Scandic Hotels
 | |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1963 (as Esso Motor Hotel)[1] |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Area served |
Nordics Belgium Germany Poland |
Key people | Frank Fiskers, President and CEO[2] |
| Products | Hotels |
| Revenue |
 SEK 10,826 million (2014) |
|
SEK 951 million (2014) | |
| 9,853 (2014) | |
| Parent |
EQT Partners (current) Hilton Worldwide (formerly) |
| Website | scandichotels.com |
Scandic Hotels is a hotel chain headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with its main operations in the Nordic countries. Alongside hotels in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, the company also has a presence in Belgium, Germany and Poland. It is owned by EQT Partners.
History
The first hotel in what was later to become the Scandic chain was the Esso Motor Hotel in Laxå in the province of Närke, central Sweden. Opened in 1963, it capitalized on the increase in car travel, both for business and pleasure – the motel was a novel concept for Europe at the time. The chain grew to 59 hotels Europewide by 1972, when Esso sold the non-Scandinavian hotels. The remaining 32 hotels, five of them in Norway and Denmark, formed the largest hotel chain in its native Sweden in 1973.
Ratos
In 1983, the company was sold to a Swedish consortium headed by Ratos and the following year, it was named Scandic Hotels. Ratos became sole owner in 1985, and a year later, the first hotel outside Scandinavia opened in Koblenz, Germany.
The business was negatively impacted by the 1990/91 Gulf Crisis, and company management was replaced in 1992. In 1996, the group acquired Reso Hotels and became a publicly traded company on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Two years later, the Arctia Hotels group in Finland followed, giving Scandic a presence in all the Nordic countries, and in 1999, the group expanded into Estonia.
In 2001, Scandic was acquired by the London-based Hilton Group. The hotel chain changed ownership again in 2007, this time bought by Swedish private equity firm EQT for EUR 833 million.[3]
Facts and figures
As of 6 June 2013, the company employs 7,500 people and operates around 160 hotels with 30,000 guest rooms. Operating result (EBITDA) for 2012 amounted to EUR 923 million.[4]
Sustainability efforts
Since 1994, Scandic profiles itself heavily as an ecologically sustainable business. Employees receive sustainability education and the company offers rooms built in an environmentally friendly way. In 2001, the breakfasts at all Swedish Scandics received the KRAV ecological product certificate, and by 2004, all Swedish hotels had earned the "Swan" ecolabel. Scandic has received national and international awards for its environmental efforts:[5]
- St Julian Disability Award, S:t Julian – City of Stockholm, February 2006
- Glassbjörnen Environmental Award – GRIP Forum, Norway, May 2006
- Oslo’s Urban Environmental Prize – City of Oslo, Norway, June 2006
- Best Environmental Work – Grand Travel Awards, Sweden, March 2007
- Scandic Elmia & Scandic Portalen – Jönköping Municipality Environmental Award, June 2007
- Stilpriset Hjärter Ess för tillgänglighet – Stil, Sweden, September 2007
- Swedish Recycling Award, October 2007
- The Sustainability Award – European Hotel Design Awards, London, October 2007
- Best CSR Programme – Hospitality Awards, Paris, November 2007
Growth
In 2014, Scandic acquired the Rica Hotels chain, which added 72 properties in Norway and Sweden to its portfolio.[6]
List of Scandic Hotels
- Belgium
- Brussels (Scandic Grand Place)
- Denmark
- Aalborg
- Scandic Aalborg City
- Scandic Aalborg Øst
- Århus
- Scandic Aarhus City
- Scandic Aarhus Vest
- Copenhagen
- Scandic Copenhagen
- Scandic Eremitage
- Scandic Front
- Scandic Glostrup
- Scandic Hvidovre
- Scandic Palace Hotel
- Scandic Sydhavnen
- Scandic Webers
- Esbjerg (Scandic Olympic)
- Frederikshavn (Scandic The Reef)
- Herning (Scandic Regina)
- Horsens (Scandic Bygholm Park)
- Kolding (Scandic Kolding)
- Odense (Scandic Odense)
