COMO Hotels and Resorts explained
COMO Hotels and Resorts |
Type: | Private Limited company |
Industry: | Hospitality |
Founded: | 1991 |
Founder: | Christina Ong |
Hq Location Country: | Singapore |
Num Locations: | 15 (2021) |
Area Served: | Worldwide |
Key People: | Olivier Jolivet (CEO) |
Services: | Hotels, Spas |
COMO Hotels and Resorts is a Singapore-based company that operates hotels in Australia, Bhutan, Indonesia, Italy, the Maldives, Thailand, Turks and Caicos, the United Kingdom and the United States.[1] [2] [3] [4] The company was founded by Christina Ong in 1991.[5]
History
The company was founded in 1991 by Christina Ong and her husband Ong Beng Seng. The company commenced operations with the opening of The Halkin hotel in London, England in 1991.[6] This was followed by the opening of Parrot Cay resort in Turks and Caicos in 1998, and the Cocoa Island resort in the Maldives in 2002. In 2004, the company acquired and assumed management over the Begawan Giri Estate in Ubud, Bali.[7] [8]
Subsidiary company COMO Shambhala introduced a wellness app and website in June 2020.[9]
The group's Parrot Cay resort was named the location of numerous celebrity death hoaxes, including hoaxes on the supposed deaths of Ted Nugent, Ja Rule, Chad Kroeger and Vince Vaughn.[10]
In 2018, the company acquired Castello Del Nero, historic Tuscan castle-turned-hotel, in a deal worth €39.6 million.[11] The property reopened in 2019 as COMO Castello Del Nero following extensive restorations led by Milanese designer Paola Navone.[12]
Properties
As of July 2021, COMO Hotels and Resorts operates 15 hotels in nine countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.[13] COMO Shambhala Estate in Ubud, Bali is the group's flagship.[14]
Asia-Pacific
- COMO The Treasury, Perth, Australia[15]
- COMO Uma Paro, Bhutan
- COMO Uma Punakha, Bhutan
- COMO Shambhala Estate, Bali, Indonesia
- COMO Uma Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
- COMO Uma Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- COMO Cocoa Island, Maldives
- COMO Maalifushi, Maldives
- COMO Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand
- COMO Point Yamu Phuket, Thailand[16]
Europe
- COMO Castello del Nero, Italy
- COMO The Halkin London, United Kingdom
- COMO Metropolitan London, United Kingdom
North America
References
- Web site: Nurjuwita. Dewi. The best homegrown hotels in Singapore. 27 July 2021. Time Out Singapore. en.
- Web site: Singapore Unique Entity Number [200204214R]]. 27 July 2021. UEN - A Singapore Government Agency Website.
- Web site: 8 July 2020. Como Hotels and Resorts turns on fast data protection and Disaster Recovery with StorageCraft ShadowProtect. 27 July 2021. Intelligent CIO APAC. en-GB.
- Web site: Sassall. Yeong. 26 January 2021. 9 lessons from a mastermind of luxury hotel interiors. 27 July 2021. Vogue Australia. en.
- Web site: Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong. 27 July 2021. Forbes. en.
- Web site: Shurvell. Joanne. COMO Hotels: 30 Years Leading Sustainability In Luxury Travel. 27 July 2021. Forbes. en.
- Web site: Kahle. Laurie. 1 June 2007. Best of the Best 2007: Spas: Como Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri. 27 July 2021. Robb Report. en-US.
- Web site: 30 March 2004. COMO Assumes Management of Begawan Giri. Breaking Travel News.
- Web site: 5 January 2021. COMO Group CEO Olivier Jolivet on travel trends for 2021. 27 July 2021. Lux Magazine. en-GB.
- Web site: 3 June 2013. Ja Rule victim of death hoax. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422083123/http://www.gossipcop.com/ja-rule-dead-2012-death-accident-jet-ski-death-hoax-rumor/. 22 April 2016. 27 July 2021. Gossip Cop.
- Web site: Hotel Properties affiliate signs €39.5M deal to acquire Italian hotel. 27 July 2021. www.spglobal.com. en-us.
- Web site: Fox. Jena Tesse. 22 March 2019. Como Hotels and Resorts opens first mainland Europe hotel. 27 July 2021. Hotel Management. en.
- Web site: Hotels and Resorts - COMO. 27 July 2021. COMO Hotels and Resorts.
- Web site: Kinsman. Juliet. COMO Shambhala Estate – Hotel Review. 27 July 2021. Condé Nast Traveler. en-US.
- Web site: 9 December 2015. COMO Hotels and Resorts Comes to Perth, Australia. 27 July 2021. Robb Report. en-US.
- Web site: Navone. Paola. 30 April 2014. Como Hotels and Resorts Opens Idyllic Retreats in Miami and Phuket. 27 July 2021. Architectural Digest. en-US.
- Web site: 9 March 2020. 9 Best Hotels & Resorts in Turks & Caicos: 2019 Readers' Choice Awards. 27 July 2021. Condé Nast Traveler. en-US.