What was the crowne plaza before?

Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza was established in 1983 as the upscale division of Holiday Inn. The first Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza hotel opened that year in Rockville, Maryland. In 1988, Bass PLC (today InterContinental Hotels Group) purchased Holiday Corporation and in 1994 the brand was renamed Crowne Plaza Hotels.



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The Crowne Plaza White Plains Downtown will have a new name and management company starting Tuesday. Following a transfer of management to Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, the former home of the Crowne Plaza will be the Sonesta White Plains Downtown effective Tuesday.

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The Crowne Plaza brand is owned by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), a British multinational hospitality company. The company was founded in 1777 as Bass Brewery, but it was not until 2003 that it became the IHG we know today. Crowne Plaza was founded in 1983 as part of Holiday Inn, another brand owned by IHG.

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