- Ringsted (Scandic Ringsted)
- Roskilde (Scandic Roskilde)
- Silkeborg (Scandic Silkeborg)
- Sønderborg (Scandic Sønderborg)
- Aalborg
- Finland
- Helsinki
- Scandic Grand Marina Helsinki
- Scandic Marski Helsinki
- Scandic Park Helsinki (formerly Scandic Continental)
- Scandic Simonkenttä Helsinki
- Scandic Paasi
- Espoo (Scandic Espoo)
- Jyväskylä (Scandic Jyväskylä)
- Kajaani (Scandic Kajanus)
- Kuopio (Scandic Kuopio)
- Lahti (Scandic Lahti)
- Lappeenranta (Scandic Patria)
- Pori (Scandic Pori)
- Rovaniemi (Scandic Rovaniemi)
- Tampere
- Scandic Rosendahl
- Scandic Tampere City
- Scandic Tampere Station
- Turku
- Scandic Plaza
- Varkaus (Scandic Oscar Varkaus)
- Vierumäki (Scandic Vierumäki)
- Oulu (Scandic Oulu)
- Helsinki
- Germany
- Norway
- Ålesund (Scandic Ålesund)
- Bergen
- Scandic Bergen Airport
- Scandic Bergen City
- Scandic Neptun
- Scandic Strand
- Hamar (Scandic Hamar)
- Lindesnes
- Scandic Lindesnes
- Kristiansand
- Scandic Kristiansand
- Scandic Kristiansand Bystranda
- Greater Oslo
- Scandic Asker
- Scandic Byporten
- Scandic Edderkoppen
- Scandic Fornebu
- Scandic KNA
- Scandic Sjølyst
- Scandic Vulkan
- Scandic Oslo Airport
- Stavanger
- Scandic Stavanger City
- Scandic Stavanger Forus
- Tromsø
- Scandic Ishavshotel
- Scandic Tromsø
- Trondheim
- Scandic Solsiden
- Poland
- Sweden
- Bollnäs (Scandic Bollnäs)
- Borås (Scandic Borås)
- Borlänge (Scandic Borlänge)
- Falun (Scandic Falun)
- Gothenburg
- Scandic Backadal
- Scandic Crown
- Scandic Europa
- Scandic Mölndal
- Scandic Opalen
- Scandic Rubinen
- Gävle
- Scandic CH
- Scandic Gävle Väst
- Halmstad (Scandic Hallandia)
- Helsingborg
- Scandic Helsingborg Nord
- Jönköping
- Scandic Elmia
- Scandic Portalen
- Kalmar (Scandic Kalmar Väst)
- Karlshamn (Scandic Karlshamn)
- Karlskrona (Scandic Karlskrona)
- Karlstad
- Scandic Karlstad City
- Scandic Klarälven
- Scandic Winn
- Kiruna (Scandic Ferrum)
- Linköping
- Scandic Frimurarehotellet
- Scandic Linköping City
- Scandic Linköping Väst
- Luleå (Scandic Luleå)
- Lund (Scandic Star)
- Malmö
- Scandic Kramer
- Scandic S:t Jörgen
- Scandic Segevång
- Scandic Malmö City
- Scandic Triangeln
- Norrköping
- Scandic Norrköping City
- Scandic Norrköping Nord
- Örebro
- Scandic Örebro Grand
- Scandic Örebro Väst
- Örnsköldsvik (Scandic Örnsköldsvik)
- Östersund (Scandic Östersund)
- Skellefteå (Scandic Skellefteå)
- Skövde (Scandic Billingen)
- Stockholm
- Scandic Alvik
- Scandic Anglais
- Scandic Grand Central
- Scandic Ariadne
- Scandic Bromma
- Scandic Hasselbacken
- Scandic Infra City
- Scandic Järva Krog
- Scandic Kungens Kurva
- Scandic Malmen
- Scandic Park
- Scandic Sergel Plaza
- Scandic Skogshöjd (Södertälje)
- Scandic Sjöfartshotellet
- Scandic Star Sollentuna
- Scandic Södertälje
- Scandic Täby
- Scandic Upplands Väsby
- Sundsvall
- Scandic Sundsvall
- Scandic Sundsvall Nord
- Trollhättan (Scandic Swania)
- Umeå
- Scandic Plaza
- Scandic Umeå Syd
- Uppsala
- Scandic Uplandia
- Scandic Uppsala Nord
- Västerås (Scandic Västerås)
- Växjö (Scandic Växjö)
References
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- ↑ Scandic Hotels Corporate Information, http://www.scandichotels.com/settings/Side-foot/About-us-Container/Corporate-information/History/. Accessed 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Scandic Hotels Facts & Figures, http://www.scandichotels.com/settings/Side-foot/About-us-Container/Corporate-information/Facts--figures/. Accessed 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Bohdanowicz, Paulina et al.: "Environmental Training and Measures at Scandic Hotels, Sweden". Research paper presented at B.E.S.T. Sustainable Tourism Think Tank IV, "Sustainability and Mass Destinations: Challenges and Possibilities", 2004-07-01-2004-07-04, Esbjerg, Denmark. http://www.greenthehotels.com/eng/BohdanowiczSimanicMartinacTT4Abstract.pdf. Accessed 2010-03-14.
- ↑ "Scandic acquires Rica Hotels - Strengthens its portfolio with the addition of 72 new hotels in Norway and Sweden". Hospitality Net. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
