History

  • 1914’s~

    • 1914.10

      Established The Chosun Hotel
    • 1924

      Opened the first French
      restaurant ‘Palm Court’
    • 1967.06

      Contracted Joint Management
      (Korea Tourism Organization
      & American Airlines)
  • 1970’s~

    • 1970.03

      Constructed New Building
      (Present Building)
    • 1979.10

      Change of International
      Investor (American Airline →
      Westin Hotels & Resorts)
    • 1981.11

      The Chosun Hotel was
      renamed to The Westin
      Chosun Seoul
    • 1983.06

      1983.06 Privatization of the
      hotel by Shinsegae group
      (KTO -> The Westin Chosun)
    • 1991.11

      Shinsegae acquired Samsung
      Group’s share
  • 1994’s~

    • 1994.04

      Acquired the Westin Chosun
      Busan
    • 1996.11

      Opened 1st Day & Day
      bakery store in Bundang
      area
    • 1997.01

      Opened Outside F&B outlet
      ‘Bankers Club’
    • 1998.08

      Established bakery
      manufacturing plant in
      Yongin, Opened 1st Dalloyau
      store in Gwangju
    • 2000.06

      Started COEX F&B business
      unit
    • 2000.10

      Catering service for the 3rd
      ASEM
  • 2002’s~

    • 2002.04

      Opened flower shop ‘Jane
      Packer’ in Shinsegae
      Gangnam Store
    • 2002.07

      Opened O’Kim’s Brauhaus in
      COEX
    • 2003.06

      Opened the deli café Vecchia
      e Nuovo and flower shop
      Jane Packer in the Westin
      Chosun Seoul
    • 2004.09

      Opened Vecchia e Nuovo
      Cheongdam branch
    • 2005.01

      Spin-off the Chosun Hotel
      Bakery business unit to the
      independent affiliates
      (Dalloyau, Day & Day, etc.)
    • 2005.04

      Started banquet and catering
      service in KINTEX
    • 2005.10

      Catering service for APEC
      luncheon
    • 2005.11

      Completed the renovation
      of the Presidential Suite in
      the Westin Chosun Busan
  • 2006’s~

    • 2006.10

      Opened New York style
      modern bistro ‘Gramercy
      Kitchen’ in Shinsadong
    • 2007.02

      Completed guestroom
      renovation of the Westin
      Chosun Seoul
    • 2008.03

      Opened Payard Bakery in
      Shinsegae Main Store
    • 2008.05

      Completed lower lobby floor
      renovation of the Westin
      Chosun Seoul – opened
      Chinese restaurant Hong
      Yuan, buffet restaurant Aria,
      deli café Vecchia e Nuovo
      and flower shop
      Kyukmulgongboo
    • 2008.11

      Reopened Japanese
      restaurant Sushi Cho on the
      20th floor
    • 2009.03

      Opened Payard and Vecchiae
      Nuovo in the Westin Chosun
      Busan
    • 2009.05

      Opened Payard Bakery on
      the 2nd floor of Shinsegae
      Gangnam Store
    • 2009.07

      Opened Executive Floor
      Lounge on the 20th floor
    • 2009.10

      Opened Vecchia e Nuovo in
      Shinsegae Gangnam Store
  • 2010’s~

    • 2010.07

      Transfer of bakery business
      unit (Vecchia e Nuovo and
      Payard Bakery) to The
      Chosun Hotel Bakery
    • 2010.08

      Opened Renewal Suite and
      Premium Junior Suite.
      Agreement on the
      management of State Tower
      with Shinhan BNP Paribas
    • 2010.10

      Catering service for G20
      leaders luncheon
    • 2011.05

      Reopened the Westin
      Chosun Seoul after
      renovation
    • 2011.07

      Started management of the
      premium office building
      ‘State Tower’
    • 2011.09

      Opened Grove Lounge on
      the 1st floor of the State
      Tower
    • 2012.01

      Opened Chinese restaurant
      Hokyungjeon in Shinsegae
      Gangnam Store
    • 2012.07

      Opened Japanese restaurant
      Homuran in SSG in
      Chungdamdong
    • 2012.09

      Acquired Paradise Duty Free
      Store
    • 2012.12

      Change of the name of duty
      free store(Paradise Duty
      Free → Shinsegae Duty Free)
    • 2013.01

      Inauguration of Shinsegae
      Duty Free
    • 2013.03

      Change of the company
      name(Chosun Hotel →
      Shinsegae Chosun Hotel)