Warwick Hotels and Resorts
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| Industry | Hospitality, Hotels |
| Founded | 1980 New York City, New York United States |
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Key people
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Founder Richard Chiu |
| Website | warwickhotels.com |
Warwick Hotels and Resorts (WHR) (formerly Warwick International Hotels) is a global hospitality company. As of June 2016, WHR encompasses 50+ hotels with more than 8,000 rooms in 25 countries.
The group of hotels, known as The Collection, consists of owned and managed, managed and affiliate member hotels.
WHR was founded in 1980 with the purchase of the historic Warwick Hotel in New York City (Warwick New York Hotel) after which the company is named. WHR operates out of 4 regional offices: Europe, located in Paris, France, North America, located in Denver, Colorado, Middle East located in Beirut, Lebanon and Asia/South Pacific located in the Fijian Island of Viti Levu.
In June 2016, Warwick International Hotels completed a company-wide rebranding initiative led by branding agency Blackletter, that included launching a new corporate identity and logo. The brand is now known as Warwick Hotels and Resorts.
Richard Chiu, President and Founder of WHR, established Warwick Hotels and Resorts in 1980 upon the purchase of the Warwick Hotel located on the corner of Avenue of the Americas and 54th Street in Manhattan, New York City. The Warwick Hotel was originally commissioned by newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst in 1926 as a homage to the love of his life, Marion Davies, whom he later married, and for the comfortable accommodation of his Hollywood friends while frequenting New York City. It was built by the world-renowned architect Emery Roth.
Soon after, a foothold was also established in Europe with the acquisition of the Hôtel Warwick Champs-Elysées in Paris (Warwick Paris), France, located just off the famous Parisian avenue, Avenue des Champs-Elysées. Other European acquisitions during the early years include: the Warwick Brussels (formerly Royal Windsor Hotel Grand Place) in Brussels, Belgium, the Hôtel Westminster in Paris, located on Rue de la Paix between Place Vendôme and the Palais Garnier opera house, and the Hôtel Warwick Geneva (Warwick Geneva) in Geneva, Switzerland. In North America, the Warwick Denver hotel in Denver, Colorado and the Warwick Seattle hotel in Seattle, Washington also joined The Collection.
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