Hotel Tamanaco
The Hotel Tamanaco is a historic hotel located in Caracas, Venezuela, opened in 1953.
History
The Hotel Tamanaco was constructed as part of an effort by the Venezuelan government to increase tourism in the aftermath of WWII. The
The opening of the Hotel Tamanaco, on December 11, 1953, was attended by Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.[3] The hotel was so successful that a 300-room addition was added soon after.[5] In 1957, the Hotel Tamanaco was featured on a set of commemorative postage stamps issued by the post office of Venezuela.[6]
The hotel was continuously operated by InterContinental for 68 years. It was rebranded with the chain's name as the Hotel Tamanaco Inter-Continental in the 1970s, then as the Tamanaco Inter-Continental Caracas in the 1990s, and finally the InterContinental Tamanaco Caracas Hotel in 2003. In August 2021, the chain ended its relationship with the hotel, because the property was unable to meet the company's required brand standards, due to the ongoing Venezuelan economic crisis.[3]
References
- ^ "Venezuela Up-to-date". 1954.
- ^ World Almanac and Book of Facts 1972. Newspaper Enterprises, New York, 1971. p. 359.
- ^ a b c "El Hotel Tamanaco deja de pertenecer al grupo InterContinental". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Venezuela Up-to-date". 1954.
- ^ "Page 36".
- ISBN 9780852596937
External links
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