InterContinental Manila

==History==

==History==

A press released in 1958 on the building then dubbed as Rizal InterContinental Hotel, lists Rizal Development Corporation and Pan American Airways as developers of the hotel. The initial 1958 design of the hotel was not followed and shelved. Construction of the hotel would be completed ten years later in 1969, and was inaugurated as InterContinental Hotel Manila.<ref name=rizal>{{cite news|last1=Alcazaren|first1=Paulo|title=The faces and facades of Rizal|url=http://www.philstar.com/modern-living/701403/faces-and-facades-rizal|access-date=20 February 2015|date=2 July 2011}}</ref>

A press released in 1958 on the building then dubbed as Rizal InterContinental Hotel, lists Rizal Development Corporation and [[Pan American Airways]] as developers of the hotel. The initial 1958 design of the hotel was not followed and shelved. Construction of the hotel would be completed ten years later in 1969, and was inaugurated as InterContinental Hotel Manila.<ref name=rizal>{{cite news|last1=Alcazaren|first1=Paulo|title=The faces and facades of Rizal|url=http://www.philstar.com/modern-living/701403/faces-and-facades-rizal|access-date=20 February 2015|date=2 July 2011}}</ref>

The [[InterContinental]] property is owned by [[Ayala Land]] Hotel's wholly owned subsidiary, Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corp. and has been under the InterContinental Hotels Group since 1969.

The [[InterContinental]] property is owned by [[Ayala Land]] Hotel's wholly owned subsidiary, Ayala Land Hotels and Resorts Corp. and has been under the management of the [[InterContinental Hotels Group]] since 1969.

===Closure===

===Closure===

[[File:InterContinental Manila demolition.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Demolition of the hotel; August 2016]]

[[File:InterContinental Manila demolition.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Demolition of the hotel; August 2016]]

The hotel ceased operations on December 31, 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Rap|title=InterContinental Manila closes its doors after 46 years|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/intercontinental-manila-closes-its-doors-after-46-years/|access-date=2 January 2016|publisher=Manila Bulletin|date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105035443/http://www.mb.com.ph/intercontinental-manila-closes-its-doors-after-46-years/|archive-date=5 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> when the hotel management contract between the subsidiary of AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp and [[InterContinental Hotels Group]] ended. The hotel would then be replaced by [[One Ayala]], a new mixed-used development which includes an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport facility]], a new hotel in a Seda Hotel branch, and three office towers.<ref name=rappler>{{cite news|title=After 46 years, InterContinental Manila to close doors|url=http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/175-real-estate/108686-intercontinental-manila-closes-2015|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Rappler|date=9 October 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184422/http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/175-real-estate/108686-intercontinental-manila-closes-2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=shutdown>{{cite news|title=Hotel InterCon in Makati to shut down by yearend|url=http://business.inquirer.net/200543/hotel-intercon-in-makati-to-shut-down-by-yearend|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=10 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Talavera|first1=Catherine|title=ALI unveils Ayala Center redevelopment plans|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/ali-unveils-ayala-center-redevelopment-plans/222932/|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Manila Times|date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cabuag|first1=VG|title=Ayala Land to demolish InterCon in December|url=http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/ayala-land-to-demolish-intercon-in-december/|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=BusinessMirror|date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ayala Center Redevelopment|url=http://www.makeitmakati.com/article/ayala-center-redevelopment.html|website=Make It Makati|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011234605/http://www.makeitmakati.com/article/ayala-center-redevelopment.html|archive-date=11 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/20/ali-to-complete-one-ayala-next-year/|title=ALI to complete One Ayala next year

The hotel ceased operations on December 31, 2015,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Rap|title=InterContinental Manila closes its doors after 46 years|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/intercontinental-manila-closes-its-doors-after-46-years/|access-date=2 January 2016|publisher=Manila Bulletin|date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105035443/http://www.mb.com.ph/intercontinental-manila-closes-its-doors-after-46-years/|archive-date=5 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> when the hotel management contract between the subsidiary of AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp and [[InterContinental Hotels Group]] ended. The hotel was replaced by [[One Ayala]], a new mixed-used development which includes an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport facility]], a new hotel ([[Seda Hotels]] branch), and three office towers.<ref name=rappler>{{cite news|title=After 46 years, InterContinental Manila to close doors|url=http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/175-real-estate/108686-intercontinental-manila-closes-2015|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Rappler|date=9 October 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184422/http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/175-real-estate/108686-intercontinental-manila-closes-2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=shutdown>{{cite news|title=Hotel InterCon in Makati to shut down by yearend|url=http://business.inquirer.net/200543/hotel-intercon-in-makati-to-shut-down-by-yearend|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=10 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Talavera|first1=Catherine|title=ALI unveils Ayala Center redevelopment plans|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/ali-unveils-ayala-center-redevelopment-plans/222932/|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=Manila Times|date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cabuag|first1=VG|title=Ayala Land to demolish InterCon in December|url=http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/ayala-land-to-demolish-intercon-in-december/|access-date=10 October 2015|publisher=BusinessMirror|date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ayala Center Redevelopment|url=http://www.makeitmakati.com/article/ayala-center-redevelopment.html|website=Make It Makati|access-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011234605/http://www.makeitmakati.com/article/ayala-center-redevelopment.html|archive-date=11 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/20/ali-to-complete-one-ayala-next-year/|title=ALI to complete One Ayala next year

|first=James|last=Loyola|work=Manila Bulletin|date=20 November 2022|accessdate=4 December 2022}}</ref>

|first=James|last=Loyola|work=Manila Bulletin|date=20 November 2022|accessdate=4 December 2022}}</ref>