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42-510: The Ramada name derives from the Spanish term rama (meaning " branch "). Temporary open-air structures called "ramadas" (meaning "porch" or "arbor"), made of brush or branches (similar to an arbor ) were popular in Arizona during harvest time. Company websites commonly refer to the structure as a "shady resting place". Longtime Chicago restaurateur Marion W. Isbell (1905–1988) founded

84-536: A terminus , while bough refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk. Due to a broad range of species of trees, branches and twigs can be found in many different shapes and sizes. While branches can be nearly horizontal , vertical, or diagonal , the majority of trees have upwardly diagonal branches. A number of mathematical properties are associated with tree branchings; they are natural examples of fractal patterns in nature, and, as observed by Leonardo da Vinci , their cross-sectional areas closely follow

126-462: A "sprig of mistletoe"). Similarly, the branch of a cherry tree is generally referred to as a "cherry branch", while other such formations (i.e., " acacia branch" or " orange branch") carry no such alliance. A good example of this versatility is oak , which could be referred to as variously an "oak branch", an "oaken branch", a "branch of oak", or the "branch of an oak tree". Once a branch has been cut or in any other way removed from its source, it

168-753: A 40.8% ownership stake—officially inaugurated in December 2010. In April 2015, NWD formed a 50-50 joint venture with HIP Company Limited, a subsidiary of The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority,  to acquire the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Renaissance Harbour View, and Hyatt Regency TST with a deal valued at HK$ 18.5 billion, resulted in NWD receiving approximately HK$ 10 billion. NWD then launched its new healthcare brand, Humansa, and acquired FTLife in November and December 2018, respectively. In October 2020,

210-504: A KLUB 11 member and linking to the K Dollar Program account, members can earn K Dollars, which can be used as instant cash at a wide range of participating merchants. A minimum spending amount of 10 K Dollars is required for redemption. The K Dollar conversion rate varies by KLUB 11 tier: The program features over 1,000 merchants throughout Hong Kong, including locations within K11 Art Mall and Victoria Dockside . In March 2024,

252-445: A cross-country trip with his wife Ingrid and their three children, he noted the substandard quality of roadside motor courts along US highways at the time. He had the idea to develop a chain of roadside motor hotels conveniently located along major highways which would provide lodgings with hotel-like quality at near-motel rates plus amenities such as TV , air conditioning , swimming pools, and on-premises restaurants. From its start in

294-501: A feature was introduced allowing members to link their Visa cards to the K11 HK app, enabling automatic earning of K Dollars without the need to queue up at the concierge, upload receipts, or scan the QR codes. This integration is part of a multi-year partnership between New World Development (NWD) and Visa to deepen customer engagement and stimulate local spend. Upon linking their Visa cards to

336-900: A large-scale cultural and retail complex in Prince Bay, Shenzhen. In November 2020, NWD named its mixed-use development project within the SKYCITY complex at the Hong Kong International Airport "11 SKIES". NWD established Share for Good, Hong Kong's first large-scale crowd-donation platform in March 2022, to meet the immediate needs of the impoverished in the fifth wave of COVID-19. In collaboration with Rafa Nadal Academy, Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy welcomed Asia's first Rafa Nadal Tennis Center in July 2022. NWD collaborated with 4 corporations in July 2023 to establish

378-513: A new company called Aztar Corporation . In the original deal for the gaming business, Ramada shareholders were to get $ 7 in cash per share plus half a share of the new Aztar Corporation. However, this changed quickly to a new deal where shareholders would receive $ 1 per share plus one share of Aztar Corporation. In the late 1990s, Ramada was sold to Cendant Corporation of New York City . Under Cendant's ownership, Ramada franchises Ramada Inn , Ramada Limited , Ramada Plaza , and Ramada Suites in

420-531: A phone call from his brother-in-law, Bill Helsing. Bill informed him of a hotel deal in Flagstaff, AZ that he was going to invest in and wanted to know if Marion would be interested in joining him. This first investment resulted in a rapid return on capital. Ramada opened its first hotel, a 60-room facility, on U.S. Route 66 at Flagstaff, Arizona in 1954 and set up its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona , where

