The Peninsula Hotels is a chain of

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s operated by

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH) is the holding company of a hotel group. It is engaged in the ownership, development and management of The Peninsula Hotels; commercial and residential properties in Asia, the United States and Europe ...

. Founded by the Kadoorie family, the first hotel opened in 1928 and now stands as the oldest in Hong Kong.

History

Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited was incorporated in 1866. The company became engaged in real estate, acquiring land properties, and opened

The Peninsula Hong Kong The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the flagship property of The Peninsula Hotels group, part of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Group. The hotel opened in 1928 and w ...

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in 1928. The Peninsula Manila in

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, opened in 1976. After a decade, the opening was followed by

The Peninsula New York The Peninsula New York is a historic luxury hotel at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built in 1905 as the Gotham Hotel, the structure was designed by Hiss and Weekes in the n ...

in 1988, as the company ventured into the US market. This was followed by a 1989 opening in

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and a 1991 opening in

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. In 2012, the company made headlines for issuing a ban on their menus to no longer serve

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, which is traditionally a popular delicacy in China. In 2015, The Peninsula Tokyo became

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certified. In 2017, The Peninsula Beijing became

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accredited.

Properties

As of 2024, Peninsula Hotels operates the following properties:

Criticism

The Peninsula Hotels have been criticised by campaigners for the continued use of eggs from battery-caged hens across their hotel locations. A large number of the hotel group’s competitors including Mandarin Oriental,

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and

Intercontinental InterContinental Hotels & Resorts by IHG is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe. It has been part of UK-based InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterC ...

have made commitments to use only cage-free eggs by 2025. Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels responded to the criticism by releasing a commitment to use only cage-free eggs by 2025.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peninsula Hotels Hotels established in 1928 Multinational companies headquartered in Hong Kong Former companies in the Hang Seng Index Hospitality companies of Hong Kong Hong Kong brands Luxury brands 1928 establishments in Hong Kong Hotel chains