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]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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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 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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
- "Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts". development.ihg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- Daniels, Lee A. (8 October 1984). "A Segmenting Hotel Market". The New York Times.
- https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf
- https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf
- https://www.anaihghotels.co.jp/corporate/pr/pdf/e003.pdf
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2003" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2004" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2005" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2006" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2007" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2011" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2012" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2013" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2015" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2017" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022" (PDF). www.annualreports.com.
- "IHG Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023" (PDF). www.ihgplc.com.
External links
Media related to Crowne Plaza at Wikimedia Commons