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词条 Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
释义

  1. History

  2. Business model

  3. Residential rentals

  4. European locations

  5. Critical reception

  6. Philanthropy

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox company
| name = Four Seasons Hotels Limited
| trading_name = Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
| logo = Four Seasons logo.svg
| type = Private
| num_locations = 112 properties in 47 countries
| key_people = Isadore Sharp
{{small|(Founder & Chairman)}}
| industry = Hospitality
| revenue = {{profit}} US$ 4.3 billion (2015)[1]
| owner = Cascade Investment
Kingdom Holding Company
Triples Holding
| num_employees = 45.000 (2018)[2]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.fourseasons.com}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1961|3|21}}
| location_city = Toronto, Ontario
| location_country = Canada
}}Four Seasons Hotels Limited, trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is an international luxury hospitality company[3] headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[4] Four Seasons operates more than 100 hotels worldwide.[5] Since 2007, Bill Gates (through Cascade Investment) and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal have been majority owners of the company.[6]

History

Canadian businessman Isadore Sharp founded Four Seasons in 1960. While a young architect working for his father, Sharp designed a motel for a family friend; its success motivated him to try creating his own hotel. He bought a large parcel of land in a run-down area of Toronto and planned a stopover for business travellers; the Four Seasons Motor Hotel opened in 1961.

Four Seasons built more hotels, including the 1963 Inn on the Park, a $4 million two-story resort hotel in suburban Toronto that housed Canada's first discothèque.[7][8]

Upscale luxury became part of the brand when the company expanded to London. When a developer approached Four Seasons about building a hotel in London, Sharp planned it to compete with the city's old-world, elite hotels, such as Claridge's and The Connaught.[4] The hotel opened in 1970.[5]

In 1974, cost overruns at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver nearly led the company into bankruptcy. As a result, the company began shifting to its current, management-only business model, eliminating costs associated with buying land and buildings. The company went public in 1986.[5] In the 1990s, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton began direct competition, with Ritz-Carlton emphasizing a uniform look while Four Seasons emphasized local architecture and styles with uniform service; in the end Four Seasons gained market share.[5]

Built in 1986,[10][11] Four Seasons Hotel Austin is a nine-story hotel on 2.3 acres of land on the Lady Bird Lake's north shore.[12] In 1997, Four Seasons Hotel Austin became the first hotel to have "a high-speed wireless Internet network" after Wayport, Inc. set it up there for testing wireless Internet networks.[13] The hotel hosted Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 when she visited Texas.[14]{{dead link|date=November 2017}} It was acquired by Anbang Insurance Group from the Blackstone Group for $359.7 million in 2016.[12]

Economic downturns in the early and mid-2000s affected the company. When the September 11 attacks caused the collapse of the travel industry, Four Seasons refused to cut room prices in order to preserve the perceived value of the brand, which caused tension with property owners who were losing money.[5] The company recovered, and in 2007 it agreed to a buyout by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia for $3.8 billion.[15] The pair own 95 percent of the company, in equal shares, and Sharp owns the rest.[5]

Challenges returned again during the financial crisis of 2007–2010. The company made the first corporate layoffs in its history, cutting 10% of its Toronto workforce.[5] In April 2010, after a year-long dispute with Broadreach Capital Partners and Maritz, Wolff & Co., owners of the Aviara resort near San Diego, an arbitration panel ruled that, while both parties contributed to the demise of the business relationship, Four Seasons had not violated its management agreement. The arbitrators ordered Broadreach to pay Four Seasons to terminate the contract."[16] The resort is no longer a Four Seasons.

Four Seasons has continued to add more hotels and resorts to its portfolio, notably in China. It opened a new hotel in Hangzhou in 2010 and Guangzhou, Beijing, and a second property in Shanghai in 2012. In India, it has one hotel in Mumbai.[17] In 2013, it opened its first hotel in Russia in the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace in St. Petersburg, and later opened a second hotel in Moscow. In Indonesia, it has one hotel in Jakarta and another two in Bali.

