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John Wick (John Wick x Female!Reader)

Chapter 5: Paris

First Chapter

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(A/N: wanted to say there is a bit of smut in this chapter. You have been warned.)

"You are a child of the Belarus...an orphan of our tribe..." Katia said as a couple of men walk in, carrying a bar that was holding a cauldron filled with hot liquid metal. "You are bound to us as we are to you...in this life and the next." Katia said as they set the cauldron on a pedestal then John places his left arm close to the markings on the side where it was red hot and Katia did the same on the other side of the cauldron with her left arm.

"Your blood...is my blood." Katia said. "Your pain...is my pain." John recites. "Your life...is my life." Katia said and both of them places their forearms close to the marking and shoved them against it, burning the mark on their flesh. They pull their arms back and then they were handed a shot glass of a drink.

"Welcome back, Jardani." Katia said and they down their shot then the priest pours the vodka over their burn marks then another shot. "The Ruska Roma will support your challenge. Who will be your Second?" Katia asked him.

Few days later, John and (y/n) walk out to an open area between two buildings, the Eiffel Tower off in the distance against the foggy sky. They walk up to a table where there were a few guards, the Marquis, the Harbinger, Caine and Winston stand by a table.

John takes off his suit jacket then reveals the Crest on his arm to the Harbinger. He nods in approval and John rolls his sleeves up and the Marquis takes a chair across from one side. The table had twelve cards face down on both sides of the table.

John, after putting his jacket back on, takes the seat across from the Marquis and (y/n) walks over to Winston, who gestures for her to take the seat he was leaning against. "Under the Old Laws, only one can survive. Do you both understand that?" The Harbinger asked and both John and Marquis nod.

"Very good. Rules. The Challenged chooses first. Time?" Harbinger asked. "Sunrise." Marquis replied and he flips a card, revealing an number 8 on it. "Now." John said and he flips his card over, revealing a 3. "Sunrise." Harbinger confirmed. "Location?" Harbinger asked.

"You come here thinking there is a way out of this world for you, Mr Wick? There is not." Marquis said then he reaches out to one of the cards. "Le Centre Pompidou." Marquis said and he flips the card, revealing a 4. "Sacré Coeur." John said and he flips one of his cards, revealing a 10.

"Sacré Coeur." Harbinger confirmed. "Weapons?"

"If you win, The Table will honor its word. You will have your freedom. But you won't take it." Marquis said and (y/n) balls up her fist, she really didn't like the Marquis very much. The arrogance and the smarmy attitude he oozed out.

"Blades." Marquis said as he flips another card, a 14. "Pistols." John said and he flips another card, a 23. "Dueling pistols. Thirty paces. In the event that both parties survive, each will approach the other at increments of ten paces until only one remains. Rules of engagement." The Harbinger said. "No quarter." John replied.

"You know why you won't take your freedom? Because this is who you are, who you've always been. You are a killer. An orphan we plucked from the street and honed into a knife. And it is the killing that gives you purpose. A man without purpose...is nothing." Marquis taunts to John before he addresses The Harbinger. "No quarter." He said.

"No quarter. If there is nothing else, gentlemen, I will see.." the Harbinger started to say but Marquis speaks up. "A nomination." He said and John looks over at Harbinger, who also seemed surprised by this, then he looks over at John. "It is his right. Do you have a name?" Harbinger asked Marquis. "Caine." Marquis said as he nods over to Caine, who was sitting a chair off the to the side and didn't look very happy about being nominated.

"So be it. Sunrise, Sacré Coeur. Dueling pistols, no quarter. Should Mr Wick be victorious, he will be free of any and all obligation to The High Table, and his Second will be reinstated as the manager of the rebuilt New York Continental." The Harbinger said and John and (y/n) look over at Winston, who shrugs slightly.

"Should the Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont be victorious..." the Harbinger started to say and Marquis speaks over him. "John Wick will be dead. As will his Second and his wife." Marquis said and (y/n) fidgets in her chair at this. "Just so. Now, if there is nothing more, gentlemen, I will see you at sunrise. Failure to meet at the appointed hour will result in forfeiture and immediate execution." Harbinger said and he walks away.