462-455: Is described as a journey that expands imagination beyond mere aesthetics, focusing on the creation of a modern living culture rooted in originality and bespoke craftsmanship. It encourages its staff to think creatively and develop unique ideas that enhance customer experiences. The five core elements are: These elements collectively aim to foster a culture that values human creativity, sustainability, and social responsibility. This position

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504-448: Is most commonly referred to as a stick , and a stick employed for some purpose (such as walking , spanking , or beating ) is often called a rod . Thin, flexible sticks are called switches , wands , shrags , or vimina (singular vimen ). New World Development New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong–based company focused on property , hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores . It

546-464: Is one of the Hong Kong companies who have a large landbank . As at 31 December 2014, the group had a landbank of around 9.25 million sq ft, of which around 5.3 million sq ft was residential property . The group had a total of approximately 18.3 million sq ft of attributable agricultural land reserve pending for conversion. The Group's brand personality is defined by “The Artisanal Movement”, which

588-399: Is wholly owned by New World Development. The company also owned former listed company New World Hotels (Holdings) . Rosewood Hotel Group , an hotel management company, is a former subsidiary of NWD group. New World Development and sister listed company Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group are both majority owned by privately owned Chow Tai Fook (Holding) . New World Development Company Limited

630-439: The -toe in mistletoe . Latin words for branch are ramus or cladus . The latter term is an affix found in other modern words such as cladodont (prehistoric sharks with branched teeth), cladode (flattened leaf-like branches), or cladogram (a branched diagram showing relations among organisms). Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs . The term twig usually refers to

672-560: The United States and Canada . Ramada itself no longer directly or indirectly owns or operates any of the Ramada hotels. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, Ramada hotels are owned and operated or franchised by Ramada International , which was owned by Marriott International . However, in 2004, Ramada International was purchased by Cendant , giving Cendant the worldwide rights to the Ramada brand. Ramada International remains separate from

714-419: The da Vinci branching rule . A bough can also be called a limb or arm , and though these are arguably metaphors , both are widely accepted synonyms for bough. A crotch or fork is an area where a trunk splits into two or more boughs. A twig is frequently referred to as a sprig as well, especially when it has been plucked. Other words for twig include branchlet , spray , and surcle , as well as

756-408: The 1950s until around 1976, Ramada's logo featured a friendly bald innkeeper, dubbed "Uncle Ben". He sported an apron (later a suit and tie) and held a top hat in one hand; in the other hand was a red trumpeted banner that read "Ramada Inn Roadside Hotels". From 1976 to 1982, the chain's logo was a simple rounded rectangle that read "Ramada Inn" in the original design's gothic Western-style lettering. of

798-457: The 1960s and 1970s with 100 Ramada Inns in operation by 1964, which grew to 250 in 1970 and nearly 650 by 1976. By the late 1970s, Ramada ranked as the second-largest hotel chain in the U.S. behind industry leader Holiday Inn. Also during the 1970s, Ramada expanded into worldwide operation by opening new hotels in various European nations and on other continents. Marion W. Isbell served as president and CEO of Ramada until 1970 when he resigned from

840-590: The Civil Service Denise Yue Chung-yee , signed off on the approval for him to take up the job within three years of leaving, failing to take into account the appearance of conflict of interest resulting from the Hung Hom Peninsula affair. New World argued that they hired Leung in good faith, after the government had given clearance. New World announced in the early hours of 16 August that the parties had agreed to rescind

882-403: The K11 HK app, customers who spend with Visa can earn K Dollars automatically. The Hung Hom Peninsula was sold for a below-market land premium of HK$ 864 million to New World Development, who subsequently sold off half share to Sun Hung Kai Properties . In 2004, the consortium announced the demolition of these buildings to make way for luxury apartments, to be faced with huge popular outcry about

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924-1007: The Ramada operations in the United States and Canada. In 2006, Cendant spun off its hotel operations, including Ramada, to Wyndham Worldwide . The chain offers different hotel brands or "tiers" based on price and services offered. In the United Kingdom, Jarvis Hotels Limited were the largest franchisee of the Ramada brand. They operated corporately as Ramada Jarvis . Six of the properties were bannered as Country Collection hotels; they are properties that were historic buildings that had been owned by local business magnates and in beautiful landscaped gardens. Ramada Jarvis went into liquidation in September 2011, ceasing trade on every hotel formerly franchised from Ramada. Ramada's United Kingdom operations came to an end. Shortly after, selected Days Hotels were rebranded as Ramada hotels, bringing

