Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.is a Canadian-based chain consisting of many hotels and resorts aimed at the top of the travel accommodation market and at wealthy travelers. It is considered among the best in the world, according to Travel and Leisure magazine and Zagat Guide and is also a AAA five diamond hotel chain, one of only a few in the world. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... Travel+Leisure Magazine Publisher: American Express Publishing Address: 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-382-5600 Editor-in-Chief: Nancy Novogrod Executive Editor: Jennifer Barr Design Director: Emily Crawford Managing Editor: Michael S. Cain T+L is the worlds leading travel magazine... Zagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. ... The AAA logo The AAA (usually read triple-A, or sometimes three As), formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile lobby group and service organization. ...

Four Seasons is a publicly traded corporation with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Isadore (“Issy”) Sharp founded the company in 1960 with the opening of the first Four Seasons Hotel on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto. Bill Gates is one of the largest shareholders, as is HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats... Isadore Issy Sharp (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian businessman and founder, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... William Henry Bill Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft Corporation. ... HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, (born, March 7, 1955) (Arabic: الوليد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) commonly known as Prince Al-Waleed, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family, though not in line to rule, and an entrepreneur and international investor. ...

Four Seasons also has a residential program called the Residence Club that allows people to purchase time shares in villas at Four Seasons resorts. The villas are maintained and furnished by the company and are priced from the US$700,000 upwards. A vacation timeshare is a form of vacation property. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Four Seasons hotels are located in many diverse destinations worldwide. Below is a list of hotels being run under the Four Seasons brand worldwide.

See also

• List of Four Seasons hotels

External links

• Four Seasons Hotel web site