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The Peninsula Hotels

The Peninsula Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. Founded by the Kadoorie family, the first hotel opened in 1928 and now stands as the oldest in Hong Kong.[1]

History

The 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 in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1928. The Peninsula Manila in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, opened in 1976. After a decade, the opening was followed by The Peninsula New York in 1988, as the company ventured into the US market. This was followed by a 1989 opening in Beijing and a 1991 opening in Beverly Hills.

In 2012, the company made headlines for issuing a ban on their menus to no longer serve shark fin soup, which is traditionally a popular delicacy in China.[2] In 2015, The Peninsula Tokyo became EarthCheck certified.[3] In 2017, The Peninsula Beijing became BREEAM accredited.[4]

Properties

As of 2024, Peninsula Hotels operates the following properties:

Criticism

The Peninsula Hotels have been criticised by campaigners[20] 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, Hyatt and Intercontinental have made commitments to use only cage-free eggs by 2025.[21][22][23] Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels responded to the criticism by releasing a commitment to use only cage-free eggs by 2025.[24]

External links

References

  1. The Peninsula Hong Kong Frommer's^
  2. WWF welcomes move by Peninsula hotel chain away from shark fin wwf.panda.org, WWF, 24 November 2011^
  3. Peninsula Tokyo receives EarthCheck Silver Certification Eco-Business, EarthCheck, February 13, 2015^
  4. Beijing's Peninsula hotel refurbishment achieves international BREEAM rating BRE Group, 6 August 2018^
  5. The Peninsula Hong Kong The Telegraph, 2015-11-12, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  6. The Peninsula Hong Kong – Hotel Review Condé Nast Traveler, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  7. The Peninsula Manila The Telegraph, 2018-06-12, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  8. Pierre A. Calasanz. The Peninsula Manila, Then and Now^
  9. The Peninsula New York – Hotel Review Condé Nast Traveler, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  10. The Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel - Love Beverly Hills lovebeverlyhills.com, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  11. Geraldine Fabrikant. Hotel Review: The Peninsula, Beverly Hills, Calif. The New York Times, 2019-02-01, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  12. The Peninsula Bangkok — Hotel Review Condé Nast Traveler, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  13. The Peninsula Chicago The Magnificent Mile, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  14. The Peninsula Chicago hotel review CN Traveller, 2018-12-11, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  15. The Peninsula, Tokyo Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  16. The Peninsula Shanghai Opens on the Bund Hospitality Net, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  17. The Peninsula Paris Named #1 Hotel in Paris by Conde Nast Traveler Readers - 82488 www.luxurytravelmagazine.com, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  18. The Peninsula Istanbul hotel review CN Traveller, retrieved 2023-07-31^
  19. THE PENINSULA LONDON DEBUTS, BRINGING SPECTACULAR NEW STYLE AND LUXURY TO THE HEART OF BELGRAVIA The Peninsula, 20 June 2023^
  20. New Report Finds 75% of Hong Kong's Hotel Industry Committed to Use Only Cage-Free Eggs Globally Laotian Times, 11 May 2022, retrieved 9 August 2024^
  21. Mandarin Oriental 2019 Sustainability Report^
  22. Responsible Sourcing^
  23. InterContinental Hotels to extend cage-free egg use globally www.wattagnet.com, 6 December 2016, retrieved 2020-07-07^
  24. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Statement of Approach^