The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
American multinational luxury hotel chain
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| September 2 2024 | Planned launch date for the Luminara yacht. |
| May 16 2024 | The Ilma yacht began its sea trials. |
| 2023 | The company expanded to 119 total properties with 31,179 rooms, demonstrating continued growth in the global luxury hospitality market. |
| 2022 | The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company reached 115 total properties with 30,384 rooms, further consolidating its global hospitality presence. |
| October 2022 | Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection finally took guests onboard its first ship, Evrima, which sailed from Barcelona, Spain. |
| September 1 2022 | Ritz-Carlton Cancún rebranded as Kempinski |
| July 2022 | Management of the Ritz-Carlton Moscow was terminated following sanctions related to the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| May 6 2022 | Planned launch date for Evrima cruise ship. |
| November 2021 | Second rescheduled launch date for Evrima cruise ship. |
| November 9 2021 | Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection joined the Marriott Bonvoy travel program. |
| April 2021 | First rescheduled launch date for Evrima cruise ship. |
| 2020 | The company grew to 109 total properties with 29,271 rooms, expanding its presence across multiple global regions. |
| 2020 | Ritz-Carlton partnered with Asprey to create 'purple water beauty amenities' for hotel rooms, as highlighted in a Forbes article about luxury brand collaborations. |
| September 2020 | Management terminated for The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester |
| January 2020 | Original planned launch date for the first ship, Evrima, which was delayed due to construction problems and COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018 | Ritz-Carlton announced its entry into the cruise market, planning to launch the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. |
| 2017 | The Ritz-Carlton property in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea was renovated and reopened as the Le Méridien Seoul. |
| December 2017 | Buckhead Ritz-Carlton reopened as The Whitley |
| May 2017 | Ritz-Carlton opened a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, located in the Al-Hamra district, featuring one of the largest conference halls in the city. |
| January 25 2017 | The CW soap reboot 'Dynasty' features The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia, as the set for Season 2, Episode 11 'The Sight of You', which depicts a 'girls' trip' to a ski lodge in Idaho. |
| 2015 | Ritz-Carlton reopens the Nile Ritz Carlton, previously the Hilton Nile Hotel, after extensive renovations. |
| 2015 | Rapper Plies releases the song 'Ran Off On Da Plug Twice' (originally titled 'Ritz Carlton'), which references his affinity for spending time at the lavish hotel. |
| 2015 | The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company reached 96 total properties across North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia & Pacific, and Caribbean/Latin America, with 27,131 total rooms. |
| 2015 | The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago was fully integrated into The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, no longer being part of Four Seasons. |
| July 24 2015 | Management contract ended for Ritz-Carlton Phoenix |
| February 2 2015 | A new Ritz-Carlton Bali resort opened in Nusa Dua. |
| January 2014 | Ritz-Carlton opened a hotel in Herzliya, Israel, featuring a spa and the brand's first kosher restaurant. |
| 2013 | Rimba Jimbaran – Bali sister hotel opened within the 90-hectare integrated resort. |
| November 4 2013 | The Ritz-Carlton Kazakhstan opened in Almaty, a 145-room hotel situated on the top floors of the Esentai Tower, the tallest building in Central Asia. |
| October 1 2013 | Management of the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt Hotel in Enniskerry, Ireland was terminated. |
| August 26 2013 | Members of the Filipino diaspora protested at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles against the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, linked to a potentially owned $2 million condominium unit. |
| July 2013 | Management terminated for Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Montego Bay and Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach |
| 2012 | The Ritz-Carlton Suite in Moscow was listed as number 13 on CNN's World's 15 most expensive hotel suites compilation. |
| 2011 | The company expanded to 78 total properties, including 39 in the US and 39 outside the US, with 23,583 total rooms. |
| October 2011 | Angella Reid, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pentagon City, Virginia, was appointed as White House Chief Usher, becoming the first woman to serve in that role. |
| March 29 2011 | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong opened on floors 102-118 of the International Commerce Centre, becoming the highest hotel in the world, located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula. |
| August 12 2010 | Ritz-Carlton announced Herve Humler, one of the company's 1983 founders, as its new president and Chief Operations Officer, tasked with leading brand operations and global growth strategy. |
| June 2 2010 | Management terminated for Ritz-Carlton Dearborn |
| May 2 2010 | Lake Las Vegas Ritz-Carlton closed |
| February 2010 | The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Hotels at L.A. Live opened, marking the first skyscraper built in Downtown Los Angeles since the early 1990s. The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles was awarded LEED silver certification. |
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