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{{Short description|Hotel management company based in Honolulu, Hawaii}}
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{{Infobox company
'''Aqua Hotels and Resorts''' is a [[Honolulu]]-based hotel chain operating a multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties in Hawaii. It has been listed by the BBB since 2002 with an A rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbb.org/hawaii/business-reviews/hotels/aqua-hotels-and-resorts-in-honolulu-hi-13000034|title=BBB Business Profile - Aqua Hotels & Resorts LLC|website=Bbb.org|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref>
| name = Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC
| logo = Aqua-Aston Hospitality logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Hospitality industry|Hospitality]]
| parent = [[Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation]]
| foundation = * {{start date and age|1967}} (as Hotel Corporation of the Pacific)
* {{start date and age|2001}} (as Aqua Hotels & Resorts)
| location = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[United States]]
| key_people =
| num_employees =
| revenue =
| area_served = North America
| num_locations = 31
| num_locations_year = 2021|
}}

'''Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC''' is a [[Honolulu]]-based hotel management company operating a multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties primarily located in Hawaii. The chain was purchased by [[Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation|Marriott Vacations Worldwide]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-04-30|title=Marriott Vacations buys ILG in $4.7 billion timeshare merger|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ilg-m-a-marriott-vaca-idUSKBN1I10ZX|access-date=2021-11-21}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Aqua Hotels & Resorts is a Hawaii-based management company founded in 2001 by Hawaii hotelier Michael Paulin. The company provides independent hoteliers and individual owners with full-service management including sales, marketing, Internet distribution, individualized branding, reservations as well as revenue management to maximize profitability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toursmiamitokeywest.rudyx.com|title=Online reservation system & booking|website=Toursmiamitokeywest.rudyx.com|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref> They represent 22 contemporary properties on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii Island, and offer full-service resorts, boutique hotels, budget properties and a historic hotel within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


=== Aston Hotels and Resorts ===
In 2013, Aston acquired Aqua Hotels and Resorts, and in 2015 it rebranded as Aqua-Aston Hospitality.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=The History of Aqua-Aston Hotels |url=https://www.aquaaston.com/about-us/our-history |accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref>
Aston Hotels and Resorts served as predecessor to Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Aston was founded in 1967,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.aqua-aston_hospitality_llc.13ad015439cd7b5da49ed4f91a9da9ef.html|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Dun&Bradstreet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121071529/https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.aqua-aston_hospitality_llc.13ad015439cd7b5da49ed4f91a9da9ef.html |archive-date=2021-11-21 }}</ref> as the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific (HCP) as a hotel and condominium management firm; the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific is itself traced to 1948 with the opening of the Royal Grove Hotel in Waikiki. In 1986, the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific was then renamed as Aston Hotels and Resorts.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=The History of Aqua-Aston Hotels |url=https://www.aquaaston.com/about-us/our-history |access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aqua-Aston celebrates 70 years in Hawaii|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Aqua-Aston-celebrates-70-years-in-Hawaii|access-date=2021-11-21|website=www.travelweekly.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2007, Miami-based [[timeshare]] company, [[ILG, Inc.|Interval Leisure Group]] (ILG, Inc.) acquired Aston Hotels and Resorts for $70 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosencrans|first=Howard|date=16 February 2011|title=The Bull Case for Interval Leisure Group|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/02/16/the-bull-case-for-interval-leisure-group.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=The Motley Fool|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219235842/http://www.fool.com:80/investing/general/2011/02/16/the-bull-case-for-interval-leisure-group.aspx |archive-date=2011-02-19 }}</ref>