John stands up from his chair and he starts to walk away as (y/n) gets up from her chair and comes up next to him. "There is no John out there. No happy husband with a normal life." Marquis said, shaking his head slightly, as John and (y/n) stop and turn to him. "There's only John Wick, the killer." Marquis sneered. "And he's going to kill you." John said and he and (y/n) walk away and Winston catches up to them.

"Your hotel?" (Y/n) asked Winston. "Yes." Winston said, like it was obvious. "You always have an angle, don't you?" John asked him. "Doesn't everyone?" Winston asked. "Let's find safe harbor before it starts." He said as he hands John a piece of paper. "There's something I need to do first." John said. "Sooner rather than later." Winston said and he, John and (y/n) part ways.

"What do you need to do?" (Y/n) asked John as they walk off. "It's more a what you need to do. Something that you should've done months ago." John said and (y/n) furrows her brow in confusion at him.

John leads her to a church with high ceilings and several candles surrounding the area. They come up to the alter and John opens a box and pulls out a long thin candle. He hands it to (y/n), who accepts it, and then John places his hand over hers and guided her hand to a lite candle. They lite the little candle then he guides her hand over to unlite candle to light it.

(Y/n) takes in a deep breath then pulls the thin candle towards her and she blows out the flame and sets it aside. She looks down and John places his right arm around her waist as a tear runs down her face. She sighs a bit then wipes away the tears and looks up for a moment before she leans her head against John's shoulder.

He places a small kiss on the top of her head and the two stand there for a moment before they turn around, only to see Caine sitting one of the chairs. They walk over to the chairs across the aisle of chairs Caine was sitting in and they take a couple of chairs.

"Caine." John greets. "John. Mrs Wick." Caine greets back. "Saying goodbye?"

"Saying hello." (Y/n) said as she thinks of Helen. "You think your sister can hear you?" Caine asked her. "No." (Y/n) replied. "Then why bother?" He asked her. "Maybe I'm wrong." (Y/n) said, shrugging. "The dead are gone. Only the living matter." Caine said and he pulls out a pocket watch and opens it, revealing a picture of a young girl.

"After my daughter was born...I wanted to leave this life. I thought I did." Caine said. "But you didn't." John said. "We're damned...you and I, John." Caine said. "On that we agree." John said and Caine closes his watch. "My daughter's not. If it's between you and her...you're going to die." Caine said. "Maybe not." John said and Caine smirks.

"I missed you, John. It's so good to sit with a friend. And I wish I met you, Mrs Wick, under different circumstances. You seem like a good woman." Caine said. "And you seem like a good man." (Y/n) tells him and John turns to Caine. "I'll see you tomorrow." John tells him and he and (y/n) get up and walk out of the church.

(Y/n) was sitting on the edge bed of their hotel room, the day's event playing through her head. She tried not to show it but she was beyond terrified.

On the one hand, John will win the duel and both him and her will get to go back a day try to live their normal lives. Sure it'll take her a bit to get back into living a normal life after these last few months but she had faith she'll overcome this and live that happy life she had dreamed of when she first married John.

But on the other hand, John could die and then she'd be killed afterwards. In a blink of an eye, their lives will be gone.

She sighs and runs her hands over her face until she hears the bathroom door opens a door footsteps approaching. She looks up and sees John walking into the room. "You okay?" He asked her, concerned, once he saw the look on her face. "Honestly, John....not really." She said and John lowers his eyes to floor and nods, slightly.

"I know you've told me to not worry and that you forgiven me but I am still sorry for everything." He said and she nods then she looks over at him. "John..." she said and he turns his head to her, she stares at him then leans in and kisses him. He kisses her back and he cups her face in his hands and she places her hands on his neck.

They break the kiss for a moment then she leans in and kisses him again and pushes him, slowly, back on the bed and gets on top of him. He lays down on the bed and places his hands on her hips as he continues to kiss her, passionately.

They stop to kiss to catch their breathes and they look deeply into each other’s eyes before (y/n) speaks up. "Make love to me, please." She pleads, in a soft whisper, and John pushes back a strand of her hair behind her ear as he stares into her eyes.

