Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. (formerly JAL Hotels Company Ltd.) is a Japanese-owned global

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

management firm, majority owned by Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. since 2010. The hotel firm's managed properties are marketed under the Okura Hotels & Resorts and Hotel JAL City and Nikko Hotels International groups. From its time as a subsidiary of

Japan Airlines , also known as JAL (''Jaru'') or , is an international airline and Japan's flag carrier and largest airline as of 2021 and 2022, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport, as w ...

(JAL), its headquarters have been located in the JAL Building in

Shinagawa is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total are ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, Japan. In 2010, Japan Airlines sold majority ownership of JAL Hotels to the Hotel Okura, which is now the primary shareholder.

History

JAL Hotels has been a

hotel management ''Hotel Management'' magazine is a trade publication produced by Questex, LLC. History and profile The magazine ''Hotel Management'' was established in New York in 1922 by Ahrens Publishers. It absorbed or merged with various other hotel manage ...

company since its establishment in 1970 as a subsidiary of Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. On July 1, 1996, Japan Airlines Development Ltd. was renamed to "JAL Hotels Company Ltd." to further establish its business description as a hotel operator. On April 1, 1999, a merger with "Japan Airlines Hotel Co., Ltd." resulted in JAL Hotels taking over the

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

of the "Ginza Nikko Hotel" and "Kawasaki Nikko Hotel". On September 30, 2010, the sale of JAL Hotels to Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. resulted in JAL Hotels becoming mainly owned by

Hotel Okura is a luxury hotel opened in 1962 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by Okura Hotels and was a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The historic main wing was demolished in 2015, with a modern replacement on the site opened in 2019, ...

, which holds 79.6% shares in the company, while Japan Airlines retains 11.1%; with 9.3% held by banks, other investors. The company renamed itself as Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. on 1 October, 2015.

Brands

Operating under the "Okura Hotels & Resorts", "Hotel JAL City" and "Nikko Hotels International" groups, JAL Hotels has managed 67 properties worldwide, with a total inventory of 21,406 guest rooms. Since 2010, its acquisition by Hotel Okura has increased the total guest rooms networked. As of today,June 8th, 2015 it has 86 properties (opened or announced), including 50 in Japan, 11 in China and 25 in the rest of Asia and other countries.

Notable properties

* Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba * Hotel JAL City Haneda Tokyo * Hotel Nikko San Francisco *

Hotel Nikko Düsseldorf The is a German-Japanese hotel prominent in Düsseldorf since 1978. Located in the heart of Japanese community of Düsseldorf, Little Tokyo in Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Stadtmitte, the hotel opened in 1978 in conjunction with the :de:Deutsch-Japa ...

* Hotel Nikko Saigon * Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach * Hotel Nikko Kluang

References

External links

* {{Hotel chains Hospitality companies established in 1970 Hospitality companies of Japan Japanese brands Japan Airlines Service companies based in Tokyo Japanese companies established in 1970

History

Brands

Notable properties

See also

References

External links