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== History ==
== History ==
Dunfey Hotels was founded in 1958, when the Dunfey brothers added a 32-room motel to their Lamie's Tavern restaurant property in Hampton, New Hampshire.<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/holman/lamies.htm</ref> They soon established a hotel chain throughout New England,<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1990s/omnihotelsNHBR19920807.htm</ref> including 14 [[Sheraton Hotels]] franchises
Dunfey Hotels was founded in 1958, when the Dunfey brothers added a 32-room motel to their Lamie's Tavern restaurant property in Hampton, New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/holman/lamies.htm|title=Hampton's Historic Lamie's Tavern &#124; Lane Memorial Library|website=www.hampton.lib.nh.us}}</ref> They soon established a hotel chain throughout New England,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1990s/omnihotelsNHBR19920807.htm|title=Once Dunfey-owned Omni Hotels Seek Bargains as Other Chains Divest Properties &#124; Lane Memorial Library|website=www.hampton.lib.nh.us}}</ref> including 14 [[Sheraton Hotels]] franchises
<ref name=newlook>{{cite press release| url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_4th/Nov99_OmniNewLook.html| title=After a Half Billion - Omni Hotels Producing New Look | publisher=Omni Hotels & Resorts| via=HotelOnline| date=5 November 1999| accessdate=23 September 2020}}</ref> in 1964.<ref>https://www.zippia.com/omni-hotels-resorts-careers-33673/history/</ref> In 1968, the Dunfeys acquired the near-bankrupt [[Parker House Hotel]] in Boston.<ref>https://www.zippia.com/omni-hotels-resorts-careers-33673/history/</ref> In 1971, the brothers sold Dunfey Hotels to the Hartford-based [[Aetna|Aetna Life Insurance Company]], which retained the brothers to manage the properties.<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1990s/omnihotelsNHBR19920807.htm</ref> In 1976, [[Aer Lingus]], the national airline of Ireland, purchased Dunfey Hotels from Aetna.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/15/archives/dunfey-hotels-are-run-as-a-family-affair.html</ref>
<ref name=newlook>{{cite press release| url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_4th/Nov99_OmniNewLook.html| title=After a Half Billion - Omni Hotels Producing New Look | publisher=Omni Hotels & Resorts| via=HotelOnline| date=5 November 1999| accessdate=23 September 2020}}</ref> in 1964.<ref name="auto1">https://www.zippia.com/omni-hotels-resorts-careers-33673/history/</ref> In 1968, the Dunfeys acquired the near-bankrupt [[Parker House Hotel]] in Boston.<ref name="auto1"/> In 1971, the brothers sold Dunfey Hotels to the Hartford-based [[Aetna|Aetna Life Insurance Company]], which retained the brothers to manage the properties.<ref name="auto"/> In 1976, [[Aer Lingus]], the national airline of Ireland, purchased Dunfey Hotels from Aetna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/15/archives/dunfey-hotels-are-run-as-a-family-affair.html|title=Dunfey Hotels Are Run As a Family Affair (Published 1979)|date=June 15, 1979|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


In 1983, Dunfey Hotels acquired the small Atlanta-based Omni International Hotels chain from [[Cousins Properties]].<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1980s/dunfeyhotels.htm</ref> The chain had been formed in 1973<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/398932083/</ref> and consisted of three hotels in Atlanta, Norfolk and Miami.<ref>https://www.zippia.com/omni-hotels-resorts-careers-33673/history/</ref> Dunfey Hotels was reorganized into two operating divisions, with Omni Hotels focusing on large, upscale modern hotels, while the remaining smaller motels and Sheraton franchises were branded as Dunfey Hotels<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1990s/omnihotelsNHBR19920807.htm</ref> while they were divested over the following three years.<ref name=newlook/>
In 1983, Dunfey Hotels acquired the small Atlanta-based Omni International Hotels chain from [[Cousins Properties]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1980s/dunfeyhotels.htm|title=Seeking New Horizons at Dunfey Hotels &#124; Lane Memorial Library|website=www.hampton.lib.nh.us}}</ref> The chain had been formed in 1973<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/398932083/|title=The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on August 4, 1974 · 77|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and consisted of three hotels in Atlanta, Norfolk and Miami.<ref name="auto1"/> Dunfey Hotels was reorganized into two operating divisions, with Omni Hotels focusing on large, upscale modern hotels, while the remaining smaller motels and Sheraton franchises were branded as Dunfey Hotels<ref name="auto"/> while they were divested over the following three years.<ref name=newlook/>


In 1988, Aer Lingus sold Omni Hotels to World International Holdings, Ltd. and the [[Hong Kong]]–based conglomerate, [[The Wharf (Holdings) Limited]] for $135 million.<ref>http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/business/1990s/omnihotelsNHBR19920807.htm</ref> Those companies, in turn, sold Omni in February 1996 to Texas-based [[private equity]] [[investor]] [[Robert Rowling]] of [[TRT Holdings]],<ref name=dmag>{{cite news| last=Stricklin| first=Art| title=Robert Rowling's Billion-Dollar Golf Bet| magazine=[[D Magazine]]| accessdate=2020-04-12| date=May 2014| url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2014/may-june/omni-hotels-robert-rowling-golf-resorts/?single=1}}</ref> who moved the chain's headquarters for the very first time, from Hampton to his own base of Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Omni's headquarters moved again, to Dallas.<ref name=newlook/>
In 1988, Aer Lingus sold Omni Hotels to World International Holdings, Ltd. and the [[Hong Kong]]–based conglomerate, [[The Wharf (Holdings) Limited]] for $135 million.<ref name="auto"/> Those companies, in turn, sold Omni in February 1996 to Texas-based [[private equity]] [[investor]] [[Robert Rowling]] of [[TRT Holdings]],<ref name=dmag>{{cite news| last=Stricklin| first=Art| title=Robert Rowling's Billion-Dollar Golf Bet| magazine=[[D Magazine]]| accessdate=2020-04-12| date=May 2014| url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2014/may-june/omni-hotels-robert-rowling-golf-resorts/?single=1}}</ref> who moved the chain's headquarters for the very first time, from Hampton to his own base of Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Omni's headquarters moved again, to Dallas.<ref name=newlook/>