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=== Aqua Hotels and Resorts ===
On September 1, 2018, [[Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation]] acquired [[ILG, Inc.]], the parent company of Aqua-Aston Holdings, and its subsidiaries and brands, including Aqua-Aston Hospitality.<ref name="history" />
Separately, Aqua Hotels & Resorts was launched in 2001 by Hawaii hotelier Michael Paulin. The company was founded as a hotel and condominium management firm, later representing 22 properties in Hawaii. In 2013, Interval Leisure Group acquired Aqua Hotels and Resorts for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aqua Hospitality acquired by Interval subsidiary|url=https://www.hotelsmag.com/news/aqua-hospitality-acquired-by-interval-subsidiary/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=HOTELSMag.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Interval Leisure Group Acquires Hawaii-Based Aqua Hospitality and Aqua Hotels and Resorts|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4063313.html|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Hospitality Net|language=en-us}}</ref>


=== Aqua-Aston Merger and Marriott Vacations Takeover ===
==Properties==
After their individual acquisitions by Interval Leisure Group in 2007 and 2013, both companies remained mutually exclusive subsidiaries of Internal Leisure Group.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 December 2016|title=SUBSIDIARIES OF INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP, INC.|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434620/000155837017001185/ilg-20161231ex2110633e8.htm|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121071528/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434620/000155837017001185/ilg-20161231ex2110633e8.htm |archive-date=2021-11-21 }}</ref> In 2015, Interval announced the merger of Aston Hotels and Resorts and Aqua Hotels and Resorts. As a result of the merger, the companies were rebranded into its present name, Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aston, Aqua hotel companies rebrand|url=https://www.travelmole.com/news/hotel/aston-aqua-hotel-companies-rebrand/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=TravelMole|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aqua, Aston Rebrand to Aqua-Aston Hospitality|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hotels-and-resorts/aqua-aston-rebrand-to-aqua-aston-hospitality.html|access-date=2021-11-21|website=TravelPulse}}</ref> On 30 April 2018, Orlando-based timeshare firm, [[Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation]] announced its acquisition of Aqua-Aston's parent, Internal Leisure Group in a cash and stock deal worth $4.7 Billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marriott Vacations Worldwide to Acquire ILG to Create a Leading Global Provider of Premier Vacation Experiences {{!}} Marriott Vacations Worldwide|url=https://ir.marriottvacationsworldwide.com/news-releases/news-release-details/marriott-vacations-worldwide-acquire-ilg-create-leading-global|access-date=2021-11-21|website=ir.marriottvacationsworldwide.com|language=en}}</ref> The deal was completed in the September of the same year, marking Marriott Vacation's successful takeover of [[ILG, Inc.]] and its subsidiaries and brands, including Aqua-Aston Hospitality.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=John|date=30 April 2018|title=Marriott Vacations Worldwide to Buy ILG in Mega Timeshare Deal|url=https://www.globest.com/2018/04/30/marriott-vacations-worldwide-to-buy-ilg-in-mega-timeshare-deal/|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=GlobeSt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121071528/https://www.globest.com/2018/04/30/marriott-vacations-worldwide-to-buy-ilg-in-mega-timeshare-deal/ |archive-date=2021-11-21 }}</ref>
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There are a total of 29 Aqua properties across 6 Hawaiian island and Guam. There are fifteen on Oahu located in [[Waikiki]], as well as two on [[Maui]], one on [[Molokai]], two on [[Kauai]], one on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]], and one on [[Lanai]].

