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{{Short description|Hospitality management and real estate group}}
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| name = Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
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| name = Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
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| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| location = [[Singapore]], [[London]]
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| location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| key_people = [[Kwek Leng Beng]], [[Chair (official)|Chairman]]
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| key_people = [[Kwek Leng Beng]], [[Chair (official)|Chairman]]<br>Aloysius Lee Tse Sang, [[CEO]]
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'''Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc''' is a leading global hospitality management and real estate group, with 120 hotels in 79 business and leisure destinations in Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The company is headquartered in [[London]]. it is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]]. Millennium & Copthorne Hotels operates [[Millennium Hotels & Resorts]], the Copthorne and the Kingsgate hotel chains.
'''Millennium & Copthorne Hotels''' is a global hospitality management and real estate group, with 125 hotels in 22 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The company is headquartered in [[Singapore]] and [[London]]. It was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and was a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]] until it was acquired by [[City Developments Limited]] in September 2019. Millennium Hotels and Resorts operates the Lengs, M, Millennium and Copthorne hotel collections.


==History==
==History==
The group's origins date to the early 1970s, when Singapore billionaire [[Kwek Leng Beng]] opened the King's Hotel through the [[Hong Leong Group]], the parent company of [[City Developments Limited]] (CDL).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://hi-life.hongleong.com.sg/January2020/getting-to-know-you-article01.html|title=Hi Life!|website=hi-life.hongleong.com.sg}}</ref>
[[File:Part of Copthorne Hotel, Gatwick.jpg|thumb|Part of the original Copthorne Hotel near Gatwick in West Sussex]]
The Group's origins date to 1972 when [[British Caledonian Airways]] acquired the Copthorne Hotel at [[Copthorne, West Sussex]], near [[Gatwick]]. The Copthorne Hotels brand was launched in 1985<ref name=flight>{{cite web| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200720.html| title=World Airline Directory| work=[[Flight International]]| date=29 March 1986| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> and a number of new hotels opened in the UK, France and Germany.


In 1989, Singapore-based CDL Hotels International acquired 6 hotels in Asia. In 1993, CDL made its first move outside Asia – purchasing the 548-room Gloucester Hotel and [[The Bailey's Hotel]] in London.<ref name=stevenson>{{cite news| last=Stevenson| first=Tom| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/singapore-investor-buys-hotel-in-london-1413769.html| title=Singapore investor buys hotel in London| work=[[The Independent]]| date=14 July 1994| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> In the same year CDL took control of a 13-hotel chain in New Zealand.<ref name=funding>{{cite web| title=Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc History| url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/millennium-copthorne-hotels-plc-history/| publisher=Funding Universe| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> In 1994, CDL made its entry into the US with the purchase of the [[Millenium Hilton]] in New York and acquired the Millennium Broadway in New York’s Times Square district in December.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/16/business/company-news-millenium-sold-to-cdl-hotels-international.html| title=Millenium sold to CDL Hotels International| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=16 February 1994| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref>
In 1989, CDL Hotels International, which now owned six hotels in Asia, was listed on the [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange]]. In 1993, CDL made its first move outside Asia, purchasing the 548-room Gloucester Hotel and [[The Bailey's Hotel]], both in London.<ref name=stevenson>{{cite news| last=Stevenson| first=Tom| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/singapore-investor-buys-hotel-in-london-1413769.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/singapore-investor-buys-hotel-in-london-1413769.html |archive-date=2022-05-14 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live| title=Singapore investor buys hotel in London| work=[[The Independent]]| date=14 July 1994| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref> In the same year CDL took control of a 13-hotel chain in New Zealand.<ref name=funding>{{cite web| title=Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc History| url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/millennium-copthorne-hotels-plc-history/| publisher=Funding Universe| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref>


In 1994, CDL entered the US market, purchasing [[Millennium Downtown New York Hotel|The Millennium Hilton]]<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/16/business/company-news-millenium-sold-to-cdl-hotels-international.html| title=Millenium sold to CDL Hotels International| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=16 February 1994| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref> and the [[Millennium Times Square New York|Macklowe Hotel]], both in New York.<ref name="auto"/>
In 1995, CDL Hotels acquired Copthorne Hotels and the enlarged corporation became Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.<ref name=wilson>{{cite news| last=Wilson| first=Iain| url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/singapore-group-buys-glasgow-s-copthorne-aer-lingus-sellshotel-for-224m-1.657677| title=Singapore group buys Glasgow's Copthorne Aer Lingus sells hotel for £224m| work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]| date=7 October 1995| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996.<ref name=lse>{{cite web| url=http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB0005622542GBGBXSTMM| title=Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc| publisher=London Stock Exchange| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref>