In 2000, Omni Hotels struck a deal with [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner Broadcasting]] to build a 600-room tower wing addition next to their existing hotel located in the [[CNN Center]]. The new wing opened in 2003. Omni bought Time Warner's share of the building in 2017.<ref name=ajc>{{cite newspaper| url=https://www.ajc.com/travel/omni-buys-time-warner-stake-downtown-atlanta-hotel/C6zqIqXjauZxPK37u0RSMO/| title=Omni buys Time Warner stake in downtown Atlanta hotel| newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]| date=27 April 2017| first=Leon| last=Stafford| accessdate=12 December 2019}}</ref>
In 2000, Omni Hotels struck a deal with [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner Broadcasting]] to build a 600-room tower wing addition next to their existing hotel located in the [[CNN Center]]. The new wing opened in 2003. Omni bought Time Warner's share of the building in 2017.<ref name=ajc>{{cite newspaper| url=https://www.ajc.com/travel/omni-buys-time-warner-stake-downtown-atlanta-hotel/C6zqIqXjauZxPK37u0RSMO/| title=Omni buys Time Warner stake in downtown Atlanta hotel| newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]| date=27 April 2017| first=Leon| last=Stafford| accessdate=12 December 2019}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | Arizona || [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] || Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia || 2014<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/01/07/montelucia-resort-spa-sold-to-omni.html</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Arizona || [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] || Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia || 2014<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/01/07/montelucia-resort-spa-sold-to-omni.html</ref>
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| [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] || Omni Tucson National Resort || 1996<ref>https://www.tucsonnational.com/our-story</ref>
| [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] || Omni Tucson National Resort || 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonnational.com/our-story|title=Our Story - Omni Tucson National Resort|website=www.tucsonnational.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" | California || [[Los Angeles]] || Omni Los Angeles Hotel at [[One California Plaza|California Plaza]] || 2000<ref>http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/inter-continental-take-over/article_7a44d4f5-f18f-5878-ab13-06f4713e77c9.html</ref>
| rowspan="5" | California || [[Los Angeles]] || Omni Los Angeles Hotel at [[One California Plaza|California Plaza]] || 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/inter-continental-take-over/article_7a44d4f5-f18f-5878-ab13-06f4713e77c9.html|title=Inter-Continental Take Over|website=Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles}}</ref>
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| [[Rancho Mirage, California|Palm Springs]] || Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
| [[Rancho Mirage, California|Palm Springs]] || Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
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| [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] || [[Omni La Costa Resort and Spa|Omni La Costa Resort & Spa]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
| [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] || [[Omni La Costa Resort and Spa|Omni La Costa Resort & Spa]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
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| [[San Diego]] || [[Omni San Diego Hotel]] || 2004<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/110308</ref>
| [[San Diego]] || [[Omni San Diego Hotel]] || 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/110308|title=OMNI SAN DIEGO HOTEL PARTNERS WITH THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM COUNCIL TO LAUNCH EXCLUSIVE “KEY TO CULTURE” PROGRAM|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| [[San Francisco]] || Omni San Francisco Hotel || 2002<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/san-francisco/property-details/history</ref>
| [[San Francisco]] || Omni San Francisco Hotel || 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/san-francisco/property-details/history|title=Historic Hotels in San Francisco &#124; Omni Hotel San Francisco|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| Colorado || [[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield]] || Omni Interlocken Resort || 1999<ref name=newlook/>
| Colorado || [[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield]] || Omni Interlocken Resort || 1999<ref name=newlook/>
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| [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] || Omni Jacksonville Hotel || 1987<ref name=newlook/>
| [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] || Omni Jacksonville Hotel || 1987<ref name=newlook/>
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| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] || Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate || 2004<ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041011005649/en/Omni-Orlando-Resort-ChampionsGate-Opens-Time--</ref>
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] || Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate || 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041011005649/en/Omni-Orlando-Resort-At-ChampionsGate-Opens-On-Time---Despite-Florida-Hurricanes-New-730-room-Destination-Golf-Resort-Stands-Tall-as-a-Symbol-of-Resilient-Florida-Tourism|title=Omni Orlando Resort At ChampionsGate Opens On Time - Despite Florida Hurricanes; New 730-room Destination Golf Resort Stands Tall as a Symbol of Resilient Florida Tourism|date=October 11, 2004|website=www.businesswire.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | Georgia || [[Atlanta]] || Omni Atlanta Hotel at [[CNN Center]] || 1975<ref>https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_4th/Nov99_OmniCnn.html</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Georgia || [[Atlanta]] || Omni Atlanta Hotel at [[CNN Center]] || 1975<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1999_4th/Nov99_OmniCnn.html|title=The Omni Hotel at CNN Center Completes $9 Million Renovation / Paul Breslin, GM, Bio / Nov 1999|website=www.hotel-online.com}}</ref>
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| [[Suntrust Park]] || Omni Hotel at [[The Battery Atlanta]] || 2018<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/01/03/omni-hotel-opens-at-the-battery-atlanta-pics.html</ref>
| [[Suntrust Park]] || Omni Hotel at [[The Battery Atlanta]] || 2018<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/01/03/omni-hotel-opens-at-the-battery-atlanta-pics.html</ref>
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| Illinois || [[Chicago]] || Omni Chicago Hotel || 1993<ref name=newlook/>
| Illinois || [[Chicago]] || Omni Chicago Hotel || 1993<ref name=newlook/>
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| Indiana || [[Indianapolis]] || [[Omni Severin Hotel]] || 1989<ref>https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2013/09/14/100-years-old-and-still-open-for-business/2813743/</ref>
| Indiana || [[Indianapolis]] || [[Omni Severin Hotel]] || 1989<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2013/09/14/100-years-old-and-still-open-for-business/2813743/|title=100 years old and still open for business|website=The Indianapolis Star}}</ref>
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| Kentucky || [[Louisville]] || Omni Louisville Hotel || 2018<ref>https://www.wdrb.com/news/omni-louisville-hotel-marks-1-year-since-opening-its-doors/article_22c72d54-4023-11e9-aa7d-f338cb8a3dc4.html</ref>
| Kentucky || [[Louisville]] || Omni Louisville Hotel || 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/omni-louisville-hotel-marks-1-year-since-opening-its-doors/article_22c72d54-4023-11e9-aa7d-f338cb8a3dc4.html|title=Omni Louisville Hotel marks 1 year since opening its doors|website=WDRB}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | Louisiana
| rowspan="2" | Louisiana
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| [[Omni Royal Orleans]] || 1981<ref name=newlook/>
| [[Omni Royal Orleans]] || 1981<ref name=newlook/>
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| Massachusetts || [[Boston]] || [[Omni Parker House]] || 1968<ref>https://www.zippia.com/omni-hotels-resorts-careers-33673/history/</ref>
| Massachusetts || [[Boston]] || [[Omni Parker House]] || 1968<ref name="auto1"/>
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| rowspan="2" | New Hampshire
| rowspan="2" | New Hampshire
