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 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami. |
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