Homa Hotel Group
The Homa Hotel Group is the largest hotel chain in Iran. It was a subsidiary of Iran Air until 2013, when it was taken over by the Social Security Organization.[1]
Type | Government-owned, Public |
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Industry | Hospitality & Tourism |
Founded | Tehran, 1979 |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Hotels & Resorts |
Parent | ISSO |
Website | homahotels |
Overview
The Homa Hotels chain has more than 1,000 rooms in Tehran, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, and Mashhad. All of its hotels were constructed prior to the 1979 Revolution, except the 2nd Mashhad Hotel which is the only Homa Hotel built by and for Homa Hotels, in the late 1990s.[2]
Locations
Homa Hotel Tehran Opened in October 1971 as the Arya-Sheraton Hotel, built by Iran Air and operated by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, designed by architect Welton Becket. It has 172 rooms and suites and is located in Vanak.
Homa Hotel Shiraz Opened in October 1971 as the Hotel Cyrus Inter-Continental. It was one of three Inter-Continental Hotels which opened that month to house dignitaries and foreign tourists attending the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire festivities. The other two hotels were the Inter-Continental Tehran and the Hotel Darius Inter-Continental, located adjacent to the ruins of Persepolis.[3] The building was later extended under Homa Hotel management.
Homa Hotel Bandar Abbas The Bandar Abbas property is the only 4 star Hotel operated by Homa Hotels.
Homa Hotel Mashhad (1) One of two Homa Hotels in the city of Mashhad, the 118 room hotel opened in November 1973 as the Hyatt Omar Khayyam, managed by Hyatt.[4]
Homa Hotel Mashhad (2) The second Mashhad property is the only Homa Hotel purpose-built for the chain. It has 202 rooms, making it the largest Homa Hotel.
See also
References
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- "Homa Hotel – Iran Tourism Site". irantourismsite.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- Steele, Robert (15 October 2020). The Shah's Imperial Celebrations of 1971: Nationalism, Culture and Politics in Late Pahlavi Iran. ISBN 9781838604189.
- "JURISDICTIONAL PROTECTION IN ITALY WITH RESPECT TO AD INTERNATIONAL ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF STATES. Eighth seminar course - Crotone, 10-14 September 2007" (PDF). Fondazione Gaetano Morelli. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- "Iran Air - Homa Hotel Group".