"Are you sure?" He asked her and she nods. "If this is our last night together, I want to spend one more time with you. To touch you one more time, to feel you one more time, to love you." She said and now it was his turn to lean his head up to her and capture her lips with his.

He sits up, (y/n) straddling his lap, as they continue to kiss, passionately, and she wraps her arms around his neck, her fingers start to run through his hair. They take off their jackets and their shirts before their hands started roaming each other, fingertips touching each other's soft skin. They stop kissing to catch their breathes again then they get up out of the bed and started to discard the rest of their clothing.

Next thing (y/n) knew, she was laying on her back on the soft, satin sheets of the bed and John on top of her. They stare into each other’s eyes again before John slides into her, she gasps then lets out a moan at the feeling of being filled as he grunts then leans into kiss her. He gives her a moment to adjust before he starts moving his hips.

And the couple started showing each other how much they loved one another. Their hands on every part they could reach, fingers digging into the flesh to leave marks, the sounds of slapping skin and heavy pants from the couple echoed the room with the occasional screams of curses and their names leaving from the others mouth.

Eventually, (y/n) comes undone and screams John's name as he soon follows after her, grunting out her name. He stills then lays on top of her and she wraps her arms around his neck and buries her face into his shoulder as he buries his face in hers. The two of them catching their breathes after the intense orgasm they experienced.

"I love you." John whispers to her, in between breathes. "I love you too." (Y/n) whispered back and John gets off of her and lays down next to her. She then cuddles up to him and the two lay their in bed for a moment, just basking in the afterglow of their love making. After about a few hours of resting and sleeping, the alarm on John's watch goes off which meant it was time for them to get up and head out.

After getting dressed and ready, John and (y/n) walk along the streets of Paris and down a set of steps to a caged door, where various homeless people surround the entrance. John walks up to the entrance of the door and hands the paper, Winston handed him, to the homeless man that was guarding the door. The paper held a symbol and the man looks at it then begins to unlock the door.

John and (y/n) enter and make their way into a subway where a radio was playing music and there were several statues and artwork on the side. They sit down on a bench for a few moments before a train pulls up to them.

It stops and the couple get up as the door of the train cart opens and The Bowery King and Winston walk out of it. The Bowery King, holding a couple of suits. "Bonjour, Monsieur Wick and Madame Wick. And welcome to La Resistance." The Bowery King greets and John goes to shake his hand.

"A little far from home, aren't you?" John asked him as they shake hands then (y/n) shakes Bowery King's hand then he places a kiss on the back of her hand. "Well, your little act of uncivil disobedience inspired me, John. I'm branching out, spreading my wings." The Bowery King replied as the train leaves.

"How goes the Grand Farewell Tour?" The Bowery King asked him. "Coming to an end." John replied. "So it seems. So it seems. Forty-two regular, wasn't it?" The Bowery King asked then he holds up a suit. "It's Kevlar, front to back. The latest in ballistic chic. Appropriate for all formal occasions. Weddings, funerals, High Table duels. After all, a man has to look his best when it's time to get married. Or buried." The Bowery King said as he hands the suit to John.

"And of course, for the lovely lady..." the Bowery King said and he holds up the second suit that looked similar to John's suit but of course smaller. "I, of course, had one made for you as well, Mrs Wick." He said as he hands the suit to her and she takes it.

All right, now. For all you bopper out there in the City of Lights, for all you street people with an ear for the action, to all my loyal listeners who know the beat of the street, tonight is your chance to make some beautiful music.

I've been asked to relay a special request from a secret admirer. It seems there's a couple of thorns in our little slice of paradise.

A wicked man and woman from the Big Apple is making a beeline to our sacred heart. We are putting the call out to deliver your hardest beats to this man and woman in black.

If you want the prize, you must finish before sunrise. This golden oldie, and I do mean golden hit, goes out to you, Mr and Mrs Wick. And remember, there is nowhere to run.

John and (y/n) had finished getting suited up when they heard the broadcast. (Y/n) gives a nervous look to the radio then at John. "And so it begins." Winston said as he holds up a goblet of wine.

"We're going to need a couple of guns." John said as he and (y/n) walk up to Winston and The Bowery King, who was sitting and drinking from his glass of wine. "I thought you'd never ask." The Bowery King said as he sets his glass down then opens up a case that held two guns and some ammo.

