Regent Hotels & Resorts
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality, tourism |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Key people | Robert Burns, (Founder & Honorary Chairman) Georg Rafael, (Founder) Adrian Zecha, (Founder) Steven Pan (Chairman) |
| Owner | InterContinental Hotels Group (51%) Formosa International Hotels Corporation (49%) |
| Website | www.regenthotels.com |
Regent Hotels & Resorts is a Taiwan-based, international luxury hospitality company operating hotels in Asia and Europe. In 2011, all five Regent managed hotels were named in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers Choice Awards, making it the first hospitality company to do so.[1]
History
The brand was started by hotelier Robert H. Burns as a joint venture with Japan’s Tokyu Group in 1970.
In 1992, the Four Seasons hotel chain acquired the Regent hotel chain. Hotels under development at the time of purchase in Bali, Milan, New York, and Istanbul were subsequently opened as Four Seasons.[2] In 1998, Carlson acquired the Regent name for new hotel developments and created a luxury hotel division while the Four Seasons continued managing existing and new Regent hotels.[3]
In 2002, Carlson agreed with Rezidor SAS to develop the Regent hotel brand in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.[4]
In March 2006, Carlson renamed its Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to Regent Seven Seas Cruises and merged the cruise operation and Regent International Hotels under a common brand.[5]
In 2008, Regent Seven Seas Cruises was sold to Apollo Management, an investment company. Carlson retained ownership of the master Regent brand, along with the operations of Regent Hotels & Resorts around the world.[6]
In 2010, Carlson sold the Regent Hotel business to Formosa International Hotels, the largest listed hotel operator in Taiwan and owner of Grand Formosa Regent Taipei hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, which was opened by Regent’s founders in 1990 as The Regent Taipei.[7][8][9]
Co-founder Robert Burns was appointed Honorary Chairman and Ralf Ohletz president. Ohletz had worked with another Regent co-founder, Adrian Zecha, for 25 years.[2]
In March 2018, the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) announced that it has agreed to buy a 51% majority stake in Regent Hotels for $39 million and hopes to expand the brand's footprints to 40 hotels from the current six hotels.[10]
Existing and pipeline Regent Hotels & Resorts
- Europe
- Regent Berlin
- Regent Porto Montenegro
- Asia
- Regent Beijing
- Regent Taipei
- Regent Singapore
- Regent Chongqing
- Regent Jakarta (opening 2018)
- Regent Harbin (opening 2019)
- Regent Phu Quoc (opening 2021)
- Regent Hong Kong (returning 2021)
Notable former hotels
- Regent Hong Kong, renamed InterContinental Hong Kong, to return under the Regent flag in 2021
- Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California, United States, renamed Beverly Wilshire Hotel
- Regent Jakarta in the capital of Indonesia, renamed Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta
- Regent Bangkok, Thailand, renamed to Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok and now Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
- Regent Sydney, Australia, currently Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
- Regent Auckland, currently Stamford Plaza Auckland
- Regent of Fiji, currently Westin Fiji Resort
- Regent Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, renamed Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur
- Regent London, UK, renamed The Landmark London
- Regent New York, New York City, USA, currently Four Seasons Hotel New York
- Regent Bali, Indonesia, currently Four Season Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
- Regent Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, renamed The Naha Terrace
- Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Croatia, currently independent
- Regent Bal Harbour, Miami, USA, currently ONE Bal Harbour
- Regent Battery Wharf, Boston, USA, currently Fairmont Battery Wharf
- Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux, France, currently independent
- Regent South Beach, Miami, now Z Ocean Resort
- Regent Phuket Cape Panwa, Thailand, renamed Amatara Resort & Wellness
- Regent Palms Turks & Caicos, renamed The Palms Turks & Caicos
- Regent Sanur, Bali in Indonesia, was independent and is now renamed Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali
- Regent Shanghai, China, renamed Longemont Shanghai
Terminated Projects
The following property developments were terminated before opening:
- Regent Kuwait, Kuwait. (Planned opening 2007, opened 2013 as Jumeirah Messilah Beach Resort & Spa)
- Regent Doha, Qatar, currently Westin Doha Hotel & Spa (planned opening 2013 and now 2016)
- Regent Abu Dhabi, UAE, currently Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi (planned opening 2013, opening 2018)
- Regent Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (planned opening 2015)
- Regent Xi'an, China (planned opening 2017)
- Regent Suzhou, China (planned opening 2018)
- Regent Ningbo, China Will become Hualuxe Hotel Ningbo (managed by InterContinental Hotels Group) (planned opening 2018)
- Regent Budapest, Hungary (planned opening 2007, now opening as W Budapest in 2020)
References
- ^ "About Regent". RegentHotels.com. 2016-05-08.
- ^ a b "Regent Hotels & Resorts Returns to Asia: Announces New Global Leadership Team". Hospitality net.org. 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Carlson Hospitality Worldwide And Four Seasons/Regent To Enter Into An Agreement To Aggressively Grow Regent Brand Globally". Carlson (Press release).
- ^ "Rezidor SAS Hospitality". CatererSearch.com. 2006-06-28.
- ^ Godwin, Nadine (2006-03-13). "Carlson renames cruise line Regent Seven Seas". Travel Weekly.
- ^ "Apollo Management L.P. Acquires Regent Seven Seas Cruises". PR Newswire (Press release).
- ^ Black, Sam (2010-04-18). "Carlson selling Regent luxury hotel business". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal.
- ^ Tan, Jason (2010-04-17). "Formosa Hotels acquires 'Regent' business". Taipei Times.
- ^ "About The Regent Taipei". GrandFormosa.com.
- ^ "InterContinental Hotels buys majority stake in Regent Hotels". Reuters. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.