In 1995, CDL Hotels acquired Copthorne Hotels for £219 million. [[British Caledonian Airways]] had acquired the Copthorne Hotel at [[Copthorne, West Sussex]], near [[Gatwick]] in 1972 and later launched the Copthorne Hotels brand in 1985.<ref name=flight>{{cite web| url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200720.html| title=World Airline Directory| work=[[Flight International]]| date=29 March 1986| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref>
In 1999, the company acquired Regal Hotels in the [[United States]]<ref name=stl>{{cite news| title=Regal Riverfront becomes Millennium Hotel-St. Louis| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2001/04/09/daily2.html| work=[[American City Business Journals|St. Louis Business Journal]]| date=9 April 2001| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref> and in 2001 it expanded into the Middle East with several management contracts secured in the United Arab Emirates. The first of six new hotels in China opened in 2008.<ref name=easier>{{cite news| url=http://www.easier.com/48611-the-five-star-millennium-chengdu-hotel-china-to-open-in-2008.html| title=The five-star Millennium Chengdu Hotel China to open in 2008| work=Easier Travel| date=2 August 2007| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref>


CDL merged the two chains into Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.<ref name=wilson>{{cite news| last=Wilson| first=Iain| url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/singapore-group-buys-glasgow-s-copthorne-aer-lingus-sellshotel-for-224m-1.657677| title=Singapore group buys Glasgow's Copthorne Aer Lingus sells hotel for £224m| work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Glasgow Herald]]| date=7 October 1995| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref> In 1996, the chain was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref name=lse>{{cite web| url=http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB0005622542GBGBXSTMM| title=Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc| publisher=London Stock Exchange| access-date=2014-06-17| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404233224/http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB0005622542GBGBXSTMM| archive-date=2015-04-04| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Operations==
The Group is structured as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/airpoints-hotel-partners-millennium-copthorne|title=Millennium, Copthorne and Kingsgate Hotels & Resorts|publisher=Air New Zealand|accessdate=22 April 2017}}</ref>
* Millennium Hotels – Worldwide
* Copthorne Hotels – [[China]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[UK]], [[New Zealand]], [[Iraq]], [[Qatar]] and [[UAE]]
* Kingsgate Hotels – [[New Zealand]], [[United Arab Emirates]]


In 1999, the company acquired the 17-property Regal Hotels chain in the [[United States]]<ref name=stl>{{cite news| title=Regal Riverfront becomes Millennium Hotel-St. Louis| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2001/04/09/daily2.html| work=[[American City Business Journals|St. Louis Business Journal]]| date=9 April 2001| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref> and in 2001 it expanded into the Middle East with several management contracts secured in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="auto"/> In 2006 the chain expanded to China, and opened the first of six more hotels in China in 2008.<ref name=easier>{{cite news| url=http://www.easier.com/48611-the-five-star-millennium-chengdu-hotel-china-to-open-in-2008.html| title=The five-star Millennium Chengdu Hotel China to open in 2008| work=Easier Travel| date=2 August 2007| access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref>
==List of Hotels==
The company's list of hotels is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/hotels/|title=Hotels|publisher=Millennium & Copthorne Hotels|accessdate=22 April 2017}}</ref>
{{div col|cols=3}}


