Groupe du Louvre
Groupe du Louvre is a French company, headquartered in Village 5, La Défense in Nanterre, France.[1][2] Groupe du Louvre and Louvre Hotels Group was sold to Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd. in 2015.[3] The company was owned by the American investment company Starwood Capital Group, following its earlier purchase of Société du Louvre in December 2005.[4] The range of hotel brands was extended in 2009 with the purchase of Golden Tulip Hospitality Group.
Hospitality
Louvre Group owns the European hotel brands Première Classe (1 star), Campanile (2-3 stars), Kyriad (2-3 stars), Kyriad Prestige (3 stars), Tulip Inn (3 stars),
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
The group previously owned the Paris Hôtel de Crillon but sold it at the end of 2010.[9]
Products
The group is the majority shareholder of Baccarat, a crystal manufacturer. Starwood Capital, through its subsidiary SH Group has launched the luxury Baccarat Hotels.
The company sold the perfume firm Annick Goutal to the South Korean giant Amore Pacific in 2011.[10]
References
- ^ "Contact Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine." Groupe du Louvre. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Plan interactif Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine." Nanterre. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
- ^ Group, Starwood Capital. "Starwood Capital Group completes the sale of Groupe du Louvre and Louvre Hotels Group to Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ Starwood Capital. starwoodcapital.com.
- ^ "Discover Louvre Hôtels Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine." Louvre Hôtels. Retrieved on 27 June 2010.
- ^ Reuters 7 July 2009 Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
- ISSN 0996-9403. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Concorde Hotels and Resorts
- ^ BBC News 23 December 2010 Retrieved on 5 August 2012
- ^ "Cosmetics giant snaps up French perfumery". Korea Joongang Daily. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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External links
- Group du Louvre (archived 20 May 2012)
- Louvre Hotels Group (archived 21 September 2012)
- Documents and clippings about Groupe du Louvre in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW