Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

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name = Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

type = Private (subsidiary of Fairmont Raffles Hotels International)
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founder = Tessie and Virginia Fair
location_city = Toronto, Ontario
location_country = Canada
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area_served = Worldwide
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industry = Luxury hotels
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a Toronto, Ontario -based operator of luxury hotels and resorts. Currently, Fairmont operates properties in 15 countries including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados, United Kingdom, Monaco, Germany, Switzerland, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore.

Fairmont is known in Canada for its famous historic hotels and resorts such as the Empress Hotel (Victoria) and Hotel Vancouver in British Columbia, the Royal York in Toronto, Banff Springs in Alberta and Château Frontenac in Quebec. Many of these hotels were originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As such, they were operated by Canadian Pacific Hotels and Resorts until CP Hotels purchased Fairmont in 1999 and changed its name to Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. The name change reflected the new international focus of the company.

Fairmont's portfolio also includes several other landmark and icon properties including Plaza Hotel in New York, the Savoy Hotel in London and the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, which is currently under-going an extensive renovation.

History

The original Fairmont was built in 1907 in the city of San Francisco following the earthquake of 1906. It was later acquired by Benjamin Swig in 1945.

The Fairmont chain consisted of seven properties in the United States when it merged with Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts in 1999:

* The Fairmont (San Francisco)
* The Fairmont, New Orleans (formerly Grunewald and now a Waldorf + Astoria)
* The Fairmont Copley Plaza (Boston)
* The Plaza (New York)
* The Fairmont Chicago
* The Fairmont Dallas
* The Fairmont San Jose

In early 2006, after a contentious bidding war started by investor Carl Icahn. Icahn lost the bid and Fairmont agreed to be sold for $3.9 billion USD. Fairmont announced on January 30, 2006 that the company will be purchased by Colony Capital, LLC and Kingdom Hotels International. As a result of that purchase, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is now a subsidiary of Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI). At the time of the purchase, FRHI also owned Delta Hotels & Resorts; however, Delta was sold on October 2, 2007 to bcIMC (British Columbia Investment Management Corporation).

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2008, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only hotel operator to receive this honour. This is the 6th consecutive year that Fairmont has received this honour. [cite web|url=http://www.eluta.ca/einfo?en=Fairmont+Hotels+%26+Resorts&ri=69cb9eb935f69d015bff3008cb57b384&rk=3ed4571ba5093462a0fd65afed966b60|title=Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers]

Properties

Canadian properties

British Columbia
* The Fairmont Empress Resort in Victoria
* The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver
* The Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver (opens 2009)
* The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver
* The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC
* The Fairmont Chateau Whistler (Resort) in WhistlerAlberta
* The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (Resort) on Lake Louise
* The Fairmont Banff Springs (Resort) in Banff
* The Fairmont Palliser in Calgary
* The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (Resort) in Jasper
* The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in EdmontonManitoba
* The Fairmont Winnipeg in WinnipegOntario
* The Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa
* The Fairmont Royal York in TorontoQuébec
* Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montréal, Québec
* Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (Resort) in Québec City
* Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (Resort) in Charlevoix, Québec
* Château Montebello (Resort) in Montebello, Québec
* Fairmont Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant, QuébecAtlantic
* The Fairmont Algonquin (Resort) in St. Andrews, New Brunswick
* The Fairmont Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland

United States properties

* The Fairmont Orchid (Resort) in South Kohala, Hawaii
* The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui (Resort) on Maui, Hawaii
* Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington
* The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (Resort) in Sonoma, California
* The Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California
* Fairmont Heritage Place Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, California - (Opens August 15, 2008)
* Fairmont Seaside (Resort) in Monterey/Seaside, California - (Opens 2009)
* The Fairmont San Jose in San Jose, California
* Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California
* Fairmont Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California
* Fairmont Avanterra, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California - (Opens 2011)
* Fairmont Vail in Vail, Colorado - (opens 2011)
* Fairmont Heritage Place Franz Klammer Lodge in Telluride, Colorado
* Fairmont Scottsdale (Resort) in Scottsdale, Arizona
* The Fairmont Dallas in Dallas, Texas
* The Fairmont Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
* The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club (Resort) in Miami, Florida
* The Fairmont Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - (Opens 2009)
* The Fairmont Washington, DC in Washington, D.C.
* The Plaza Hotel in New York, New York
* The Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts
* Fairmont Battery Wharf Boston, Massachusetts - (Opens late 2008 / early 2009)

Central American and Caribbean properties

Anguilla
* The Fairmont Anguilla (Resort) in Conch Bay, Anguilla - (Opens 2010)Barbados
* The Fairmont Royal Pavilion (Resort) in St. JamesBermuda
* The Fairmont Hamilton Princess in Hamilton
* The Fairmont Southampton (Resort) in SouthamptonDominican Republic
* Fairmont Roco Ki (Resort) in Roco Ki, Punta Cana Dominican Republic - (Opens 2010)Mexico
* The Fairmont Acapulco Princess (Resort) in Acapulco
* The Fairmont Pierre Marques (Resort) in Acapulco
* The Fairmont Heritage Place Acapulco Diamante in Acapulco
* Fairmont Mayakoba (Resort) in Riviera Maya

European properties

* The Savoy in London, U.K.
* Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland
* Fairmont Monte Carlo in Monaco
* Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg, Germany
* Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in Montreux, Switzerland

Middle Eastern and African properties

* The Fairmont Dubai in Dubai, U.A.E.
* The Fairmont Palm Resort & Hotel in The Palm, Dubai, U.A.E. - (Opens 2008)
* Fairmont Abu Dhabi Creek in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. - (Opens 2009)
* Fairmont Marina City, Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. - (Opens 2011)
* Fairmont Mina Al Fajer Resort in Fujeirah, U.A.E. - (Opens 2009)
* Fairmont Kingdom of Sheba (Resort) in The Crescent, Dubai, U.A.E. - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont The Wave (Resort) in Muscat, Oman - (Opens Late 2011)
* Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia - (Opening 2009)
* The Fairmont Cairo, Nile City in Cairo, Egypt - (Opening 2009)
* Fairmont Towers Heliopolis in Cairo, Egypt
* Fairmont Mara Safari Club in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
* Fairmont The Norfolk in Nairobi, Kenya
* The Ark in Aberdare National Park, Kenya
* Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki, Kenya
* Fairmont Zanzibar in Zanzibar, Tanzania
* Fairmont Zimbali Lodge in Zimbali, KaZulu-Natal, South Africa
* Fairmont Zimbali in Zimbali, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - (Opens 2009)
* Fairmont Marrakech, Morocco - (Opens 2011)

Asia properties

* Fairmont Singapore in Singapore
* Fairmont Beijing in Beijing, China - (Opens 2008)
* Fairmont Haitang Bay Resort, Sanya, China - (Opens 2011)
* Fairmont Manila, Manila, Philippines - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont Yangcheng Lake Hotel in Kunshan, China - (Opens 2009)
* The Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, China - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont Macao in Cotai Strip Macao, China - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont Jaipur, India - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont Hyderabad, India - (Opens 2010)
* Fairmont Kiev, Ukraine - (Opening TBA)

References

External links

* [http://www.fairmont.com/ Fairmont's Official website]
* [http://www.willowstream.com/ Willow Stream - The Spas at Fairmont]
* [http://www.fairmontgolf.com/ Fairmont Golf]
* [http://www.fairmontmeetings.com/ Meeting Planner website]
* [http://www.fairmontheritageplace.com/ Fairmont's Private Residence Club]