SO lets freep the hotel chain in Huston... :)
Hoover's Company Capsule Database - World Companies
2002
Six Continents Hotels, Inc.
HOOVER-NO: 43761
Devonshire House, Mayfair Place
London United Kingdom
TELEPHONE: 44-20-7495-2500
FAX: 44-20-7495-2769
LENGTH: 185 words
EMPLOYEES: 35,514
ANNUAL EMPLOYEE GROWTH: 21.18%
FISCAL YEAR END: September
EXECUTIVES:
CHAIRMAN AND CEO: Thomas R. Oliver
CFO: Richard Solomons
EVP AND CIO: W. Douglas Lewis
SVP DEVELOPMENT FINANCE: David R. Smith
SVP GLOBAL INFORMATION SERVICES: Suzanne Marie Carr-Treece
SALES:
2001 SALES($mil.)- 2,792.81
1YR SALESGROWTH- 20.75%
INCOME-STATEMENT:
2001 NET INC. ($mil.)
1YR NET INC. GROWTH
DESCRIPTION: As long as you're not visiting the South Pole, Six Continents Hotels (formerly Bass Hotels & Resorts) has somewhere for you to stay. A subsidiary of UK leisure giant Six Continents, the company operates or franchises more than 3,200 hotels in about 100 countries (almost 60% of profits come from its North American hotels). Six Continents Hotels' brands include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and Inter-Continental, and have a total of some 515,000 rooms. Its Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels feature separate bedrooms and kitchens for extended stay travelers. Six Continents has been expanding its hotel unit, which provides 40% of overall profits, after selling its famous Bass brewing operations to Interbrew.
KEY-COMPETITORS:
Accor
Marriott International
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
INTERNET :
http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com