== Labour Disputes ==
In 2016, Aqua-Aston faced a dispute over unfair labour practice charges filed by Hawaii's hospitality and healthcare worker's union, [[UNITE HERE|Unite Here 5]]; 22 charges were filed against Aqua-Aston after employees at Aston Waikiki fought on a year-long dispute with management for rights to unionise.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-02|title=Aqua-Aston workers win labor ruling|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/06/02/business/briefs-business/aqua-aston-workers-win-labor-ruling/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|language=en-US}}</ref> On 1 June 2016, the company was found guilty of federal law violations relating to unfair labour practices at an administrative law court.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 June 2016|title=Honolulu hotel group found guilty of federal labor violations|url=https://www.khon2.com/news/honolulu-hotel-group-found-guilty-of-federal-labor-violations/|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Khon2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127071454/https://www.khon2.com/news/honolulu-hotel-group-found-guilty-of-federal-labor-violations/ |archive-date=2020-11-27 }}</ref> In 2017, a similar dispute occurred with the workers of Aqua-Aston's Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki, when a contract dispute over wages and workload resulted in a one-day worker strike involving 63 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 October 2017|title=Ilikai Hotel workers walk off job amid contract dispute|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36637028/ilikai-hotel-workers-strike-in-waikiki-following-contract-dispute|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Hawaii News Now|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019203426/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36637028/ilikai-hotel-workers-strike-in-waikiki-following-contract-dispute |archive-date=2017-10-19 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 October 2017|title=63 Waikiki hotel workers walk off job for 1-day strike|url=https://apnews.com/article/f91485b075e34275aa7189d6bf2d8cac|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Associated Press}}</ref>

==List of Hotels==
[[File:Aston Beach Hotel - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Aston at [[Waikiki Beach]]]]
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There are a total of 31 hotel properties being managed across 4 Hawaiian islands and [[Costa Rica]]. There are fifteen on Oahu located in [[Waikiki]], as well as seven on [[Maui]], two on [[Kauai]], and two on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

===Oahu===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki
* Aqua Palms Waikiki
* Aqua Skyline at Island Colony
* Aston at the Executive Centre Hotel
* Aston at the Waikiki Banyan
* Aston Waikiki Beach Tower
* Aston Waikiki Circle Hotel
* Aston Waikiki Sunset
* ESPACIO The Jewel of Waikiki
* Ewa Hotel Waikiki
* Hampton Inn & Suites Oahu/Kapolei
* [[Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites]]
* Ilikai Lite
{{div col end}}

===Maui===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Aston at Papakea Resort
* Aston at the Maui Banyan
* Aston at The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach
* Aston Kaanapali Shores
* Aston Mahana at Kaanapali
* Aston Maui Hill
* Maui Kaanapali Villas
{{div col end}}

===Kauai===
* Aston at Poipu Kai
* Aston Islander on the Beach

===Hawaii Island===
* Aston Kona by the Sea
* Shores at Waikoloa
* Waikoloa Colony Villas

===Arizona===
* Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Tempe
* TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tempe


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.aquaaston.com/}}
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*[http://www.aquaresorts.com Aqua Hotels and Resorts] web site

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Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHospitality
Founded
  • 1967; 57 years ago (1967) (as Hotel Corporation of the Pacific)
  • 2001; 23 years ago (2001) (as Aqua Hotels & Resorts)
HeadquartersHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Number of locations
31 (2021)
Area served
North America
ParentMarriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC is a Honolulu-based hotel management company operating a multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties primarily located in Hawaii. The chain was purchased by Marriott Vacations Worldwide in 2018.[1]

History

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Aston Hotels and Resorts

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Aston Hotels and Resorts served as predecessor to Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Aston was founded in 1967,[2] as the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific (HCP) as a hotel and condominium management firm; the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific is itself traced to 1948 with the opening of the Royal Grove Hotel in Waikiki. In 1986, the Hotel Corporation of the Pacific was then renamed as Aston Hotels and Resorts.[3][4] In 2007, Miami-based timeshare company, Interval Leisure Group (ILG, Inc.) acquired Aston Hotels and Resorts for $70 million.[5]

Aqua Hotels and Resorts

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Separately, Aqua Hotels & Resorts was launched in 2001 by Hawaii hotelier Michael Paulin. The company was founded as a hotel and condominium management firm, later representing 22 properties in Hawaii. In 2013, Interval Leisure Group acquired Aqua Hotels and Resorts for an undisclosed sum.[6][7]

