Lotte Hotels & Resorts

Lotte Hotels & Resorts is a South Korean hotel chain, part of the Lotte Group. It consists of 8 hotels and resorts. It is the first Korean hotel chain to expand into Europe. 
== History == 
Lotte Group was originally established in Japan and expanded into Korea with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd in 1967. Lotte Group consists of over 60 business units in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, heavy chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment. 
«Lotte Hotels & Resorts» was founded in 1973 with the opening of first hotel of the chain «Lotte Hotel Seoul». 
The second hotel «Lotte Hotel Busan» was opened in 1984 in Busan, South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul and its largest port city. 
Company expanded its business in 1989 and opened a recreation complex «Lotte World» which consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park, an island linked by monorail, shopping malls, a hotel, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theatres in one area. 
«Lotte Hotel Jeju» was opened in 2000 on Jeju Island, which has a temperate climate, natural scenery, and beaches. Jeju is a popular tourist destination for South Koreans as well as visitors from other parts of East Asia. Two years later the chain opened «Lotte Hotel Ulsan». 
The sixth hotel «Lotte City Hotel Mapo» was opened in 2009 in Mapo, Seoul's district. This "city hotel" caters to business travelers. There is also a sister hotel in Tokyo, Japan (Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho).
The first chain hotel abroad («Lotte Hotel Moscow») was opened in Russia in 2010.
==References==
== External links ==
* Lotte Hotels & Resorts
* Lotte Hotel Seoul
* Lotte Hotel World 
* Lotte Hotel Ulsan
* Lotte Hotel Jeju
* Lotte Hotel Busan
* Lotte City Hotel Mapo
* Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho
* Lotte Hotel Moscow
* Lotte Hotel World : Seoul Convention Bureau
Category:Hotel chains
Category:Hotels in Moscow
Category:Hotels in Russia
Category:Hotels in South Korea
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