"Nine-millimeter Pit Viper." The Bowery King said. "How'd you get these?" John asked him as he and (y/n) take the guns. "I know a guy who knows a guy who shot a guy." The Bowery King replied as John and (y/n) check the gun. "Twenty-one round capacity magazine with a built-in compensator for virtually no muzzle flip. Fiber-optic front sight, ambidextrous safeties, flared magwell for faster reloads, two-pound extreme trigger, and for those more, how shall we say, intimate encounters, these Vipers have ferocious fucking fangs." The Bowery King explained as John and (y/n) look over the guns and see how they felt in their hands then John nods at The Bowery King.

"How close can you get us to the church?" John asked and The Bowery King does the cross gesture. "Amen." (Y/n) remarkes as the Bowery King smiles.

The Bowery King leads, John, Winston and (y/n) to a different tunnel, this time a water tunnel with a small boat. "Here we are, gentlemen and lady. Your ride." The Bowery King said as he gestures to the boat.

After getting in the boat, the Bowery King drives it as John and (y/n) sit next to each other on the side of the boat while Winston sits in the back. "When I advised you not to dip your pinky back into this pond, I didn't think I'd get wet." Winston said and he glances over at John, who looks down in guilt.

"It'll all be over after today." John assures him. "When I was burying Charon, I was torn about what to put on his gravestone. A few words to sum up an entire life?" Winston said. "Long live the King! Had mine made years ago." The Bowery King said and (y/n) smiles. "Of course you did." (Y/n) said. "Modest." Winston said. "Prophetic." The Bowery King chuckles.

"What did you decide?" John asked Winston. "Friend." Winston replied. "That's what he was above all else. A friend." Winston said as the Bowery King comes upon the location and stops. "Au revoir et bonne chasse, Monsieur and Madame Wick." The Bowery King said as he turns and holds a hand out and John takes it and shakes it. "Thank you, King." John said then (y/n) shakes the Bowery King's hand.

"Johnathan. (Y/n)." Winston said. "Winston." John and (y/n) said. "Sunrise is at 6:03. Don't be late for all our sakes, hmm?" Winston said and John nods then gets out of the boat, turns and holds his hand out to (y/n). She takes it and he helps her out of the boat and she looks up at John, her heart feeling heavy.

"Loving husband." (Y/n) said, Winston and Bowery King look up at her and John stares at her. "That's what should be on yours. John. Loving husband." She added and John looks into her eyes and the corners of his lips twitch up and she gives him a quick smile. "(y/n). Faithful wife should be yours." John tells her and she let's out a small laugh and smiles.

Winston nods at this as the couple head over to the door and enter it, which had stairs that lead out to the streets of Paris.

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sofiaal-azwar · 8 months ago

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UPDATE: I’ve been given the signal that Katias men have arrived to Casablanca, but they are not only welcomed by my men, but an unwanted guest as well. But thank you, @shimazu-akira for the new recruits.

We can’t let this go sideways, @jw-adjudicator is already on the move, and despite it all, I’m not even there.

Sofia uses the best she can to communicate with her men in Morocco, trying to guide them and warn them.

#sofia al azwar #john wick role play

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kentonramsey · 5 years ago

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Kendall, Irina & An All-Star Cast Steal The Show At Burberry

London Fashion Week AW20 drew to a close tonight with Burberry’s blockbuster show and there was an electric atmosphere as the great and the good of the fashion, music and film industries (think Hunter Schafer, Naomi Campbell and FKA twigs) took their seats on the front row at the glittering event.

Burberry is always the most anticipated show of the season but this time around saw a change in tempo for creative director Riccardo Tisci. Arguably his strongest collection for the brand thus far, it feels as though the designer has settled into his new home, allowing his creative vision to be fully realised.

Firstly, the outerwear. Burberry is known and loved for its classic trench coat, which was treated to a refresh in several ways this season: with ‘70s shearling trim (very Penny Lane); with contrasting black and white lapels; and in supersize check with Peter Pan collars that felt less heritage and more experimental. It was even given the Frankenstein hybrid treatment when fused with a puffer jacket.

