and resorts type subsidiary industry luxury hotels founded 1907 1 founder tessie and virginia fair 1 headquarters toronto ontario canada area served worldwide parent frhi hotels & resorts website www.fairmont.com fairmont hotels & resorts is a canadian operator of luxury hotels and resorts . currently fairmont operates properties in 19 countries including canada the united states azerbaijan barbados bermuda people s republic of china egypt germany india indonesia kenya mexico monaco the philippines saudi arabia singapore south africa switzerland turkey ukraine the united arab emirates and united kingdom . fairmont is known in canada for its famous historic hotels and resorts such as the empress in victoria the hotel vancouver in vancouver the palliser in calgary the hotel macdonald in edmonton the ch teau laurier in ottawa the royal york in toronto the banff springs hotel in alberta and the ch teau frontenac in qu bec . many of these hotels were originally built by the canadian pacific railway and the canadian national railway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . fairmont s portfolio also includes several other landmark and icon properties including the plaza in new york the savoy hotel in london the peace hotel in shanghai and the makkah clock royal tower hotel in makkah mecca saudi arabia . contents 1 history 2 properties 2.1 canadian properties 2.1.1 british columbia 2.1.2 alberta 2.1.3 manitoba 2.1.4 ontario 2.1.5 quebec 2.2 united states properties 2.2.1 fairmont heritage place private residence club all suite hotels 2.3 central american atlantic and caribbean properties 2.4 european properties 2.5 middle eastern and african properties 2.6 asia properties 3 gallery of photos 4 see also 5 notes 6 external links history edit the original fairmont hotel in san francisco is listed on the national register of historic places . the first hotel to bear the fairmont name is located in the city of san francisco . the nearly completed structure survived the earthquake of 1906 . although heavily damaged by the subsequent fires the hotel was renovated under the eye of architect julia morgan and finally opened in 1907 . it was later acquired by benjamin swig in 1945 . starting in the 1960s fairmont began developing a small chain of luxury hotels in major cities across the united states . the fairmont chain consisted of seven properties in the united states when it was bought by canadian pacific hotels & resorts in 1999 citation needed the fairmont san francisco the fairmont new orleans formerly and now again the roosevelt the fairmont copley plaza hotel boston the plaza hotel new york the fairmont chicago the fairmont dallas the fairmont san jose in addition the bellevue stratford hotel in philadelphia had operated for a time in the 1970s as the fairmont philadelphia . after purchasing fairmont in 1999 canadian pacific limited split into five companies in a 2001 starburst move designed to increase the valuations of its individual divisions . the former canadian pacific hotels division took on the name of the much smaller fairmont chain to reflect the new global focus of the new company . 2 in 2004 fairmont hotels & resorts inc. paid 70 million to take full control of the management company that runs its properties . fairmont completed the acquisition of the 16.5 per cent stake in the fairmont management company from u.s. based maritz wolff & co. for about 70 million . the management company partnership stemmed from a deal that saw fairmont s predecessor company canadian pacific hotels buy out the san francisco based fairmont hotels luxury hotel operator in 1999 . that transaction led in 2001 to the creation and ipo of fairmont hotels & resorts a toronto based owner of luxury hotel properties . the new hotel management company created was 67 per cent owned by fairmont and 33 per cent cent owned by maritz wolff and another partner kingdom hotels . kingdom disposed of its stake the partnership in return for fairmont parent stock in 2002 leaving maritz wolff as the remaining partner . two months later the u.s. company triggered a buyout option under the original deal that created the management company . 3 in october 2005 fairmont dipped to an intraday low of 35.53 37 cents lower than its closing price on its debut in august 2001 . 2 in early 2006 after a contentious bidding war started by investor carl icahn . icahn lost the bid and fairmont agreed to be sold for 3.9 billion usd citation needed to colony capital llc and saudi arabia s kingdom hotels international . 2 as a result of that purchase fairmont hotels & resorts was merged with kingdoms s raffles hotels and resorts and swiss tel to form fairmont raffles hotels international frhi though the four chains still operate under their individual names . at the time of the purchase frhi also owned canada s delta hotels & resorts ; however delta was sold on 2 october 2007 to bcimc the british columbia investment management corporation . citation needed in october 2008 fairmont hotels & resorts was named one of canada s top 100 employers by mediacorp canada inc. and was featured in maclean s newsmagazine . later that month it was also named one of greater toronto s top employers which was announced by the toronto star newspaper . 4 in april 2010 kingdom hotels sold part of its stake in raffles holdings international in a deal worth about 847 million . to a group of investors including an affiliate of qatar s sovereign wealth fund . the deal will put kingdom s stake in the hotelier at 35 percent down from 58 percent when the deal closes and give buyers qatari diar real estate investment operating through its subsidiary cayman islands based voyager partners a 40 percent stake in fairmont raffles making the group the largest shareholders in the company . kingdom and colony capital will become the second and third biggest shareholders 5 in december 2015 accor purchased fairmont hotel & resorts along with raffles and swissotel in a 2.9 billion deal . 