Plaza Hotel

Hotel in Manhattan

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January 28 2024 Plaza Suite officially opened in London's West End at the Savoy Theatre.
January 17 2024 Plaza Suite began previews in London's West End at the Savoy Theatre, with Broderick and Parker reprising their roles.
2022 A room in the hotel was redecorated to promote the TV series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
March 28 2022 Broadway revival of Plaza Suite officially opened, directed by John Benjamin Hickey.
February 25 2022 Broadway revival of Plaza Suite began preview performances, starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.
May 2021 The Plaza Hotel officially reopened, with public spaces like the Palm Court rearranged to accommodate social distancing measures.
March 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and global tourism downturn, the Plaza Hotel temporarily closed its hotel rooms and laid off several hundred employees.
2018 Continued offering of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York themed vacation packages, including photo opportunities and in-suite ice cream sundaes.
July 2018 Katara Hospitality acquired full ownership of the Plaza Hotel by purchasing stakes from Sahara, Askenazy, and Kingdom.
May 2018 Sahara Group announced a deal to sell a majority share of the hotel to businessmen Shahal M. Khan and Kamran Hakim for $600 million.
2017 The Plaza Hotel began selling vacation packages with Home Alone 2: Lost in New York memorabilia and experiences.
August 2017 Subrata Roy hired a broker to sell the hotel after failing to secure a buyer, generating inquiries from approximately 50 potential buyers.
2013 A suite on the 18th floor was specially furnished with decorations from the movie The Great Gatsby, themed after the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2013 G7 members agreed to refrain from foreign exchange intervention, signaling a shift in international monetary policy approaches.
December 2012 The sale of the Plaza Hotel to Sahara India Pariwar was completed.
June 2012 Sahara India Pariwar agreed to buy a 75 percent controlling stake in the Plaza Hotel for $570 million from El Ad Properties.
2011 Bank of Japan's last currency intervention, cooperating with the US and other countries to dampen the strong appreciation of the yen after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

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