In October 2012, Four Seasons opened a new 259 room Toronto hotel in Yorkville, designed by internationally known design firm Yabu Pushelberg. The hotel includes an upscale restaurant led by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud. It was hailed by The Globe and Mail as "the renewal of an iconic Canadian brand in its hometown".[18] The penthouse was bought by entrepreneur Robert Österlund (founder of Xacti, LLC and Inbox.com) for a Canadian record price of over $28 million.[19]

In 2009, founder Sharp wrote a memoir titled Four Seasons: The Story of Business Philosophy. It contained a historical chronicle of the hotels since its inception.[20]

Business model

Four Seasons does not own any of its properties[21]; it operates them on behalf of real estate owners and developers. The contracts between Four Seasons and property owners typically permit the company to participate in the design of the property and run it with nearly total control over every aspect of the operation.[5]

Four Seasons generally earns three percent of the gross income and about five percent of profits from the properties it operates, and the property owners are required to additionally contribute money for chain-wide sales, marketing and reservations systems. Four Seasons hotels have larger staffs than competing chains, and the company maintains separate reserve accounts for each hotel to cover upkeep costs. Profit margins are relatively low, but the brand attracts developers through the hotels' reputation as solid assets for loan collateral or resale.[5] Four Seasons also produces a complimentary magazine for guests that is supported by advertising revenue. Four Seasons has a fractional ownership division, Four Seasons Residence Clubs.

Residential rentals

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts began offering vacation rentals in June 2014. Titled Residential Rentals, the properties are available in: North America (Costa Rica, Houston, Jackson Hole, Nevis, Punta Mita, San Diego, Whistler, Vail). Africa (Marrakech, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sharm El Sheikh), Europe (Cap-Ferrat) and Asia (Jimbaran Bay, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui).

Residential Rentals provide the same services as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in a residential setting. Customers are mainly multi-generational vacationers and small group travellers.[22]

The first stand alone Four Seasons Private Residences will open in London at 20 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair during the second quarter of 2018. It will be the third Four Seasons venue in London. [23]

European locations

Four Seasons has a total of 19 hotels in Europe.[24]

{{legend|#fe8|Also offers private luxury residences.[25]}}
#Hotel locationOpening yearHotel name{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)
1United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdomcenter|1970}} Hotel London at Park Lanecenter|[26]}}
2Italy}} Milan, Italycenter|1993}} Hotel Milanocenter|[27]}}
3Turkey}} Istanbul, Turkeycenter|1996}} Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmetcenter|[28]}}
4Portugal}} Lisbon, Portugalcenter|1998}} Hotel Ritzcenter|[29]}}
5France}} Paris, Francecenter|1999}} Hotel George Vcenter|[30]}}
6Czech Republic}} Prague, Czech Republiccenter|2001}} Hotel Praguecenter|[31]}}
7Hungary}} Budapest, Hungarycenter|2004}} Hotel Gresham Palacecenter|[32]}}
8United Kingdom}} Hampshire, United Kingdom{{align|center|2005}} Hotel Hampshirecenter|[33]}}
9Switzerland}} Geneva, Switzerland Hotel des Berguescenter|[34]}}
10Italy}} Florence, Italy{{align|center|2008}} Hotel Firenzecenter|[35]}}
11Turkey}} Istanbul, Turkey Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphoruscenter|[36]}}
12Azerbaijan}} Baku, Azerbaijancenter|2012}} Hotel Bakucenter|[37]}}
13Russia}} Saint Petersburg, Russiacenter|2013}} Hotel Lion Palacecenter|[38]}}
14Russia}} Moscow, Russiacenter|2014}} Hotel Moscowcenter|[39]}}
15France}} French Riviera, Francecenter|2015}} Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferratcenter|[40]}}
16United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom{{align|center|2017}} Hotel London at Ten Trinity Squarecenter|[41]}}
17France}} Megève, France Hotel Megèvecenter|[42]}}
18Greece}} Athens, Greece{{align|center|2019}} Astir Palace Hotelcenter|[43]}}
19Spain}} Madrid, SpainHotel Madrid (late 2019)center|[44]}}

Critical reception

Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide.[45][46] Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have voted Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai, Thailand as among the top ten hotels in the world for three consecutive years.[47] The company has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by Fortune every year since the survey's inception in 1998, ranking #47 in 2015,[48] and is lauded for having one of the lowest employee turnover rates in the hospitality industry.[49][50]

In recent years, restaurants at Four Seasons hotels and resorts have been recognized by Zagat and Michelin. The latter has awarded at total of 25 stars to 17 of the company's restaurants, including Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (three restaurants), Macau, Paris (three restaurants) and Florence.[51]

The company has been recognized by Forbes Travel Guide with many of its properties earning a Forbes Fives Star rating. In 2017, 30 properties received the five-star rating, making it the most five-star ratings earned than any other hotel brand since its inception.

TripAdvisor named the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora #1 Hotel for Romance in the World.[52]

Philanthropy

The company and its hotels and resorts have been involved in a number of philanthropic programs, with a focus on supporting sustainability, building communities, and advancing cancer research. Four Seasons was one of the founders of the Terry Fox Run in 1981,[53] which has since grown into the world's largest single day cancer fundraiser, with events around the world every September. To date, the Terry Fox Run has raised more than CAD 750 million.[54]

In 2001, Four Seasons Resort Maldives started collaborating with the local environmental organization Seamarc/Marine savers, which has set up a program of reimplantation of coral in damaged areas.[55] Thousands of guest-sponsored "coral frames" have been transplanted in Kuda Hurra and Landaa Giraavaru resorts' reefs, and are under survey by marine scientists; they constitute a refuge for thousands of tropical species, and help to preserve and recover fragile ecosystems.

