Avari Hotels (Urdu: آواری ہوٹل) is a Pakistani international hotel chain based in Karachi. It operates five hotel properties in Pakistan, a duo in Dubai, and one in Toronto.[1]
 | |
 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | March 1948 |
| Founder | Dinshaw Avari |
| Headquarters | Karachi-75530, Pakistan |
Key people | Dinshaw Avari (Chairman) |
Number of employees | c. 2000 |
| Website | avari |
History
editAvari Hotels Group was founded in March 1948 by Dinshaw Avari who was originally from Bombay.[2][3]
Avari Hotels first location was the Beach Luxury Hotel in Karachi which opened on 21 March 1948.[2] Later, Avari Hotel Lahore was opened in 1978 and the 17-story Avari Tower Hotel with 120 suites in Karachi in 1985.[2]
In 2013, the group announced the launch of a major expansion phase.[4] In 2017, Avari Hotels announced the opening of two 4-star hotels in Multan.[5]
Ownership
editThe hotel chain is owned by the Parsi Avari family and which was led by Byram D. Avari until his death in 2023.[6][7]
Locations
editReferences
edit- ^ Afghan, Nasir (2012). "Avari Group". Asian Journal of Management Cases. 9: 59–78. doi:10.1177/097282011100900106.
- ^ a b c "'ہم جو بھی ہیں، پاکستان کی وجہ سے ہیں': ہوٹل چین کا مالک آواری خاندان" [Whatever we are, we are because of Pakistan': Hotel chain owner Awari family]. Independent Urdu. 10 September 2024.
- ^ Arun Kumar; Prasenjeet Kumar (16 February 2019). Kashmir Thinks It's Free: #2 in the Kashmir is Free Series. publishwithprasen.com.
- ^ Shahram Haq (30 October 2013). "Hospitality industry: Avari Hotels set to expand". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Aiman Bilal (11 October 2017). "Avari Hotels and Roomi Enterprises to Launch Two New 4-Star Hotels in Multan". Researchsnipers.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Avari Group set for local expansion - The Express Tribune". 4 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Hospitality industry: Avari Hotels set to expand - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Ismail Dilawar (5 March 2013). "Question time with Pakistan's longest serving foreign General Manager of Avari Towers!". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 22 April 2019.