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Hotel Chains & Brands | STARTING WITH J |
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John Q. Hammons
Publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX: JQH - News), Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. is the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites, including: Embassy Suites Hotel, Renaissance, Marriott, Radisson, Residence Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites brands. With 58 hotels strategically located near demand generators, such as state capitals, universities, airports, corporate headquarters or office parks in secondary and tertiary markets, John Q. Hammons Hotels' properties are dominant in their markets. The company's focus is capitalizing on positive operating fundamentals in the upscale, full-service sector, converting existing hotels to franchise brands and selling mature assets, while reinvesting the proceeds and reducing debt. Over the course of his impressive career in the hotel business, Mr. Hammons has developed 148 hotels.
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Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Joie de Vivre is San Francisco's second largest and fastest growing independent hospitality company, with 21 boutique hotels, two day spas, and Costanoa (a coastal lodge and camp). These properties represent a total of 1,568 rooms and include five distinctive restaurants and bars. Each property has been carefully designed to celebrate the San Francisco Bay Area through its unique visual style, one-of-a-kind amenities and highly personalized service.
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Jolly Hotels SpA (by nH Hotels)
Travelers in need of a bed can get their jollies all over Italy, thanks to Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels. The four-star hotel group is Italy's largest lodging company, with about 50 hotels in Europe and the US. In Italy (80% of sales) Jolly Hotels has locations in many of the country's leading tourist and business centers, including Rome, Genoa, and Pisa. The company also has properties in Amsterdam; Berlin; Budapest, Hungary; Brussels; Cologne, Germany; London; Munich, Germany; New York; and Paris. It owns many of its hotels but has begun franchising. The founding Marzotto family and chairman Vittorio Zanuso's family together control about 25% of Jolly Hotels. Spanish hotel chain NH Hoteles owns 20%.
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Jumeirah International
Jumeirah International properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The Dubai based luxury hospitality group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Emirates Towers Hotel, Offices and Boulevard, The Jumeirah Beach Club Resort and Spa, Madinat Jumeirah, The Arabian Resort – Dubai, and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa. The group’s activities are however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah International portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America and The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, the region’s only third level academic institution specialising in the hospitality and tourism sectors. Jumeirah International has also expanded internationally and manages The Carlton Tower and The Lowndes Hotel in London’s Belgravia. Building on this success, Jumeirah International has become a member of Dubai Holding, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.
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Jurys Doyle Group Plc
Jurys Doyle Hotel Group operates seven hotels and six inns in Ireland. The Group portfolio in the United Kingdom encompasses six hotels and twelve inns with an additional four inns scheduled by 2007. In the United States there are three hotels in Washington and one in Boston. In all, the Group currently has 7,778 rooms with an additional 1,317 planned by 2007. 44% turnover is generated in Ireland, 46% in the UK and 10% in the USA. The results to 31st December 2004 show the Group had a turnover of €284.5m and EBITDA of €88.0m.
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Jurys Inns
One of the fastest-growing hotel brands in Europe, the Jurys Inns brand is owned by Quinlan Private. Quinlan Private is a leading international real estate and investment advisory group. Established in 1989 as Ireland’s first independent private client advisory group, Quinlan Private acts as principal and advisor in originating, structuring, financing, developing and managing a diversified portfolio of assets, which include several luxury hotels, commercial office blocks, prime retail assets, shopping centres and residential / commercial developments throughout Europe and North America.
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JW Marriott® Hotels & Resorts (by Marriott)
Most elegant and luxurious Marriott brand. Provides business and leisure travelers a deluxe level of comfort and personal service-on their terms. 20 JW Marriott Hotels worldwide; 8 U.S., 12 international. Features include: Spacious guest rooms with luxurious appointments and amenities, Award-winning restaurants, State-of-the-art fitness centers and spas, Residential-style executive guest lounges, Executive business center, Translation services.
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