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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Signs Fairmont The Breakers, Long Beach Launching Redevelopment of the California Property
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | August 1, 2022
TORONTO, July 28, 2022 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of world leading hospitality group Accor, in partnership with Long Beach-based investment and development group Pacific6, today announced the redevelopment of the iconic Breakers Hotel in Long Beach, California. A timeless feature of the Long Beach skyline, Fairmont The Breakers, Long Beach has a character and soul all its own. Originally opened in the roaring twenties as a lavish hotel on the waterfront, The Breakers was a sought-after destination for celebrities and dignitaries, including Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Babe Ruth and Clark Gable, among other Hollywood stars. T...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Signs With Thunderbird Legacy Development for New Fairmont Hotel and Residences in downtown Phoenix
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | June 6, 2022
Scheduled to open in 2025, Fairmont Phoenix will bring a new and unprecedented luxury hotel and residential product to the expanding downtown Phoenix market TORONTO, June 6, 2022 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of world leading hospitality group Accor, together with Thunderbird Legacy Development, today announced the signing of definitive agreements for the development and management of a new Fairmont Hotel and Residences in downtown Phoenix. Scheduled to open in early 2025, Fairmont Phoenix will offer a luxury hotel and residential experience unlike anything in the downtown market and will join an impressive portfolio of icon...
Accor Bringing Fairmont Brand to Australia With 2023 Opening in Queensland
Accor | September 10, 2020
Australia, 10 September 2020 – Accor will bring the luxury Fairmont brand to Australia for the first time, with the announcement that the Fairmont Port Douglas is set to open in Far North Queensland in 2023. Set on the edge of two UNESCO World Heritage sites – the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest - the hotel has been sustainably designed to give back to the environment. “We are excited to bring the extraordinary Fairmont brand to Australia and are confident that Fairmont Port Douglas will deliver a new level of luxury and sophistication to one of the country’s most glamourous resort towns,” said Simon McGrath, Ch...
Timothy Palmer Joins Fairmont Royal Pavilion as Executive Chef
Fairmont Royal Pavilion | February 19, 2020
BRIDGETOWN, February 19th, 2020 – Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Barbados is pleased to announce Timothy Palmer has been appointed Executive Chef of Fairmont Royal Pavilion effective February 6th 2020. As the new Executive Chef, Timothy will oversee the culinary operations of Fairmont Royal Pavilion’s three restaurants and in-room dining. Tim as he is affectionately called, brings 20 years of progressive experience in the Food & Beverage industry predominantly with the Fairmont Brand where he started his career in hospitality with Fairmont Jasper Lodge in 2000. Tim gained his Caribbean hospitality experience when he returned to the Fa...
Jens Moesker Appointed Regional Vice President in the Pacific Northwest for Fairmont Hotels
Fairmont | January 9, 2018
VANCOUVER, January 9, 2018: Jens Moesker has been appointed Regional Vice President, Pacific Northwest and General Manager of Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC. Jens joins Fairmont Hotels' from his most recent position as Area Manager and General Manager of the Shangri-La Hotel Toronto where he oversaw the North American properties. Internationally raised and born into a family of hoteliers, Jens began his hospitality career in 1990 when he held a series of progressive Food and Beverage management roles in Europe, Middle East and the United States, including the acclaimed Hilton Jerusalem in Israel, InterContinental hotels in London...
Fairmont Hotel Study Proves Cultural Immersion, Emotional Connection and Place Identity Define “The New Luxury” in Travel
Fairmont | April 14, 2016
Inaugural Luxury Insights Report reveals global trend in travelers seeking emotional connection to historic and iconic hotel destinations NEW YORK CITY - Apr 14, 2016 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts today released key findings from its Luxury Insights Report: Stewardship of Iconic and Historic Buildings, part of a new series of research-led, data-driven reports focused on current trends in luxury travel. This inaugural volume reveals the vital importance of emotional fulfillment, place identity (the psychological connection to a destination) and cultural immersion in the decision-making process of luxury travelers worldwide. Fairmont...
AccorHotels to Acquire Three Iconic Hotel Brands – Fairmont, Raffles, Swissôtel
AccorHotels | December 9, 2015
An unrivalled collection of iconic hotel assets with 155 hotels and resorts, of which 40 are under development Acquisition to provide AccorHotels with robust and global leadership in luxury hotels, a key segment in terms of geographic reach, growth potential and profitability, for long-term value creation FRHI's unrivalled hotel portfolio, expertise in marketing luxury hotels and sizeable footprint in North America, provide a stronger platform to continue aggressive worldwide expansion. AccorHotels will pay for the acquisition by issuing 46.7 million new Accor shares and a cash payment of $840 million (€768 million) – Qa...
Fairmont and Bahrain Real Estate Investment to Develop the 215-room Fairmont Bahrain Resort
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | February 10, 2015
MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Feb. 10, 2015 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand within the FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) portfolio, and Bahrain Real Estate Investment ("Edamah"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company ("Mumtalakat"), today announced the development of a new 215-room luxury resort in Bahrain. Slated to open in 2018, Fairmont Bahrain Resort is at the center of what will become a truly remarkable entertainment, leisure and corporate retreat on the island. This integrated destination development, the first of its kind in Bahrain, will be an ideal venue for groups, conferences, family travel and s...
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