966-607: The brand back to the United Kingdom. In Australia , Ramada Inn Parkville is being operated by company. Previously it was a traditional motel in Parkville, Melbourne affiliated with the Australian "Golden Chain" group of hotels and motels. It underwent extensive renovation at one point but was known locally for its use of the Uncle Ben vintage logo and idiosyncratic abbreviation of the word "kilometre" on its signage. The motel

1008-555: The chain built the Sahara Hotel on North 1st Street downtown in 1956 (which later became the Ramada Inn Downtown) and a 300-room Ramada Inn in the 3800 block of East Van Buren in 1958 that would become the chain's flagship property and headquarters. Like his contemporary, Holiday Inn hotel-chain founder Kemmons Wilson , Isbell devised the idea of building and operating a chain of roadside motor hotels when, while on

1050-671: The chain in 1953 along with a group of investors including Michael Robinson of McAllen, Texas (who later went on to start Rodeway Inns in the early 1960s) and Del Webb of Phoenix (who owned the New York Yankees and went on to establish his own lodging chain, Hiway House , in 1956). Other original investors of Ramada Inns included Isbell's brother-in-law Bill Helsing; Max Sherman, a produce operator from Chicago dubbed "The Tomato King"; Chicago attorneys Ezra Ressman and Mort Levin; and Frank Lichtenstein and Robert Rosow of San Antonio, Texas . Early in 1952, Marion W. Isbell received

1092-585: The contract. The company has managed the Avenue of Stars for 11 years , and its contract is due to expire. It was announced that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government would redevelop and expand the avenue jointly with the company. The Hong Kong government declared that the enhancement project would contain limited commercial appeal, and no luxury shops or high-end restaurants would be added. The walkway, very popular with tourists,

1134-695: The country. The group's existing investments in Mainland China has exceeded US$ 16.5 billion, spreading across four municipalities and over 19 provinces. New World Development was founded on May 29, 1970,  with Dr. Ho Sin Hang as chairman and Cheng Yu-tung as Director and General Manager. The group went public on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) (SEHK: 17) in 1972. To bring together infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China, New World Infrastructure Limited (NWI)

1176-675: The first "Smart Community" in a transitional housing complex. NWD signed Hong Kong's first "Project Cooperation Agreement regarding Northern Metropolis" in December 2023, to develop a commercial and residential project in the Northern Metropolis with CR Land. The head office is in the New World Tower  [ zh ] in Central, Hong Kong . New World Development owns listed companies NWS Holdings and New World Department Store China . New World China Land Limited

1218-597: The franchised hotels still include on-premises restaurants. In an attempt to revive the company's lagging business in 1989, Ramada Inns, Inc. decided to split its hotel/restaurant businesses and its gaming businesses. The Ramada hotels and restaurants were sold for $ 540 million to New World Development Company and the gaming business which included the Tropicana Las Vegas , Tropicana Atlantic City , and Ramada Express in Laughlin, Nevada , were spun off to

1260-400: The group revealed plans to conserve Hong Kong’s 68-year-old State Theatre, a Grade I historic site, partnering with local and international designers and artisans. In that month, the group began selling THE PAVILIA FARM I, attracting 22,700 registrations in the first round, the highest for any residential property in Hong Kong since 1997. The group also committed over HKD 10 billion to create

1302-527: The local district council had been favourable. In an apparent attempt to de-fuse the public furore at the apparent collusion between government and big business, the government promised a public consultation. Chubby Hearts HK$ 7.8 million was granted by the Hong Kong Mega Arts and Cultural Events Committee to host in February 2024 Chubby Hearts by British designer Anya Hindmarch , who has

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1344-453: The needless destruction of "perfectly good buildings" to satisfy "corporate greed". In an unprecedented about-turn, the developers withdrew the plan on 10 December 2004. In 2008, New World was the subject of controversy when it announced it had hired former Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands Leung Chin-man as deputy managing director and executive director of its China subsidiary, New World China Land Ltd. The Secretary for

