Avari Hotels
Pakistani hotel chain
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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]
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| Company type | Private |
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| 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
Avari 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
The hotel chain is owned by the Parsi Avari family and which was led by Byram D. Avari until his death in 2023.[6][7]