In 2015, the group announced four new hotels to open in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/millennium-copthorne-signs-deal-for-4-dubai-hotels-592119.html|title=Millennium & Copthorne signs deal for 4 Dubai hotels|newspaper=Arabian Business|date=10 May 2015|author=Crystal Chesters|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> Still in 2015, the group's financial results slightly declined due to troubled events affecting tourism worldwide<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/67735a29-7eea-3891-8b0c-7d1b2812083c|title=Hotels facing 'uncertain climate' – Millennium & Copthorne|website=Ft.com|date=19 February 2016|author=Nathalie Thomas|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> which led to the resignation of its CEO Aloysius Lee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/mill-cop-hotels-ceo/millennium-copthorne-hotels-ceo-lee-to-resign-idUSL3N1B54EB|title=Millennium & Copthorne Hotels CEO Lee to resign|website=Reuters.com|date=24 August 2016|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> Tan Kian Seng began serving as the interim CEO after Jennifer Fox stepped down as the group's CEO in September 2018, just three months after her appointment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotelmanagement.net/human-resources/three-months-millennium-copthorne-hotels-ceo-steps-down|title=Three months in, CEO Jennifer Fox leaves Millennium & Copthorne Hotels {{!}} Hotel Management|website=www.hotelmanagement.net|language=en|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref>
===Asia===
* New World Millennium [[Hong Kong]] Hotel
* Grand Millennium Beijing [[China]]
* Millennium Residences Beijing China
* Millennium Hotel Chengdu China
* M Hotel Chengdu China
* Copthorne Hotel Qingdao China
* Grand Millennium Shanghai Hongqiao China
* Millennium Hotel Wuxi China
* Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen China
* Millennium Hotel Fuqing China
* Millennium Resort Hangzhou China
* Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta [[Indonesia]]
* Milllennium Mitsui Garden Hotel Tokyo [[Japan]]
* Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur [[Malaysia]]
* Copthorne Orchid Hotel Penang Malaysia
* Copthorne Hotel Cameron Highlands Malaysia
* Angsana Velavaru [[Maldives]]
* Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives
* The Heritage Hotel Manila [[Philippines]]
* Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel [[Singapore]]
* Orchard Hotel Singapore
* M Hotel Singapore
* Copthorne King's Hotel Singapore
* Studio M Hotel Singapore
* Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung [[Taiwan]]
* Millennium Resort Patong Phuket [[Thailand]]


In 2019, CDL, which owned a controlling 62.5% stake in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, bought back the remaining shares for £776.29 million and de-listed the company from the London Stock Exchange.<ref name="auto"/>
===Australasia===
* Copthorne Hotel Auckland City [[New Zealand]]
* Copthorne Hotel Auckland HarbourCity New Zealand
* Grand Millennium Auckland City New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands New Zealand
* Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia New Zealand
* Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin New Zealand
* Kingsgate Hotel Greymouth New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel and Resort Hokianga New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel Grand Central New Plymouth New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North New Zealand
* Millennium Hotel Queenstown New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview New Zealand
* Millennium Hotel Rotorua New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel Rotorua New Zealand
* Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels Taupo New Zealand
* Kingsgate Hotel Te Anau New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel and Resort Solway Park Wairarapa New Zealand
* Kingsgate Hotel The Avenue Wanganui New Zealand
* Copthorne Hotel Wellington, Oriental Bay New Zealand


Clarence Tan was appointed CEO of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels in March 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/cdl-names-veteran-hotelier-as-group-ceo-for-millennium-copthorne-hotels|title=CDL names veteran hotelier as group CEO for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels &#124; The Straits Times|first=Hermes|last=Auto|date=March 30, 2020|website=www.straitstimes.com}}</ref> and left the role in July 2020 four months after his appointment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/people/mc-hotels-ceo-clarence-tan-quits-after-four-months/|title=M&C Hotels CEO Clarence Tan Quits After Four Months|date=July 24, 2020|website=Mingtiandi}}</ref>
===North America===
* The Lakefront Hotel Anchorage United States
* Millennium Bostonian Hotel Boston United States
* Millennium Harvest House Boulder United States
* Millennium Hotel Buffalo United States
* Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago United States
* Millennium Hotel Cincinnati United States
* Millennium Hotel Durham United States
* Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles United States
* Millennium Hotel Minneapolis United States
* Millennium Maxwell House Hotel Nashville United States
* Millennium Broadway Hotel New York United States
* The Premier Hotel New York United States
* The McCormick Scottsdale United States