Away from the trench style, boxy beige cropped jackets felt the most contemporary, while the oil-slick high-shine vinyl will be a sellout and the quilted form-fitting jackets will appeal to the brand’s more conservative customer. Elsewhere, rugby stripes were given a fresh new spin in egg yolk yellow and candyfloss pink across shirts and dresses, while cricket jumpers were layered over sequinned floor-skimming gowns. We also have a soft spot for a standout olive green trouser suit which was paired with a white and rust shirt.

Sibling pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque provided the music, their synchronised crescendo matching the collection’s pulsing energy. An all-star cast of models walked the show, too, from Bella and Gigi Hadid to Joan Smalls, Kendall Jenner and Irina Shayk. Burberry also debuted the latest instalment of its B Series at the show. The Robin, a small black structured bag in Italian-tanned leather, complete with Tisci’s now-cult gold Thomas Burberry Monogram clasp, enjoyed its first outing on the AW20 catwalk tonight, though hints of the cross-body bag were dropped on the house’s social media platforms today.

Riccardo Tisci’s AW20 collection – his fourth for the luxury British giant – proved that while his vision is far removed from that of his predecessor, Christopher Bailey, his ability to imbue the brand with sexiness, streetwear and innovation is taking it to stratospheric new heights.

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r1-jw-lover · 6 months ago

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In honor of pride month what are your queer headcanons of characters in the jw franchise ? :3c

Sorry for the late reply. My queer headcanons aren't that original but I'll try to answer as best as I can.

In canon, there are a fuckload of characters I headcanoned as queer, including but not exclusively:

John Wick (bisexual ace)

Caine (bisexual arospec)

Koji (polysexual)

Tracker (aro)

Akira (lesbian)

Katia (lesbian)

Mia (pansexual, sapphic)

Of course, there are a ton more from the other movies, but the fourth movie is my favourite, so my list is not surprisingly just the JW4 characters whom I like a lot.

That being said, I fully support other people's queer headcanons (your icon looks so pretty <3<3<3 tfem!Marquis my beloved) and encourage you guys to go wild lmao.

Happy pride month to you, bestie. :D

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kavalyera · 10 months ago

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names! :)

#john wick #koji shimazu #katia (john wick)#katia jw #john wick 4 #name meanings #font used: existence light

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rootparade76-blog · 6 years ago

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Veja Os Estados Que Cada Partido Governará

UOL é a maior corporação brasileira de conteúdo, tecnologia, serviços e meios de pagamentos digitais. No entanto, conquistar a tão almejada representatividade será difícil feito próprio confusão LGBT jamais se organize para apoiar essas candidaturas, de acordo com Alexya. É preciso sair de dentro do "armário astucioso". Se a votação tivesse ocorrido apenas dentro de Mediador de Fora , também haveria 2º hora entre os dois. Bolsonaro teve 129.897 votos e Haddad, 66.616. programação nasceu da ideia a que a mídia tradicional não dá observação (ou sinais) para as pessoas com deficiência. Nunca há representatividade. Quando um projeto de entrevistas ou noticiário fala com uma pessoa com deficiência é destinado a anunciar das dificuldades e das superações. Bem como a gente cansou desse papo capacitista e superheróico. Têm inclinação os candidatos, os juízes, seus auxiliares e servidores da Justiça Eleitoral, os promotores eleitorais e os policiais militares em função e, ainda assim, os eleitores antepassados de 60 anos, os enfermos, os portadores de necessidades especiais e as mulheres grávidas ou que estejam amamentando.

