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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 |
Crowne Plaza by IHG is a multinational chain of full service, upscalehotels headquartered in theUnited 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 ofIHG Hotels & Resorts family of brands, which includeInterContinental Hotels & Resorts andHoliday Inn Hotels & Resorts, and operates in nearly 100 countries with more than 400 hotels and 110,000 bedrooms.[1]
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza was established in 1983 as a breakout brand, the upscale sister brand toHoliday Inn.[2] The first Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza hotel opened that year inRockville, Maryland.[3] In 1988, Bass PLC (todayInterContinental 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, inMadeira,Portugal.[5]
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