In May 2020, Millennium & Copthorne announced 910 job losses from its 20 hotels in New Zealand as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2020/05/really-really-hard-more-job-cuts-as-kiwis-spend-less-during-coronavirus-pandemic.html |title='Really, really hard': More job cuts as Kiwis spend less during coronavirus pandemic |first=Tom |last=McRae |date=26 May 2020 |work=Newshub |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> In reaction to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Millennium and Copthorne Hotels created the We Clean We Care We Welcome Global Safety Commitment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/offers/global/wecleancarewelcome/|title=Millennium Hotels and Resorts' Global Safety and Cleanliness Commitment|website=www.millenniumhotels.com}}</ref>
===Europe===
* Millennium Hotel Paris Charles de Gaulle [[France]]
* Millennium Hotel Paris Opéra France
* Grand Hotel Palace Rome [[Italy]]
* [[The Bailey's Hotel|Millennium Bailey's Hotel]] London Kensington United Kingdom
* Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington United Kingdom
* Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge United Kingdom
* Millennium Hotel London Mayfair United Kingdom
* Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington United Kingdom
* The Chelsea Harbour Hotel United Kingdom
* Millennium & Copthorne Hotels at Chelsea Football Club United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Aberdeen United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Birmingham United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Cardiff Caerdydd United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Effingham Gatwick United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick United Kingdom
* Millennium Hotel Glasgow United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Manchester United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Newcastle United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Plymouth United Kingdom
* Millennium Madejski Hotel Reading United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Sheffield United Kingdom
* Copthorne Hotel Slough Windsor United Kingdom
* Hard Days Night Hotel Liverpool United Kingdom
* [[Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi: Georgia’s most luxurious hotel opens with impressive display|url=http://agenda.ge/news/62914/eng|accessdate=1 August 2016|work=agenda.ge|date=1 August 2016}}</ref> [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]

===Middle East===
* Copthorne Hotel Baranan [[Iraq]]
* Grand Millennium Sulaimani Hotel Iraq
* Millennium Hotel Amman [[Jordan]]
* Al-Jahra Copthorne Hotel & Resort [[Kuwait]]
* Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre Kuwait
* Millennium Resort Mussanah [[Oman]]
* Millennium Executive Apartments Muscat Oman
* Millennium Hotel Doha [[Qatar]]
* Copthorne Hotel Doha Qatar
* Kingsgate Hotel Doha Qatar
* Millennium Al Aqeeq Hotel [[Saudi Arabia]]
* Copthorne Hotel Riyadh Saudi Arabia
* Millennium Taiba Hotel Madina Saudi Arabia
* Millennium Hail Hotel Hail Saudi Arabia
* Grand Millennium Al Wahda [[United Arab Emirates]]
* Millennium Corniche Hotel Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
* Kingsgate Hotel Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
* Grand Millennium Dubai United Arab Emirates
* Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates
* Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates
* Copthorne Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates
* Copthorne Hotel Sharjah United Arab Emirates
* Millennium Hotel Fujairah United Arab Emirates
* Millennium Hotel Ramallah palestine
{{div col end}}


==Ownership==
==Ownership==
In June 2019 the company's board agreed to recommend a takeover offer, valuing the business at £2.23 billion, from City Developments Limited for the shares it does not already own.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/millennium-copthorne-hotels-shares-soar-as-takeover-bid-agreed-38192451.html|title=Millennium & Copthorne Hotels shares soar as takeover bid agreed|work=The Independent|date=7 June 2019|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> The transaction became unconditional in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/cdl-takeover-offer-for-millennium-copthorne-hotels-turns-unconditional-0|title=CDL takeover offer for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels turns unconditional|publisher=Business Times|date=14 September 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref>
A [[Singapore]] investment company City Developments Limited owns approximately 62% of the issued share capital in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc.<ref name=chipkin>{{cite news| url=http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/article/13608/Millennium-expands-through-acquisition| title=Millennium expands through acquisition| publisher=Hotel News Now| date=30 April 2014| accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref>
==Gallery==

<gallery mode="traditional" widths="px" heights="px">
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File:Copthorne King's Hotel, Nov 05.JPG|Copthorne King's Hotel, Singapore
File:Grand Millennium Sulaimani Hotel in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan.jpg|Grand Millennium Hotel Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
File:Grand Millennium, Kuala Lumpur (4447681337).jpg|Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

