It is currently the 3rd largest hotel chain in Norway with 93 hotels in Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.

The Norwegian philanthropist and property investor, Olav Thon bought Hotel Bristol in Oslo in 1974.

The main union representative at the company Ann Kristin Sletvold said she was "shocked" over the ban, and said it was "the wrong signal" only a year after a terrorist attack on Pride.

[5][6] After intense backlash, the company reversed its decision.

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