Originally Posted by
malbano
Quick correction. Ritz has always been Ritz, dating from 1959.
There used to be an IC in Lisbon, but has been downgraded to HI a few years ago, due to lack of improvement.
Sorry - your correction might have been quick, but it is nonsense.
Intercontinental managed the Ritz between 1979 and 1995.
Lisbon has two Holiday Inn hotels, one on the edge of Avenidas Novas, behind the Tecnico, the other off 5 de Outubro. Neither has ever been an Intercontinental.