Swissôtel

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Hospitality
Founded	1980[1]
Headquarters	Zurich Airport Kloten, Switzerland
Area served	International
Key people	Meinhard Huck, President[2] Juerg Siegenthaler, Vice President Marketing and Sales[3] Pierre Botteron, Vice President Human Resources[4] Lilian Roten, Vice President Operations[5]
Products	Hotels
Parent	FRHI Hotels & Resorts
Website	http://swissotel.com

Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts, more normally simply known as Swissôtel, is a group of hotels pitched at the higher end of the hotel market. The chain currently includes 37 properties in 17 countries. The corporate offices for Swissôtel are located in the Prioria Business Center on the property of Zurich Airport, Kloten, Switzerland,^[6][7] near Zurich.^[8] and the company is headed by President, Meinhard Huck.

Corporate history

The Swissôtel in Zurich's Oerlikon quarter, part of the group since its foundation.

Swissôtel was founded in 1980 as a joint venture between the Swissair and Nestlé groups with its headquarters in the Swiss city of Zurich. Initially hotels were operated in Berne, Geneva, New York and Zurich. In 1990, the hotel group became a fully owned subsidiary of the Swissair group and in 1996 its head office moved from Zurich to New York.^[9]

In 2001, with the parent airline in the serious financial difficulties that eventually lead to its demise, Swissôtel was sold to Raffles Holdings Limited, the owners of the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore. In July 2005, Colony Capital, a private international investment firm, acquired Raffles International Limited, the company that by this stage owned both Raffles and Swissôtel brands.^[9]

In May 2006, Colony Capital, together with Kingdom Hotels International, acquired Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. With the completion of the transaction, the Fairmont and Raffles International portfolios were combined, transforming the companies into a global hotel leader headquartered in Toronto called Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, with 120 hotels in 23 countries under three brands – Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel.

After the transaction, the corporate office of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts moved back to Zurich, where it was headed by President, Mr Meinhard Huck, who retired in 2013. Ms Lilian Roten was appointed Vice President Swissôtel Brand in November 2013.

Corporate responsibility

Swissôtel has a high profile approach to corporate social responsibility, which concentrates on charities who help underprivileged children around the world.^[10] The company has formed a link with SOS Children's Villages for which it organises fundraising events such as an annual summer party in Zürich.^[11] The company has supported particular projects including that in Lavrovo, Oryol, Russia.

Properties

Swissôtel in Lima, Peru

Swissôtel Stamford in Singapore

Swissôtel in Berlin, Germany

Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy in Moscow, Russia

Americas

•  Ecuador –

• Quito (1990)
• Guayaquil (2017)

•  Peru –

• Lima (1994)

•  United States –

• Chicago

Asia

•  Azerbaijan –

• Baku (2015)

•  Bangladesh –

• Dhaka (2018)

•  People's Republic of China –

• Beijing (Swissôtel Beijing, Hong Kong Macau Center)
• Changsha (2014)
• Chengdu (2014)
• Foshan
• Hangzhou (2018)
• Kunshan
• Sanya (2015)
• Shanghai (Swissôtel Grand Shanghai)
• Xi'an (2016)

•  India –

• Bangalore (Swissôtel Bangalore, Whitefield; 2015)
• Kolkata ( Swissotel Kolkata Neotia Vista, New Town; 2013)
• Mumbai (Swissôtel Grand Mumbai; 2015)
• New Delhi (Swissôtel Grand Noida, New Delhi; 2016)

•  Japan –

• Osaka (Swissôtel Nankai Osaka)

•  Saudi Arabia –

• Makkah (Swissotel Makkah)

•  Singapore –

• Swissôtel The Stamford
• Swissôtel Merchant Court

•  Thailand –

• Bangkok (Swissôtel Nai Lert Park and Swissôtel Le Concorde)
• Phuket (Swissôtel Resort Kamala Beach)

•  Turkey Europe

• Ankara
• Bodrum (Swissôtel Resort Bodrum Hill; 2016, and Swissôtel Resort Bodrum Beach; 2014)
• Istanbul (Swissôtel The Bosphorus)
• Izmir (Swissôtel Büyük Efes)

•  United Arab Emirates –

• Dubai (Swissôtel Jadaf Dubai; 2015)

Oceania

•  Australia –

• Sydney

Europe

•  Bulgaria –

• Sofia (2018)

•  Estonia –

• Tallinn (Swissôtel Tallinn)

•  Germany –

• Berlin (Swissôtel Berlin)
• Bremen
• Dresden (Swissôtel Dresden am Schloss)
• Düsseldorf/Neuss

•  Netherlands –

• Amsterdam (Swissôtel Amsterdam)

•  Russia –

• Moscow (Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy Moscow)
• Sochi (Swissôtel Sochi Kamelia and Swissôtel Sochi Krasnaya Polyana)

•   Switzerland –

• Basel (Swissôtel Le Plaza)
• Geneva (Swissôtel Métropole and Restaurant Hôtel Du Parc Des Eaux-Vives)
• Zürich (Swissôtel Zürich)

•  Ukraine –

• Kiev (under development)

References

1. "Luxury Hotels and Resorts - Swissotel Hotels & Resorts". Swissotel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
2. "Leadership Team - Swissotel Hotels & Resorts". Swissotel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
3. Archived October 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Leadership Team - Swissotel Hotels & Resorts". Swissotel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
5. "Leadership Team - Swissotel Hotels & Resorts". Swissotel.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
6. "FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS." (Archive) Swissôtel. Retrieved on 20 October 2012. "Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, Balz-Zimmermannstr. 7, 8058 Zurich-Airport, CH. Registered number CH-020.3.925.568-2 "
7. "Priora Business Center." (Archive) Priora. Retrieved on 20 October 2012. "Priora Business Center Balsberg Balz-Zimmermann-Strasse 7 CH-8302 Kloten"
8. "JULIAN VAN DEN BOGAERDE APPOINTED REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, CHINA FOR SWISSÔTEL HOTELS & RESORTS." Swissôtel. Retrieved on 25 June 2009. "Prior to his appointment in Shanghai, Julian van den Bogaerde was based in the head office of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts in Zurich as General Manager."
9. "Press Release - Swissôtel mark their 30th anniversary". Swissôtel. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
10. Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Official website