rooms	46,316	20,269	20,011	26,688	113,284
2016^[19]	Properties	164	92	73	79	408
	Rooms	44,116	20,887	20,749	28,051	113,803
2017^[20]	Properties	156	97	79	82	414
	Rooms	41,278	22,477	22,097	28,948	114,800

From 2018

		Americas	Europe, Middle East, Asia, & Africa	Greater China	Total
2018^[21]	Properties	156	182	91	429
	Rooms	41,499	46,259	32,410	120,168
2019^[22]	Properties	149	186	96	431
	Rooms	39,875	46,411	34,296	120,582
2020^[23]	Properties	136	188	105	429
	Rooms	35,405	46,524	36,950	118,879
2021^[24]	Properties	112	182	110	404
	Rooms	27,930	44,828	38,420	111,178
2022^[25]	Properties	110	182	111	403
	Rooms	28,334	43,942	38,143	110,419
2023^[26]	Properties	106	178	124	408
	Rooms	27,142	43,285	41,805	112,232

Notable properties

• The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport is the former terminal building of Liverpool Speke Airport, constructed in the 1930s and used until 1986. Its notable art deco features led to its listing as a heritage building, and subsequent conversion to a hotel.
• The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is the first hotel in Denmark to generate all of its power from renewable sources, including solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling pumps. Its stationary bicycles are connected to generators, which provide electricity to the hotel.

References

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]}
6. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2003" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
7. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2004" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
8. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2005" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
9. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2006" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
10. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2007" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
11. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
12. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
13. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
14. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2011" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
15. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
16. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2013" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
17. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
18. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2015" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
19. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
20. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2017" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
21. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
22. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
23. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
24. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
25. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
26. "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023" (PDF). www.ihgplc.com.

External links

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