1386-431: The original design. From 1982 to 2004, Ramada changed to a revised, rounded rectangular design with more "modern" lettering. At one point the chain was owned by Ramada Inns, Inc. , a holding company set up by Isbell to oversee Ramada's various divisions including hotel operations, franchising, real estate, and equipment purchasing. Under Isbell's leadership, Ramada grew into one of the nation's largest lodging chains during

1428-691: The presidency and turned it over to his son, William M. Isbell. The senior Isbell continued as the chain's CEO until his retirement in 1972, then Chairman of the Board until 1979. William M. Isbell would serve as Ramada's president and CEO until 1981. Ramada developed a chain of in-hotel restaurants similar to the Howard Johnson's restaurants, operating them under various names including Uncle Ben's Kitchen, Ramada Pancake Cottage, and Chez Bon, as well as other names used by individual franchises. The company-owned Ramada restaurants became defunct in 1990, though

1470-1113: The same name "Ramada", in cities including Karachi , Islamabad , Lahore and Multan and Gilgit . Ramada manages one property in Mongolia , which is located in Ulaanbaatar . There are many hotels of Ramada operating in India as well. [REDACTED] Media related to Ramada at Wikimedia Commons Branch A branch , also called a ramus in botany , is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins. In Old English , there are numerous words for branch, including seten , stofn , telgor , and hrīs . There are also numerous descriptive words, such as blēd (that is, something that has bled, or 'bloomed', out), bōgincel (literally 'little bough'), ōwæstm (literally 'on growth'), and tūdornes (literally 'offspringing'). Numerous other words for twigs and boughs abound, including tān , which still survives as

1512-459: The technical terms surculus and ramulus . Branches found under larger branches can be called underbranches . Some branches from specific trees have their own names, such as osiers and withes or withies , which come from willows . Often trees have certain words which, in English, are naturally collocated , such as holly and mistletoe , which usually employ the phrase "sprig of" (as in,

1554-469: Was closed off for three years while the expansion was undertaken. The decision to award the contract for the redevelopment to the company without putting it out to tender, on the justification that the project was non-profit, sparked controversy locally. Residents' groups and other development companies owning properties adjacent to the walk expressed discontent, whilst the LCSD claimed that consultations with

1596-683: Was created and listed on SEHK (SEHK: 301) in October 1995. New World Services Limited (NWS) was then formed in April 1997 to integrate the group's service-related businesses. By July 1999, New World China Land Limited (NWCL) was launched to consolidate the group’s property projects in Mainland China and was listed on SEHK (SEHK: 917). In September 2001, NWS purchased all outstanding shares of Ngo Kee Construction Company Limited. A year later, Pacific Ports Company Limited (PPC) acquired NWI and took ownership of NWS from NWD. Reorganization of New World Group

1638-532: Was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung . The company is publicly listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK: 17) since 23 November 1972 and is a constituent stock of Hong Kong Hang Seng Index . Over the last four decades, the group has also actively participated in various businesses in Mainland China and established itself as one of the largest foreign direct investors in

1680-630: Was finalized in January 2003. Following a name change from Pacific Ports Company Limited, NWS Holdings Limited emerged as the group's service flagship, overseeing operations in services, infrastructure, and ports across Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China. All group shares were consolidated under NWS Holdings Limited, which then commenced trading on SEHK. New World Department Store China Limited (SEHK: 0825) went public on SEHK in July 2007.  The Guangzhou Dongxin Expressway—in which NWS Holdings owned

1722-475: Was formerly known as Managing Director (until 2012) and General Manager (until 2020) The New World CLUB is a loyalty program operated by the New World Group that offers members benefit such as exclusive discounts and events. There are currently 3 membership tiers. The K Dollar Program is a loyalty initiative developed in collaboration between New World Development, K11, and Chow Tai Fook. By becoming

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1764-666: Was rebranded in c.2006–09 as "Parade Inn". Ramada manages three properties in Indonesia , two are located at Bali , and one at Surakarta . It manages three hotels on Sri Lanka 's western coast, under the "Ramada" name, including one in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo . The Ramada Colombo used to be the Holiday Inn Colombo but management has changed. Ramada International also operates five hotels in Pakistan , under

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