The Peninsula Hotels

Template:Short description Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | headquarters | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | subsidiaries | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }}

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 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.Template:Cn

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, The Peninsula Tokyo became EarthCheck certified.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2017, The Peninsula Beijing became BREEAM accredited.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Properties

As of 2024, Peninsula Hotels operates the following properties:

Property	No. of Rooms	Location	Country/Territory	Year opened	References
The Peninsula Hong Kong	300	Hong Kong	Template:Flag	1928	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Quail Lodge	93	Carmel	Template:Flag	1964	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Manila	469	Manila	Template:Flag	1976	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula New York	235	New York City	Template:Flag	1988	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Beverly Hills	195	Los Angeles	Template:Flag	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Peninsula Beijing	230	Beijing	Template:Flag	1996	Template:Cn
The Peninsula Bangkok	370	Bangkok	Template:Flag	1998	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Chicago	339	Chicago	Template:Flag	2001	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Tokyo	314	Tokyo	Template:Flag	2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Shanghai	235	Shanghai	Template:Flag	2009	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Paris	200	Paris	Template:Flag	2014	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula Istanbul	177	Istanbul	Template:Flag	2023	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Peninsula London	190	London	Template:Flag	2023	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Criticism

The Peninsula Hotels have been criticised by campaigners<ref name="a398">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels responded to the criticism by releasing a commitment to use only cage-free eggs by 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website