Langham Hotels International Limited, trading as Langham Hospitality Group, is a hotel operator with its headquarters in Hong Kong. Langham Hotels International Limited is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings, which was founded in 1963 and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
History Langham Hospitality Group claims a history that dates back to 1865, when The Langham hotel in London opened as the then-largest building in London and Europe's first 'Grand Hotel'. Ten storeys and high, The Langham featured of Persian tapestry, hot and cold running water in every guestroom, the world's first hydraulic lifts, known as 'rising rooms', and even an early form of air-conditioning. Upon opening, The Langham, the then Prince of Wales hailed the hotel as having "everything a man, woman or child could desire under one roof".
The hotel closed during World War II. After the war, it was bought by the BBC and used as office space until 1986, when it was sold to the Ladbroke Group, which also purchased the non-US Hilton hotels, and was re-opened in 1991as the Langham Hilton hotel.
The Langham was sold to Great Eagle Holdings in 1995. Great Eagle used the "Langham" brand to re-badge a number of hotels in its portfolio, thus creating the Langham Hospitality Group. Great Eagle has subsequently purchased further hotels and re-badged them as "Langham" hotels. It has also moved other hotel brands within its portfolio into the Langham Hospitality Group.
Senior leadership From the Group's founding in 1984, there was no dedicated CEO until 2009. Instead, the Group was managed directly by executives of the parent company, Great Eagle Holdings. In 2009, the Group began to appoint a standalone CEO.
List of CEOs Brett Butcher (2009–2014) Robert Warman (2014–2018) Stefan Leser (2018–2021) Brett Butcher (2021–2023; second term) Bob Van Den Oord (since September 2023)
Ownership Langham Hospitality Group is a wholly owned subsidiary (as Langham Hotels International Limited) of Great Eagle Holdings. It not only oversees the operations and performance of its own hotels, but also provides professional management services to its developer- or owner-partners. Great Eagle Holdings invests in, develops and manages office, retail, residential and hotel properties in Asia, North America and Europe. The organisation is also active in property management and maintenance services, as well as building materials trading. Great Eagle Holdings was founded in 1963 with the incorporation of The Great Eagle Company Limited, which was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. In 1990, following a reorganisation, Great Eagle Holdings Limited, incorporated in Bermuda, became the listed holding company of Great Eagle in place of The Great Eagle Company Limited.
Properties Hotels
The group covers four continents, with projects in cities and resorts under its two brands, The Langham Hotels and Resorts and Cordis Hotels and Resorts, as well as its affiliate hotels. The group also owns the 1,590-room Chelsea Hotel in Toronto.
+List of Langham Hotels with Room CountNo.BrandPropertyRoom CountCountry/TerritoryYear opened1The LanghamLondon33318652The LanghamHong Kong471 19893The LanghamBoston31220034The LanghamMelbourne36320055The LanghamHuntington, Pasadena37920086The LanghamShanghai35720107The LanghamShenzhen35220128The LanghamChicago26820139The LanghamNew York, 5th Avenue234201310Langham PlaceGuangzhou434201311Langham PlaceNingbo Culture Plaza143201412Langham PlaceXiamen285201413The LanghamSydney75201414The LanghamHefei300201515The LanghamHaikou249201616Langham PlaceChangsha295202117The LanghamJakarta224202118The LanghamGold Coast3392022
+List of upcoming Langham HotelsBrandPropertyCountry/TerritoryExpected opening yearThe LanghamBangkok2026The LanghamChengduThe LanghamDiriyah2029The LanghamFoshanThe LanghamKuala Lumpur2027The LanghamNanjingThe LanghamSan FranciscoThe LanghamSeattleThe LanghamTokyoThe LanghamVenice2027The LanghamXiamen, Seaworld
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Restaurants The hotel chain operates Michelin-starred Chinese restaurants, including the three-star T'ang Court in The Langham, Hong Kong, and also the one-star Ming Court in Cordis Hong Kong. Both sets of ratings were awarded in the 2013 Hong Kong and Macau edition of the Michelin Guide.
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