6 properties edit canadian properties edit british columbia edit the fairmont empress in victoria the fairmont hotel vancouver in vancouver the fairmont pacific rim in vancouver the fairmont waterfront in vancouver the fairmont vancouver airport in richmond the fairmont chateau whistler resort in whistler alberta edit the fairmont chateau lake louise resort on lake louise the fairmont banff springs in banff the fairmont palliser in calgary the fairmont jasper park lodge resort in jasper the fairmont hotel macdonald in edmonton manitoba edit the fairmont winnipeg in winnipeg ontario edit fairmont ch teau laurier in ottawa fairmont royal york in toronto quebec edit fairmont the queen elizabeth in montreal fairmont le ch teau frontenac in quebec city fairmont le manoir richelieu resort in la malbaie quebec fairmont le chateau montebello resort in montebello quebec fairmont tremblant in mont tremblant quebec united states properties edit the fairmont orchid resort in south kohala hawaii the fairmont kea lani maui resort on maui hawaii the fairmont olympic hotel in seattle washington the fairmont sonoma mission inn & spa resort in sonoma california the fairmont san francisco in san francisco california the fairmont san jose in san jose california fairmont miramar hotel & bungalows santa monica in santa monica california fairmont newport beach in newport beach california fairmont scottsdale resort in scottsdale arizona the fairmont dallas in dallas texas fairmont chicago at millennium park in chicago illinois the fairmont pittsburgh in pittsburgh pennsylvania the fairmont washington d.c. in washington d.c. the plaza hotel a fairmont hotel in new york city new york the fairmont copley plaza in boston massachusetts fairmont heritage place private residence club all suite hotels edit fairmont heritage place ghirardelli square in san francisco california fairmont heritage place franz klammer lodge in telluride colorado fairmont heritage place el corazon de sante fe santa fe new mexico central american atlantic and caribbean properties edit the fairmont royal pavilion resort in st. james the fairmont hamilton princess in pembroke bermuda the fairmont southampton resort in southampton bermuda fairmont mayakoba resort in riviera maya european properties edit the savoy a fairmont hotel in london england uk fairmont st andrews in scotland fairmont monte carlo in monaco fairmont hotel vier jahreszeiten in hamburg germany fairmont le montreux palace in montreux switzerland fairmont grand hotel kyiv in kyiv ukraine fairmont quasar istanbul istanbul turkey middle eastern and african properties edit fairmont dubai in dubai u.a.e. fairmont bab al bahr abu dhabi in abu dhabi u.a.e. fairmont the palm in dubai u.a.e. fairmont ajman in ajman u.a.e. makkah clock royal tower hotel in makkah saudi arabia fairmont nile city cairo in cairo egypt fairmont towers heliopolis in heliopolis cairo egypt fairmont heliopolis in heliopolis cairo egypt fairmont mara safari club in maasai mara national reserve kenya fairmont the norfolk in nairobi kenya fairmont mount kenya safari club in nanyuki kenya fairmont zimbali lodge in zimbali kwazulu natal south africa fairmont zimbali resort in zimbali kwazulu natal south africa asia properties edit fairmont baku in azerbaijan fairmont singapore in singapore fairmont beijing in beijing china fairmont yangcheng lake hotel in kunshan china fairmont nanjing in nanjing china the fairmont peace hotel in shanghai china fairmont makati manila philippines fairmont jaipur in jaipur india fairmont sanur beach bali in bali indonesia fairmont jakarta in jakarta indonesia gallery of photos edit the fairmont kiev the fairmont banff springs hotel baku azerbaijan the fairmont baku flame towers quebec city fairmont le ch teau frontenac victoria the fairmont empress the fairmont chateau lake louise ottawa fairmont ch teau laurier toronto the fairmont royal york montreal fairmont the queen elizabeth charlevoix fairmont le manoir richelieu the fairmont hotel vancouver edmonton the fairmont hotel macdonald calgary the fairmont palliser winnipeg the fairmont winnipeg fairmont san jose hotel fairmont copley plaza in boston the plaza hotel in new york city the fairmont hamilton princess in bermuda the savoy hotel in london fairmont singapore in singapore makkah clock royal tower in makkah saudi arabia see also edit canadian pacific hotels 1886 2001 canadian national hotels grand trunk railway hotels notes edit a b celebrating over a century of rich history and exemplary hospitality . our history . fairmont hotels and resorts . retrieved 2008 08 14 . a b c globeinvestor.com fairmont lagged others in cp starburst 31 jan 2006 expressvoyage.ca fairmont pays 70m to take full control of its hotel management firm 24 aug 2004 reasons for selection 2009 canada s top 100 employers competition . dead link kingdom holding sells stake in raffles . dealbook.nytimes.com . retrieved 20 september 2012 . french hotel chain accor buys fairmont raffles and swissotel for 2.9 b us . cbc news . 9 december 2015 . retrieved 10 december 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to fairmont hotels and resorts . fairmont s official website history of the fairmont hotel vier jahreszeiten in hamburg in cosmopolis.ch v t e canada s grand railway hotels city hotels delta bessborough hotel charlottetown the empress fort garry hotel ch teau frontenac ch teau laurier lord nelson hotel hotel macdonald hotel newfoundland hotel nova scotian palliser hotel queen elizabeth hotel royal york hotel saskatchewan hotel vancouver place viger windsor hotel resort hotels the algonquin banff springs hotel digby pines resort highland inn jasper park lodge ch teau lake louise ch teau montebello prince of wales hotel v t e hotel chains accor adagio formule 1 f1 formula 1 ibis budget styles mama shelter mercure grand mercure mgallery novotel suite novotel pullman the sebel sofitel thalassa sea & spa carlson rezidor 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