On June 19, 2002, the Canadian Opera Company announced Four Seasons Hotels as the naming donor for the COC's new Opera House, also home to the National Ballet of Canada, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, located in Toronto, Ontario.[56]

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References

1. ^Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Financials and News | 100 Best Companies to Work For
2. ^{{cite web|title=Four Seasons Named to FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For List for 21st Consecutive Year|url=https://press.fourseasons.com/news-releases/2018/fortune-best-companies-to-work-for/ |date= |accessdate=2019-01-07}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=357114|title=Company Overview of Four Seasons Holdings Inc|work=investing.businessweek.com|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
4. ^1 {{cite book|author=Eric Beaudan|title=Creative Execution: What Great Leaders Do to Unleash Bold Thinking and Innovation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNQZrqgUYRUC&pg=PA152|date=8 May 2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-35109-3|pages=152–}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 David Segal, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/business/global/28four.html Pillow Fights at the Four Seasons], The New York Times, June 28, 2009, Accessed June 30, 2009.
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/business/worldbusiness/12iht-hotel.4568993.html|title=Four Seasons Hotels agrees to bid from Gates and Alwaleed - Business - International Herald Tribune|date=2007-02-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-07|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/inn-on-the-park-to-close-doors/article1006047/|title=Inn on the Park to close doors|author=JAMES RUSK|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 27, 2004}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Bradbeer|first1=Janice|title=Once Upon A City: Glamour, disco transform suburban North York|url=https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/once-upon-a-city-archives/2016/12/08/once-upon-a-city-glamour-disco-transform-suburban-north-york.html|accessdate=11 December 2016|work=The Toronto Star|date=8 December 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.byme.com.hk/projects.php?nid=3&id=3|title=Project page: Venetian Macau Parcel 2 - Fourseas Hotel & Podium MEP Works |publisher=byme.com.hk}}
10. ^{{cite news |last=Dinges |first=Gary |date=2015-01-31 |title=Austin - Four - Seasons for sale - Renovated luxe hotel 2nd high-end inn this week to go on market. |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1533F685CB53E318?p=WORLDNEWS |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |accessdate=2017-09-08 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6tJmYSqms?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1533F685CB53E318?p=WORLDNEWS |archivedate=2017-09-08 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
11. ^{{cite news |title=Four Seasons Hotel Austin: A waterfront gem in downtown Austin |url=http://www.forbestravelguide.com/austin-texas/hotels/four-seasons-hotel-austin |publisher=Forbes Travel Guide |accessdate=2017-09-08 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6tJnW3VgC?url=http://www.forbestravelguide.com/austin-texas/hotels/four-seasons-hotel-austin |archivedate=2017-09-08 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
12. ^1 {{cite news |last=Buchholz |first=Jan |date=2016-03-23 |title=High-profile Austin hotel pricey part of blockbuster Blackstone deal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2016/03/high-profile-austin-hotel-pricey-part-of.html |newspaper=Austin Business Journal |accessdate=2017-09-16 }}
13. ^{{cite news |last=Gee |first=Robert W. |date=2000-07-21 |title=Welcome to Plugged Inn - Hotels in Austin and elsewhere cater to tech-savvy travelers (just don't try to cheat the mini-bar) |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0E9B7ED70DFE8444?p=WORLDNEWS |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |accessdate=2017-09-08 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6tJllBf8j?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0E9B7ED70DFE8444?p=WORLDNEWS |archivedate=2017-09-08 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
14. ^{{cite news |last=Barnes |first=Michael |date=2017-03-08 |title=When Queen Elizabeth II stayed at the Four Seasons Austin Hotel |url=http://www.mystatesman.com/news/when-queen-elizabeth-stayed-the-four-seasons-austin-hotel/MvCbh2qA7sMbA8kGf0W3SK/ |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |accessdate=2017-09-08 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6tJmrsVRq?url=http://www.mystatesman.com/news/when-queen-elizabeth-stayed-the-four-seasons-austin-hotel/MvCbh2qA7sMbA8kGf0W3SK/ |archivedate=2017-09-08 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
15. ^Staley, Oliver. Four Seasons Hotels agrees to bid from Gates and Alwaleed. Bloomberg News, February 13, 2007.
16. ^{{cite web|last=Hudson |first=Kris |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703763904575196631770030308?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews |title=Hyatt Takes Over Management of Aviara Resort - WSJ |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2010-04-20 |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
17. ^{{cite web|author=Krystina Gustafson |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/37211365 |title=Luxury Four Seasons Hotel to Expand in China |publisher=Cnbc.com |date=2010-05-18 |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
18. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/new-five-star-hotels-raise-the-bar-in-toronto-vancouver/article4726109/ |publisher=Globe and Mail |title=New five-star hotels raise the bar in Toronto, Vancouver |accessdate=February 12, 2013}}
19. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/the-market/four-seasons-penthouse-sells-for-28-million/article4261540/|title=Four Seasons penthouse sells for $28-million|author=STEVE LADURANTAYE|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 30, 2011}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/ad-and-marketing-book-reviews/seasons-founder-isadore-sharp-writes-life-luxe/138260/|title=Hotel de Sharp: Lessons From Four Seasons' Founder|publisher=}}
21. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/a-man-for-four-seasons-new-ceo-perfects-his-recipe-for-luxury/article17034403/?page=all|title=Five-star general: Four Seasons' new CEO and the era of peak hotel luxury|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2017-04-19|language=en-ca}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/short-term-vacation-rental |title=Luxe Home Rental Services |publisher=Trend Hunter World |date=2014-06-19|accessdate=30 September 2015}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fourseasons.com/content/fourseasons_residences/en/private_residences/twenty-grosvenor-square/|title=London Luxury Residences - Grosvenor Square - Mayfair - Four Seasons|website=www.fourseasons.com}}
24. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/hotel-press-kits/ Hotel Press Kits | Press Room | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts]
25. ^[https://www.fourseasons.com/residences/private_residences/#europe Private Luxury Residences | Serviced Accommodations | Four Seasons (Europe)]
26. ^[https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/four-seasons-hotel-london-at-park-lane-234528/ Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane]
27. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/milan/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Milano Facts]
28. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/istanbul/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet Facts]
29. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/lisbon/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon Facts]
30. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/paris/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris Facts]
31. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/prague/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Prague Facts]
32. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/budapest/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest Facts]
33. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/hampshire/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, England Facts]
34. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/geneva/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva Facts]
35. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/florence/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Firenze Facts]
36. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/bosphorus/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus Facts]
37. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/baku/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Baku, Azerbaijan Facts]
38. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/stpetersburg/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg Facts]
39. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/moscow/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Moscow Facts]
40. ^[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2015/04/23/grand-hotel-du-cap-ferrat-on-mediterranean-coastline-to-become-four-seasons-property/ Grand-Hôtel Du Cap-Ferrat On Mediterranean Coastline To Become Four Seasons Property]
41. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/tentrinity/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square Facts]
42. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/megeve/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Hotel Megève Facts]
43. ^[https://press.fourseasons.com/athens/hotel-facts/ Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens Facts]
44. ^[https://www.fourseasons.com/newopenings/ New Openings | Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts]
45. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2006/ |title=World's Best 2014 | Travel + Leisure |publisher=Travelandleisure.com |date=2015-06-25 |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
46. ^{{cite web|author=Richard L. Johnson |url=http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_2nd/May07_ZagatLodging.html |title=Zagat's Consumer Survey Rates Amanresorts and Four Seasons Best Hotel Chains in the World; Surveyors Found Four Seasons George V (Paris) the Top Large Hotel / May 2007 |publisher=Hotel-online.com |date=2007-05-01 |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
47. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-10-20/top-100-hotels-and-resorts-in-the-world-rca-2014/92|title=Top 100 Hotels & Resorts in the World|work=Condé Nast Traveler}}
48. ^fortune.com Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts 2015
49. ^{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2014/snapshots/91.html?iid=BC14_fl_list |title=100 Best Companies to Work For - Fortune |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
50. ^{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/ |title=100 Best Companies to Work For - Fortune |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-30}}
51. ^{{cite web|url=https://press.fourseasons.com/news-releases/awards-and-accolades-for-four-seasons-hotels-and-resorts/|title=Four Seasons Awards and Accolades|publisher=}}
52. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Romance-cTop10-g1 | title=Top 10 Hotels for Romance in the World | accessdate=July 14, 2012}}
53. ^"Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Isadore Sharp marks 50 years of Four Seasons". National Post - Mar. 22, 2011
54. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.terryfox.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TFF_CRUpdate_1806_FINAL.pdf | title=Cancer Research It's Working | accessdate=September 13, 2018}}
55. ^{{cite web |url=http://marinesavers.com/reefscapers-coral-propagation/ |title=Reefscapers Story – Coral Reef Propagation |author= |date= |website=Marinesavers.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}
56. ^"Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts". Canadian Encyclopedia.

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