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| rowspan="2" | North Carolina || [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] || [[The Omni Grove Park Inn]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
| rowspan="2" | North Carolina || [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] || [[The Omni Grove Park Inn]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
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| [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] || Omni Charlotte Hotel || 1998<ref>https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1998_4th/Dec98_OmniCharlotte.html</ref>
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] || Omni Charlotte Hotel || 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PressReleases1998_4th/Dec98_OmniCharlotte.html|title=Omni Hotels Acquires the 365-room Radisson Plaza in Charlotte, N.C./ Dec 1998|website=www.hotel-online.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | Pennsylvania || [[Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania|Bedford Springs]] || [[Omni Bedford Springs Resort]] || 2009<ref>https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-bedford-springs-resort-and-spa/history.php</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Pennsylvania || [[Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania|Bedford Springs]] || [[Omni Bedford Springs Resort]] || 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-bedford-springs-resort-and-spa/history.php|title=Bedford Springs Hotel History &#124; Omni Bedford Springs|website=Historic Hotels Worldwide}}</ref>
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| [[Pittsburgh]] || [[Omni William Penn Hotel]] || 2001<ref>https://www.hotelbusiness.com/westin-william-penn-sold/</ref>
| [[Pittsburgh]] || [[Omni William Penn Hotel]] || 2001<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotelbusiness.com/westin-william-penn-sold/|title=Westin William Penn Sold|date=January 18, 2001}}</ref>
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| Rhode Island || [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] || [[Omni Providence Hotel]] || 2013<ref>https://www.hotelbusiness.com/omni-acquires-rebrands-rhode-island-westin/</ref>
| Rhode Island || [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] || [[Omni Providence Hotel]] || 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotelbusiness.com/omni-acquires-rebrands-rhode-island-westin/|title=Omni Acquires, Rebrands Rhode Island Westin|date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
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| South Carolina || [[Hilton Head Island, South Carolina|Hilton Head]] || Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort || 2012<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/120201</ref>
| South Carolina || [[Hilton Head Island, South Carolina|Hilton Head]] || Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort || 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/120201|title=OMNI HOTELS & RESORTS OFFICIALLY OPENS OCEANFRONT RESORT ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| Tennessee || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] || Omni Nashville Hotel || 2013<ref>https://www.hotelbusiness.com/omni-nashville-hotel-opens/</ref>
| Tennessee || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] || Omni Nashville Hotel || 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotelbusiness.com/omni-nashville-hotel-opens/|title=Omni Nashville Hotel Opens|date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>
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| rowspan="14" | Texas
| rowspan="14" | Texas
| rowspan="3" | [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || Omni Austin at Southpark ||
| rowspan="3" | [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || Omni Austin at Southpark ||
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| [[Omni Austin Hotel Downtown]] || 1992<ref>https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article29136.html</ref>
| [[Omni Austin Hotel Downtown]] || 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article29136.html|title=Omni Hotels Becomes Owner of Austin Downtown Hotel Building|website=www.hotelnewsresource.com}}</ref>
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| Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
| Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
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| [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] || Omni Corpus Christi || 1996
| [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] || Omni Corpus Christi || 1996
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| rowspan="3" | [[Dallas]] || [[Omni Dallas Hotel]] || 2011<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/111006</ref>
| rowspan="3" | [[Dallas]] || [[Omni Dallas Hotel]] || 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/111006|title=Omni dallas hotel celebrates grand opening with $111 rates|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West ||
| Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West ||
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| Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas || 1992<ref name=newlook/>
| Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas || 1992<ref name=newlook/>
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| [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || Omni Fort Worth Hotel || 2009<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/090112</ref>
| [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || Omni Fort Worth Hotel || 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/090112|title=Omni fort worth hotel is well worth the wait|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] || Omni Frisco Hotel at [[Ford Center at The Star|The Star]] || 2017<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/170724-omni-frisco-hotel-opens</ref>
| [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] || Omni Frisco Hotel at [[Ford Center at The Star|The Star]] || 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/media-center/recent-news/170724-omni-frisco-hotel-opens|title=Frisco Hotel Opening &#124; Omni Frisco Hotel|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | [[Houston]] || Omni Houston Hotel || 1991<ref name=newlook/>
| rowspan="2" | [[Houston]] || Omni Houston Hotel || 1991<ref name=newlook/>
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| Omni Houston Hotel at Westside || 2000<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/12/11/tidbits.html</ref>
| Omni Houston Hotel at Westside || 2000<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/12/11/tidbits.html</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | [[San Antonio]] || Omni La Mansion del Rio || 2006<ref>https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/san-antonio-la-mansion-del-rio/property-details/history</ref>
| rowspan="3" | [[San Antonio]] || Omni La Mansion del Rio || 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/san-antonio-la-mansion-del-rio/property-details/history|title=Riverwalk Hotels &#124; Omni La Mansión del Rio|website=www.omnihotels.com}}</ref>
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| Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade ||
| Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade ||
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| Mokara Hotel & Spa || 2010<ref>https://www.travelagentcentral.com/hotels/omni-launches-mokara-boutique-brand-san-antonio</ref>
| Mokara Hotel & Spa || 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/hotels/omni-launches-mokara-boutique-brand-san-antonio|title=Omni Launches Mokara Boutique Brand in San Antonio|website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | Virginia || [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] || Omni Charlottesville Hotel || 1985<ref>https://richmond.com/news/virginia/at-40-charlottesvilles-downtown-mall-has-only-gotten-better-with-age/article_847eb506-2d07-5184-ae0f-1633074462cd.html</ref>
| rowspan="3" | Virginia || [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] || Omni Charlottesville Hotel || 1985<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/at-40-charlottesvilles-downtown-mall-has-only-gotten-better-with-age/article_847eb506-2d07-5184-ae0f-1633074462cd.html|title=At 40, Charlottesville's Downtown Mall has only gotten better with age|first=CHRIS SUAREZ and ALLISON WRABEL The Daily|last=Progress|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref>
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| [[Hot Springs, Virginia|Hot Springs]] || [[The Omni Homestead Resort]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>
| [[Hot Springs, Virginia|Hot Springs]] || [[The Omni Homestead Resort]] || 2013<ref name=iconic/>