Na perícia de hoje, ela permaneceu ao lado de Doria enquanto candidato amenizou tom de apoio a Bolsonaro "Eu não sou igual ao Bolsonaro e não ajuda globalmente. Votarei em oposição a PT, Haddad e Lula", afirmou tucano. A deputada, que vai declarar certa das cadeiras do Senado a partir de janeiro, contudo, não declarou ofertório em Bolsonaro, mas disse que acha que ele pode melhorar suas ideias e também propostas. A estrutura acadêmica dos cursos é desenvolvida e acompanhada pela Universidade, enquanto a palco e a conhecimento são acompanhadas e atualizadas pelo UOL EdTech, a maior corporação do fragmento de tecnologia para educação no região. É na consórcio dessas duas instituições que se baseiam os cursos PUCRS Online. A método de E-mail Marketing do UOL HOST ganhou, pela terceira vez, brinde de reconhecimento das mais perfeitas companhias do e-Commerce do Pau-de-tinta por oferecer serviços digitais mais inovadores para as marcas bem como companhias do ramo digital. UOL e Folha promoveram precedente debate presidencial para a web na história do país. Na aberta, mais de 1,4 milhão de indivíduos acompanharam possibilidade pela internet em 127 países distintos. Conhecida nacional e internacionalmente após reagir a um ataque em frente à escola onde a filha de sete anos estuda e consumir-se assaltante no Suzano (Enorme SP, a agente militar Katia Sastre foi eleita deputada federal em Salubre Paulo pelo Ganho da República. Ela recebeu 264.013 votos (1,25% do total de votos válidos) - a sétima mais votada - e também promete adotar Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) no segundo turno da disputa à Presidência, apesar de embasado Geraldo Alckmin no primeiro turno. ÒGÚN - um que perfura”. Gênio da forja e dos usuários do ferro; por extensão, da luta e da agricultura e, também, da caça ou com todas as exorbitante atividades que envolvem a manipulação de instrumentos de ferro. É rei de Iré e por isso chamado, no Pau-de-tinta, Oníré. Costuma ser representado por determinado semicírculo soldado a base pela haste, no que se encontram, pendurados no argola do semicírculo, todo tipo com instrumentos, que, como conjunto completo, são de ferro. É filho de Yemonja e irmão com Èsú e Òsóòsì. Por isso, possui a ver com os caminhos, a caça e a pesca. Pertence-lhe a faca sacrificial. Seu dia é a terça-feira. Saudação - "Ògún yé!". Está prevista multa de até mesmo um salário mínimo. Em caso com servidor coletivo, ocorrerá suspensão de até 15 dias. As penas serão aplicadas em dobro se a mesa deixar de funcionar por crime dos faltosos. UOL é descobridor na produção de conteúdo noticioso na internet brasileira. Nós ficamos no Pensão JW Marriot. A princípio, estávamos na incerteza entre Marriot Casamagna (que possuem equipe a recreação e é vizinho do JW), Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach e JW. Escolhemos JW por não haver disponibilidade no Casamagna e por não experienciar "aspecto" e "clima" festeiro de resort (a gente queria um lugar mais sossegado). 9.7. CONTRATANTE expressamente declara e garante, para todos os fins de poderio: a) possuir capacidade jurídica a fim de celebrizar este contrato e usar Nível objeto deste contratação; b) TORNAR-SE financeiramente responsável pela utilização do Plano contratado E também EXPERIENCIAR CONDIÇÕES FINANCEIRAS DE ARCAR COM OS PAGAMENTOS, CUSTOS E DESPESAS DECORRENTES DESTE CONTRATO; c) adotar que presente contrato se formaliza, conforme feito, vinculando as partes, COM a concordância verbal PELO PARTE, QUE SE DÁ CONTRA LIGAMENTO À PRIMÁRIO DE ATENDIMENTO DO UOL ou com clique no botão DE ACORDO que aparecerá após a tela do presente contrato; e d) que tuna e está ciente e também de absoluto acordo com todos os termos bem como condições deste negócio. No domingo, eleitores deram 46,04% dos votos válidos a Bolsonaro, enquanto petista Fernando Haddad, que vai digladiar com ele segundo horário, ficou com 29,26%. PT ficou com 57 ancas na Órgão dos Deputados, a maior bancada, e PSL, com 51. 9.9. UOL jamais se responsabiliza pelas coisa comerciais efetuadas on-line, as quais serão de inteira responsabilidade do CONTRATANTE e de qual julgar-se produtos ou serviços à venda via Web.

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rollinbrigittenv8 · 7 years ago

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Hotel Industry Is Increasingly Impacted by Shifting Political Winds

Alwaleed Al Saud, a prolific and longtime investor in luxury hotels and management companies, was detained on Saturday, and is a major investor in Four Seasons Hotels and New York's iconic The Plaza Hotel. Bloomberg

Skift Take: For those who think that politics and travel don't mix: think again.

