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| Company type | Public |
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| LSE: MDO SGX:M04 BSX: MOIBD.BH FWB: 1C4 | |
| ISIN | BMG578481068  |
| Industry | Hospitality,Tourism |
| Founded | 1963 inHong Kong |
| Founders | Atkins Dyer and William West (1863; original hotel opened inThailand) |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 40[1] |
Key people | Benjamin Keswick (Chairman) John Witt(Managing Director) James Riley (Group Chief Executive) Matthew Bishop (Chief Financial Officer) |
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Number of employees | 12,000 |
| Parent | Jardine Matheson |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 文華東方酒店 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 文华东方酒店 | ||||||||||
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing onluxury hotels,resorts, and residences, with a total of 43 properties worldwide,[2] 20 of which it wholly or partially owns.[3]
The Mandarin Oriental name was established in 1985 following the merger of Mandarin International Hotels Limited and the holding company of the hotelThe Oriental,[4][5] in which Mandarin had already acquired a 49% stake in 1974.[6] Mandarin's history traces back to the 1963 opening of its namesake hotelThe Mandarin (nowMandarin Oriental, Hong Kong),[6] whereasThe Oriental (nowMandarin Oriental, Bangkok) had opened in 1876 as theKingdom of Siam's first luxury hotel.[7]
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is a subsidiary of the publicly-tradedMandarin Oriental International Limited, which in turn is a subsidiary ofJardine Matheson.
Although 1876 was the ‘official’ opening year of the Oriental Hotel, the origin of the ‘Oriental’ side of the Mandarin Oriental can be traced back as early as 1863, when two Americans, Captain Atkins Dyer, and William West, opened theOriental Hotel inBangkok,Siam (now Thailand): however, the original building burnt down only two years later, on 11 June 1865.[8]
However, the history of the ‘Mandarin’ side of the group is comparatively recent: theMandarin hotel opened only in 1963 in the Central District of Hong Kong Island. In 1973,The Excelsior Hotel, which closed in 2019, opened in Causeway Bay.
In 1974, Mandarin International Hotels Limited was formed as a hotel management company to expand into Asia. That year, the company acquired a 49% interest in the Oriental Hotel, resulting in two "flagship" hotels.[9]
In 1985, the company combined the two hotels under a common name, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. In 1987, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was floated on TheStock Exchange of Hong Kong under the name of "Mandarin Oriental International Limited." Mandarin Oriental International Limited, is incorporated inBermuda, and listed inLondon,Singapore andBermuda. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited, which operates fromHong Kong, manages the activities of the group's hotels.[2]
Starting in September 2005, Mandarin Oriental showed the "Moments of Delight at Mandarin Oriental" at all hotels.[10] In June 2006, the Moments of Delight video was slightly updated to add several new scenes[11] and in October 2014, the video featured lyrics by Chinese singer,Sa Ding Ding, accompanied by new music.[12]
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Within the next five years[when?], Mandarin Oriental plans to open hotel properties inKuwait City,Puerto Rico,Makati,Nanjing,Phuket,Saigon,Rome,Porto Cervo,Etiler,Moscow,Muscat,Riyadh,Cairo,Tel Aviv,Boca Raton,Dallas,Grand Cayman,Honolulu,Vienna,Maldives[13] and standalone residences inBarcelona,Beverly Hills andNew York City.[14] New Mandarin Oriental Manila built across its former location is set to open in 2023.[15][16][17]
Notable former Mandarin Oriental properties includeHotel Majapahit,Loews Regency San Francisco,Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead,Mandarin Oriental Manila,Grand Lapa Macau,Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas,Salamander Washington DC andThe Excelsior, as well as the spaAnanda in the Himalayas.[citation needed]
On 1 April 2003, singer, actor, and film producerLeslie Cheung leaped to his death from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental in Central Hong Kong.[18][19] Every year, on the anniversary of his death, a fan-organised memorial event takes place outside the hotel.[20]
In March 2015, several Mandarin Oriental hotels were affected by a point-of-sale systems security breach.[21]
On 6 June 2018, a fire (believed to have been caused by welding work) damaged the park-facing exterior of theMandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London. Although there were no injuries, the fire closed the hotel and caused a significant setback to the (then) near-complete renovation work, which involved interior designerJoyce Wang.[22][23] The hotel returned to full operation on 15 April 2019.[24]
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