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Omni Hotels & Resorts
Company typePrivate
IndustryHospitality
Founded1958
HeadquartersDallas, Texas
Key people
Peter Strebel (president)[1]
OwnerRobert Rowling, TRT Holdings
Websitewww.omnihotels.com

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international luxury hotel company based in Dallas, Texas.[2] The company was founded in 1958 as Dunfey Hotels, and operates 50 properties in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, totaling over 20,010 rooms and employing more than 23,000 people.

History

Dunfey Hotels was founded in 1958, when the Dunfey brothers added a 32-room motel to their Lamie's Tavern restaurant property in Hampton, New Hampshire.[3] They soon established a hotel chain throughout New England,[4] including 14 Sheraton Hotels franchises [5] in 1964.[6] In 1968, the Dunfeys acquired the near-bankrupt Parker House Hotel in Boston.[6] In 1971, the brothers sold Dunfey Hotels to the Hartford-based Aetna Life Insurance Company, which retained the brothers to manage the properties.[4] In 1976, Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, purchased Dunfey Hotels from Aetna.[7]

In 1983, Dunfey Hotels acquired the small Atlanta-based Omni International Hotels chain from Cousins Properties.[8] The chain had been formed in 1973[9] and consisted of three hotels in Atlanta, Norfolk and Miami.[6] Dunfey Hotels was reorganized into two operating divisions, with Omni Hotels focusing on large, upscale modern hotels, while the remaining smaller motels and Sheraton franchises were branded as Dunfey Hotels[4] while they were divested over the following three years.[5]

In 1988, Aer Lingus sold Omni Hotels to World International Holdings, Ltd. and the Hong Kong–based conglomerate, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited for $135 million.[4] Those companies, in turn, sold Omni in February 1996 to Texas-based private equity investor Robert Rowling of TRT Holdings,[10] who moved the chain's headquarters for the very first time, from Hampton to his own base of Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Omni's headquarters moved again, to Dallas.[5]