— Deanna Ting

Hotels used to be gauged by the campaign strategy that won the presidency for Bill Clinton: it’s the economy, stupid. Nowadays, politics may determine their future.

The latest upheaval came with the arrest over the weekend of billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, whose Kingdom Holding Co. is co-owner of Four Seasons Hotels Ltd. and New York’s Plaza Hotel.

Here are some hotel companies caught up in shifting political winds globally:

Four Seasons

Prince Alwaleed, a prolific and longtime investor in luxury hotels and management companies, was detained on Saturday, one of several family members caught up in moves by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to clear any remaining obstacles to his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ascending to the throne.

Alwaleed and Bill Gates’s Cascade Investment LLC teamed up a decade ago to take Four Seasons private for about $3.8 billion. Kingdom Holding and Cascade each own 47.5 percent, and a holding company for Four Seasons founder Isadore Sharp owns 5 percent.

Four Seasons said the Saudi matter doesn’t affect the company’s day-to-day operations. “It is business as usual,” it said in a statement. Kingdom Holding shares have fallen more than 21 percent this week.

Hilton

Five months ago, another high-profile arrest, in China, of Anbang Insurance Group Co. Chairman Wu Xiaohui, raised doubts about whether Anbang would proceed with its plan to convert Manhattan’s landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel into luxury condominiums. The renovation is set to begin later this year, and any delay could affect hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which earned about $7.3 million in fees last year from the Waldorf. Hilton has been 25 percent owned by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. since March.

Strategic Hotels

Wu’s detention also raised questions about the future of Anbang’s Strategic Hotels unit, which it bought last year for about $5.5 billion. Strategic owns 15 resorts and hotels around the country, including the JW Marriott Essex House in New York and Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. Since last year, several executives have left Strategic, including its former chief executive officer, and weren’t replaced.

“What an amazing turn of events in both China and Saudi Arabia,” said Tom Baker, a corporate managing director at brokerage Savills Studley in suburban Washington. “I don’t think” Secretary of State “Rex Tillerson would know what all this means.”

Trump Hotels

The U.S. presidential election a year ago — and the surprise victory of hotel owner Donald Trump — ushered in an era of politics over economics in hotel occupancy. His Washington property was a constant backdrop for campaign events and it got an immediate boost as political and business types, domestic and international, flocked to the Pennsylvania Avenue property after the election.

Since then, the administration’s efforts to impose a travel ban against some Muslim-majority nations and Trump’s divisive rhetoric has driven others from his properties. Eleven of 12 National Basketball Association teams that had previously stayed at the Trump SoHo in New York for local games now refuse to stay there, the Washington Post reported in October.

Marriott

Some corporate groups are picking Canada for their meetings over the U.S., Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International Inc., said last week in an interview in Toronto.

“At the moment, there’s a perception around the world that the U.S. is a little less welcoming than it was in the past,” Sorenson said.

In Saudi Arabia, Alwaleed and other Saudi princes are believed to be held at the five-star Riyadh Ritz-Carlton, which is owned by the Saudi government and operated by Marriott. A hotel employee who answered the phone cited “an unforeseen booking by local authorities” and said Marriott was assessing the situation.

Marriott declined to comment on the hotel, citing guest privacy. A message on the Ritz-Carlton’s website read: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the hotel’s internet and telephone lines are currently disconnected until further notice.”

–With assistance from Katherine Burton Katia Dmitrieva and Kim Chipman

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Hotel Industry Is Increasingly Impacted by Shifting Political Winds

Skift Take: For those who think that politics and travel don't mix: think again.

— Deanna Ting

Hotels used to be gauged by the campaign strategy that won the presidency for Bill Clinton: it’s the economy, stupid. Nowadays, politics may determine their future.

Here are some hotel companies caught up in shifting political winds globally:

Four Seasons

Hilton

Strategic Hotels

Trump Hotels

Marriott

Some corporate groups are picking Canada for their meetings over the U.S., Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International Inc., said last week in an interview in Toronto.

“At the moment, there’s a perception around the world that the U.S. is a little less welcoming than it was in the past,” Sorenson said.

–With assistance from Katherine Burton Katia Dmitrieva and Kim Chipman

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