Groupe du Louvre
{{Short description|French company}}
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| industry = Hospitality
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| hq_location_city = Nanterre
| hq_location_country = France
| key_people = Federico J. González, CEO
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Groupe du Louvre or Louvre Hotel Group[https://www.louvrehotels.com/en-us/ louvrehotels.com] retrieved 21 April 2024 is a French company operating several hotel brands with over 1700 locations headquartered in La Défense in Nanterre, France."[http://www.groupedulouvre.com/en/contact.aspx Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911202640/http://www.groupedulouvre.com/en/contact.aspx |date=2010-09-11 }}." Groupe du Louvre. Retrieved on 27 June 2010."[http://www.nanterre.fr/Je%2Bconsulte/Plan/Plan%2Binteractif.htm Plan interactif] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830043029/http://www.nanterre.fr/Je+consulte/Plan/Plan+interactif.htm |date=2009-08-30 }}." Nanterre. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.[https://www.louvrehotels.com/en-us/our-group/ louvrehotels.com - Our group] retrieved 21 April 2024
History
The luxury hotels division (previously known as Société du Louvre) can trace its origins to a company founded on 26 March 1855 to operate Les Galeries du Louvre, later Grands Magasins du Louvre, a department store and the Grand Hôtel du Louvre. These shared a large building on the Place du Palais Royal in Paris, France.{{cite journal|url=http://rhcf.revues.org/1256
|last=Vajda|first=Joanne |title=Les Pereire et les Nalgelmackers, promoteurs du transport ferroviaire et du réseau hôtelier parisien, 1855-1900
|journal=Revue d'histoire des chemins de fer|issue=38|pages=27–44
|year=2008 |issn=0996-9403|access-date=2014-02-08|doi=10.4000/rhcf.1256
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The company was owned by the American investment company Starwood Capital Group following its earlier purchase of Société du Louvre in December 2005.[http://www.starwoodcapital.com/Representative_Transactions.aspx Starwood Capital]. starwoodcapital.com. Since 2009, the Golden Tulip hotels were integrated into the group following their purchase of Golden Tulip Hospitality Group from administration by Starwood Capital.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101042/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-goldentulip-starwood-idUKTRE56644S20090707 Reuters 7 July 2009] Retrieved on 5 August 2012. The group previously owned the Paris Hôtel de Crillon but sold it at the end of 2010.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12067766 BBC News 23 December 2010] Retrieved on 5 August 2012 The company sold the perfume firm Annick Goutal to the South Korean giant Amore Pacific in 2011.{{cite web|title=Cosmetics giant snaps up French perfumery|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2939774|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127030741/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2939774|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 27, 2013|work=Korea Joongang Daily|access-date=5 August 2012|date=4 August 2011}}
The range of hotel brands was extended in 2009 with the purchase of Golden Tulip Hospitality Group. Groupe du Louvre and Louvre Hotels Group was sold to Jinjiang International in 2015.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 March 2015 |title=Starwood Capital Group completes the sale of Groupe du Louvre and Louvre Hotels Group to Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd. |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starwood-capital-group-completes-the-sale-of-groupe-du-louvre-and-louvre-hotels-group-to-shanghai-jin-jiang-international-hotels-development-co-ltd-300043264.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-06-11 |website=PR Newswire |language=en}}
Brands
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As of 2024, Groupe du Louvre owns and operates over 1700 hotels under the following brands:[https://www.louvrehotels.com/en-us/our-brands/ louvrehotels.com - Our brands] retrieved 21 April 2024
;Budget
- Première Classe - budget hotels
- Hosho - budget hotels
- Kyriad Direct - budget hotels
;Midscale
- Kyriad - midscale hotels
- Campanile - midscale hotels
- Tulip Inn - midscale hotels
- Tulip Hotels & Residences - midscale and long-stay hotels
;Upscale
- Golden Tulip - upscale hotels
- Royal Tulip - luxury hotels
- Hôtels & Préférence - upscale un-branded properties
- Sarovar - upscale hotels with several sub-brands in India
- TemptingPlaces - upscale boutique hotels
References
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External links
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- [https://www.louvrehotels.com/en-us/ Official website]
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Category:Companies based in Île-de-France