Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts

Pearl Continental Hotels and Resorts Pakistan

Type	Hotel and Resorts
Headquarters	Pakistan
Number of locations	Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muzaffarabad and upcoming properties in Mirpur and Multan
Area served	Pakistan
Revenue	PKR 4.1 billion
Net income	PKR 600 million
Parent	Hashoo Group
Website	PC Hotels

Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi

Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts also abbreviated to PC, is a five-star hotel chain in Pakistan. It owns and operates properties in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, and Muzaffarabad.^[1][2] It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as Pakistan Service's Limited.

Pearl-Continental Hotels is a subsidiary of Hashoo Group and bought the properties when Inter-Continental Hotels pulled out of Pakistan in 1985.^[3] The Pearl-Continental Hotel in Karachi was the first five-star hotel in Pakistan, and has hosted Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela, King Hussain of Jordan, other world leader's. It was a member of the Leading Hotels of the World for over a decade.^[4][5]

Properties

• Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi (286 room) Undergoing expansion.^[6]
• Pearl Continental Bhurban (190 suite resort)^[7]
• Pearl Continental Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir (102 suite resort)^[8]
• Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore (607 rooms)^[9]
• Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi (193 rooms)^[10]
• Pearl Continental Hotel Gwadar^[11]
• Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar^[12]

Under-construction

• Pearl Continental Hotel Mirpur, Azad Kashmir (620,000 sqft)^[13]
• Pearl Continental Hotel Multan.^[14]
• Zaver-Pearl Continental Hayatabad, Peshawar.^[15]

Gallery

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  PC resort in Bhurban
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  View from PC Muzafarrabad in Azad Kashmir

References

1. "Fire breaks out at Pearl Continental hotel in Rawalpindi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
2. "Hotels And Resorts". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
3. PLC, InterContinental Hotels Group. "InterContinental Hotels Group PLC : Media - News releases (10 April 2006) : - InterContinental Hotels Group to establish the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand in Islamabad". www.ihgplc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
4. "Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
5. "Luxury hotels plan expansion in Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
6. "Pearl Continental to invest Rs1.6bln for business expansion". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
7. "Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
8. "Pearl Continental Hotel Muzaffarabad". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
9. "Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
10. "Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
11. "Pearl Continental Hotel Gwadar". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
12. "Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar". www.hashoogroup.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
13. "Armed with hope, Hashoo Group looks to expand - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
14. "Armed with hope, Hashoo Group looks to expand - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
15. "Armed with hope, Hashoo Group looks to expand - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2016-06-18.

External links

• Official website of Pearl Continental Hotels
• Official website of Hotel One
• ILO ruling on union-busting actions of Karachi Pearl Continental Hotel
• Bomb in Jun 2009 PC Peshawar
• Bomb outside hotel in Pakistan