Aqua-Aston Merger and Marriott Vacations Takeover

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After their individual acquisitions by Interval Leisure Group in 2007 and 2013, both companies remained mutually exclusive subsidiaries of Internal Leisure Group.[8] In 2015, Interval announced the merger of Aston Hotels and Resorts and Aqua Hotels and Resorts. As a result of the merger, the companies were rebranded into its present name, Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC.[9][10] On 30 April 2018, Orlando-based timeshare firm, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation announced its acquisition of Aqua-Aston's parent, Internal Leisure Group in a cash and stock deal worth $4.7 Billion.[11] The deal was completed in the September of the same year, marking Marriott Vacation's successful takeover of ILG, Inc. and its subsidiaries and brands, including Aqua-Aston Hospitality.[12]

Labour Disputes

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In 2016, Aqua-Aston faced a dispute over unfair labour practice charges filed by Hawaii's hospitality and healthcare worker's union, Unite Here 5; 22 charges were filed against Aqua-Aston after employees at Aston Waikiki fought on a year-long dispute with management for rights to unionise.[13] On 1 June 2016, the company was found guilty of federal law violations relating to unfair labour practices at an administrative law court.[14] In 2017, a similar dispute occurred with the workers of Aqua-Aston's Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki, when a contract dispute over wages and workload resulted in a one-day worker strike involving 63 employees.[15][16]

List of Hotels

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Aston at Waikiki Beach

There are a total of 31 hotel properties being managed across 4 Hawaiian islands and Costa Rica. There are fifteen on Oahu located in Waikiki, as well as seven on Maui, two on Kauai, and two on the Big Island.[citation needed]

Oahu

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  • Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki
  • Aqua Palms Waikiki
  • Aqua Skyline at Island Colony
  • Aston at the Executive Centre Hotel
  • Aston at the Waikiki Banyan
  • Aston Waikiki Beach Tower
  • Aston Waikiki Circle Hotel
  • Aston Waikiki Sunset
  • ESPACIO The Jewel of Waikiki
  • Ewa Hotel Waikiki
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Oahu/Kapolei
  • Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites
  • Ilikai Lite

Maui

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  • Aston at Papakea Resort
  • Aston at the Maui Banyan
  • Aston at The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach
  • Aston Kaanapali Shores
  • Aston Mahana at Kaanapali
  • Aston Maui Hill
  • Maui Kaanapali Villas

Kauai

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  • Aston at Poipu Kai
  • Aston Islander on the Beach

Hawaii Island

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  • Aston Kona by the Sea
  • Shores at Waikoloa
  • Waikoloa Colony Villas

Arizona

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  • Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Tempe
  • TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tempe

References

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  1. ^ "Marriott Vacations buys ILG in $4.7 billion timeshare merger". Reuters. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC". Dun&Bradstreet. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "The History of Aqua-Aston Hotels". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Aqua-Aston celebrates 70 years in Hawaii". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. ^ Rosencrans, Howard (16 February 2011). "The Bull Case for Interval Leisure Group". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Aqua Hospitality acquired by Interval subsidiary". HOTELSMag.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. ^ "Interval Leisure Group Acquires Hawaii-Based Aqua Hospitality and Aqua Hotels and Resorts". Hospitality Net. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  8. ^ "SUBSIDIARIES OF INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP, INC". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Aston, Aqua hotel companies rebrand". TravelMole. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  10. ^ "Aqua, Aston Rebrand to Aqua-Aston Hospitality". TravelPulse. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  11. ^ "Marriott Vacations Worldwide to Acquire ILG to Create a Leading Global Provider of Premier Vacation Experiences | Marriott Vacations Worldwide". ir.marriottvacationsworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  12. ^ Jordan, John (30 April 2018). "Marriott Vacations Worldwide to Buy ILG in Mega Timeshare Deal". GlobeSt. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Aqua-Aston workers win labor ruling". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  14. ^ "Honolulu hotel group found guilty of federal labor violations". Khon2. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Ilikai Hotel workers walk off job amid contract dispute". Hawaii News Now. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  16. ^ "63 Waikiki hotel workers walk off job for 1-day strike". Associated Press. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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