File:Part of Copthorne Hotel, Gatwick.jpg|Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick, Sussex, England
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File:Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung 20121119.jpg|[[Millennium Hotel Taichung]], Taiwan
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File:Millennium Biltmore Hotel-2.jpg|[[Millennium Biltmore Hotel]], Los Angeles, California
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File:Dubai ^ Millennium Airport Hotel - panoramio.jpg|Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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File:Millennium Hotel, Glasgow - geograph.org.uk - 573824.jpg|Millennium Hotel Glasgow, Scotland
File:Millennium Seoul Hilton.jpg|Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea

File:Millennium Seoul Hilton Atrium.jpg|Lower lobby atrium of Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea
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</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.millenniumhotels.com Official site] – www.millenniumhotels.com
*{{Official website|www.millenniumhotels.com}}

{{FTSE 250 Index constituents}}
{{COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand}}


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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Company typePrivate
IndustryHotels
HeadquartersSingapore, London
Key people
Kwek Leng Beng, Chairman
Revenue£997 million (2018)[1]
£105 million (2018)[1]
£93 million (2018)[1]
ParentCity Developments Limited
Websitewww.millenniumhotels.com

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels is a global hospitality management and real estate group, with 125 hotels in 22 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The company is headquartered in Singapore and London. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by City Developments Limited in September 2019. Millennium Hotels and Resorts operates the Lengs, M, Millennium and Copthorne hotel collections.

History[edit]

The group's origins date to the early 1970s, when Singapore billionaire Kwek Leng Beng opened the King's Hotel through the Hong Leong Group, the parent company of City Developments Limited (CDL).[2]

In 1989, CDL Hotels International, which now owned six hotels in Asia, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 1993, CDL made its first move outside Asia, purchasing the 548-room Gloucester Hotel and The Bailey's Hotel, both in London.[3] In the same year CDL took control of a 13-hotel chain in New Zealand.[4]

In 1994, CDL entered the US market, purchasing The Millennium Hilton[5] and the Macklowe Hotel, both in New York.[2]

In 1995, CDL Hotels acquired Copthorne Hotels for £219 million. British Caledonian Airways had acquired the Copthorne Hotel at Copthorne, West Sussex, near Gatwick in 1972 and later launched the Copthorne Hotels brand in 1985.[6]

CDL merged the two chains into Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.[7] In 1996, the chain was listed on the London Stock Exchange.[8]

In 1999, the company acquired the 17-property Regal Hotels chain in the United States[9] and in 2001 it expanded into the Middle East with several management contracts secured in the United Arab Emirates.[2] In 2006 the chain expanded to China, and opened the first of six more hotels in China in 2008.[10]

In 2015, the group announced four new hotels to open in Dubai.[11] Still in 2015, the group's financial results slightly declined due to troubled events affecting tourism worldwide[12] which led to the resignation of its CEO Aloysius Lee.[13] Tan Kian Seng began serving as the interim CEO after Jennifer Fox stepped down as the group's CEO in September 2018, just three months after her appointment.[14]

In 2019, CDL, which owned a controlling 62.5% stake in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, bought back the remaining shares for £776.29 million and de-listed the company from the London Stock Exchange.[2]

Clarence Tan was appointed CEO of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels in March 2020,[15] and left the role in July 2020 four months after his appointment.[16]

In May 2020, Millennium & Copthorne announced 910 job losses from its 20 hotels in New Zealand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] In reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, Millennium and Copthorne Hotels created the We Clean We Care We Welcome Global Safety Commitment.[18]

Ownership[edit]

In June 2019 the company's board agreed to recommend a takeover offer, valuing the business at £2.23 billion, from City Developments Limited for the shares it does not already own.[19] The transaction became unconditional in September 2019.[20]

Gallery[edit]

  • Copthorne King's Hotel, Singapore
    Copthorne King's Hotel, Singapore
  • Grand Millennium Hotel Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
    Grand Millennium Hotel Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick, Sussex, England
    Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick, Sussex, England
  • Millennium Hotel Taichung, Taiwan
    Millennium Hotel Taichung, Taiwan
  • Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California
    Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California
  • Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Millennium Hotel Glasgow, Scotland
    Millennium Hotel Glasgow, Scotland
  • Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Lower lobby atrium of Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Lower lobby atrium of Millennium Hilton Seoul, Republic of Korea

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