InsightsMoreQuiz Check In, Check Out – A Hotel Brand Quiz A brand quiz at the intersection of brand and hotels. Travel the best hotels virtually. And see if you deserve the Room With A View! By Paul Writer - June 18, 2020 Check In, Check outTravel is still wishful thinking for most, but let’s take a whizz around some of the world’s famous hotels.This time around our quiz-master is Chitra Narayanan. She is a Delhi-based journalist, associated with the Hindu Business Line. She is the author of 'From Oberoi to Oyo' - a book that landscapes the Indian hospitality industry.This hotel brand was started by Ernest Henderson and Robert Moore, two Harvard classmates in 1933 and was the first to be listed on New York stock exchange. Hint: It was the very first international brand to open in ChinaThis hotel brand was launched by Air France. The airline sold off the hotel chain in 2005 and its new owners pivoted the hotel’s positioning to attract the creative community.Hint: The owners of Campa Cola brought this brand to India in the 80s.Many cocktails have been born in hotel bars. In which iconic hotel’s bar – the King Cole Bar - did the popular vodka and tomato juice drink Bloody Mary get mixed first and till date remains the hotel’s signature cocktail?‘Anything but ordinary’ is the tagline of this Indian brand created on its 50th anniversary. The USP of this hotel brand are the cool parties it throws.This mid market chain founded by a former Oberoi Hotels executive in the early 90s is now owned by Paris based Louvre Hotels which in turn is owned by Chinese travel conglomerate Jin Jiang International Holdings.Which one of these hotels was founded by American actor Robert Redford, rejecting all advice from investors, and with the dream of blending art and culture with spirit and service.The Great Eastern Hotel in Kolkata is the oldest functioning hotel in the country. Which hotel chain operates it now? Hint: Its brand logo was designed by Mumbai-based Chlorophyll.This chain was started by a company that was the world's largest brewery in the 1700s. It is the UK’s largest hotel brand with 72,000 rooms. Till 2019 it owned Costa Coffee. It however failed to make headway in India and chose to exit.With a flower in its name, the origins of this home grown hotel chain are a confectionary shop in Shimla and the Harsha Hotel in Bangalore. Along the way there was a hotel called Stay Longer. Today celebrating its 19th anniversary, this listed hotel has 58 properties.This budget chain often called the Nano of the hotel world started life as Indi-One. What is it now called?Walk-in guest. Guess it's a standard room for you. Good. Upgrading you to a luxury room with a view.Super. Upgrading you to the Presidential Suite. Quiz Maker - powered by Riddle Share now on Share on facebook Facebook Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Indian Brands Famous in the World Around the World in 10 Brands? What’s in a (Brand) Name? Quiz: Top marketing strategy frameworks Personality Test – What’s your management style? Do you know your Marketing Models? Retail Therapy Quiz Tellywood: Advertising Meets Cinema Advertising and Media in India India’s Home-grown Sodas (and other soft drinks) – Quiz Get our weekly Quiz updates and NewsletterNo worries, you can easily unsubscribe Please enter your email address *SubmitReset Quizmaster Profile: Chitra Narayanan Delhi-based journalist, associated with the Hindu Business Line. She is the author of 'From Oberoi to Oyo' - a book that landscapes the Indian hospitality industry.