Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a five-star Canadian-based international luxury hotel chain. It is considered among the finest luxury hotels worldwide, according to Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey, and operates 78 hotels in 32 countries including 22 AAA Five-Diamond properties.
History
Isadore Sharp founded Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. in 1960 with the Four Seasons Hotel opening in 1961 in Toronto, Ontario as a small hotel in the downtown area. In 1970, the first European hotel, Four Seasons Hotel London, was opened. This developed the luxurious five-star Four Seasons as it is today that has medium size properties and a distinctive service. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Four Seasons grew and opened more luxury hotels throughout North America. During this time, Four Seasons Hotels developed the hotel to a first class property by including luxury items within guest rooms. After this, Sharp opened its first Hawaiian resort in the early 1990s, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea which is an AAA Five Diamond and Mobile five star Property today. The first full-service spa was introduced in 1986 at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas and since 2001, all Four Seasons hotels have had spa facilities.
Business
San Stefano Grand Plaza is a Four Seasons 5 star Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Four Seasons is a private corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company currently manages all 78 Four Seasons hotels in 32 countries. In 2007, the company agreed to a buyout by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia for $3.7 billion.
The Four Seasons name was introduced to the Middle East by Al-Waleed bin Talal, who owns some of the properties in the region as well as a substantial stake in the Canadian parent company, including Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Four Seasons Hotels operates private residences at only seven Four Seasons that involves the sale of villa and penthouses as private properties