In 2000, Omni Hotels struck a deal with Turner Broadcasting to build a 600-room tower wing addition next to their existing hotel located in the CNN Center. The new wing opened in 2003. Omni bought Time Warner's share of the building in 2017.[11]

In 2010, Omni Hotels purchased the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Florida for $67.1 million.[10]

In January 2013, Omni Hotels acquired ClubCorp's Montelucia Resort & Spa.[10] In June 2013, Omni Hotels acquired 5 properties (Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, TX - La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA - Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA - The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC - The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA) from KSL Capital Partners.[12] With this deal - worth $900 million according to The Wall Street Journal - Omni Hotels became an owner and operator of iconic American golf resorts.[10][13] In July 2013, Omni Hotels assumed management and operations of the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, and bought shares of the property.[14] In December 2015, Omni Hotels acquired the Omni Mount Washington Resort from CNL Financial Group, which it had operated under its brand since 2009.[15]

In March 2018, Peter Strebel was named President of Omni Hotels & Resorts.[1]

Properties

Of the properties only one in Cancun is franchised, with the remaining hotels being either managed and/or owned by Omni Corporate.[16]

USA

The four-star, 32-story Omni San Diego Hotel in San Diego, CA
Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, TX
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionGates in Orlando, FL
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort
State City Name Since
Arizona Scottsdale Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia 2014[17]
Tucson Omni Tucson National Resort 1996[18]
California Los Angeles Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza 2000[19]
Palm Springs Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa 2013[12]
Carlsbad Omni La Costa Resort & Spa 2013[12]
San Diego Omni San Diego Hotel 2004[20]
San Francisco Omni San Francisco Hotel 2002[21]
Colorado Broomfield Omni Interlocken Resort 1999[5]
Connecticut New Haven Omni New Haven Hotel 1998[5]
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Omni Shoreham Hotel 1979[5]
Florida Nassau County Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort 2010[10]
Jacksonville Omni Jacksonville Hotel 1987[5]
Orlando Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate 2004[22]
Georgia Atlanta Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center 1975[23]
Suntrust Park Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta 2018[24]
Illinois Chicago Omni Chicago Hotel 1993[5]
Indiana Indianapolis Omni Severin Hotel 1989[25]
Kentucky Louisville Omni Louisville Hotel 2018[26]
Louisiana New Orleans Omni Riverfront Hotel 1996[27]
Omni Royal Orleans 1981[5]
Massachusetts Boston Omni Parker House 1968[6]
New Hampshire Bretton Woods Omni Bretton Arms at Mount Washington 2009[15]
Omni Mount Washington Resort 2009[15]
Minnesota Eagan Omni Viking Lakes Hotel 2020[28]
North Carolina Asheville The Omni Grove Park Inn 2013[12]
Charlotte Omni Charlotte Hotel 1998[29]
Pennsylvania Bedford Springs Omni Bedford Springs Resort 2009[30]
Pittsburgh Omni William Penn Hotel 2001[31]
Rhode Island Providence Omni Providence Hotel 2013[32]
South Carolina Hilton Head Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort 2012[33]
Tennessee Nashville Omni Nashville Hotel 2013[34]
Texas Austin Omni Austin at Southpark
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown 1992[35]
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa 2013[12]
Corpus Christi Omni Corpus Christi 1996
Dallas Omni Dallas Hotel 2011[36]
Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas 1992[5]
Fort Worth Omni Fort Worth Hotel 2009[37]
Frisco Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star 2017[38]
Houston Omni Houston Hotel 1991[5]
Omni Houston Hotel at Westside 2000[39]
San Antonio Omni La Mansion del Rio 2006[40]
Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade
Mokara Hotel & Spa 2010[41]
Virginia Charlottesville Omni Charlottesville Hotel 1985[42]
Hot Springs The Omni Homestead Resort 2013[12]
Richmond Omni Richmond Hotel 1987[5]

International

The Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
Country City Name Since
Canada Montreal, Quebec Hotel Omni Mont-Royal 1999[5]
Toronto, Ontario The Omni King Edward Hotel 2013[14]
Mexico Cancún, Quintana Roo Omni Cancun Hotel and Villas 1988[5]

See also

References

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  26. ^ "Omni Louisville Hotel marks 1 year since opening its doors". WDRB.
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