IHG makes Kashmir debut with voco signing
Amy Landsey
31 Jul 2024
IHG® Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Geelan Residency for voco Srinagar.
IHG® Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Geelan Residency for voco Srinagar.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has announced the signing of four new properties in Spain, adding over 500 rooms across key mature markets in desirable destinations.
Major brand group IHG has launched a new initiative to share and learn from best practice across its hotel portfolio, in a bid to drive down the carbon intensity of its hotels, reducing fossil fuel use and deploying cleaner energy.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is partnering with Kauai’s landmark Coco Palms Resort to establish IHG’s first location in Hawai’i.
Spanish hotel group Melia has strengthened its partnership with Thai developer Asset World Corporation, as the two agree to develop further hotel projects together in the coastal district of Pattaya.
Over a decade, Valor Hospitality has built an international hotel management business spanning 16 countries around the globe, demonstrating the value of a specialist when it comes to operating hospitality assets.
IHG has signed off on a huge expansion in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean (MLAC), further underscoring its strategic focus in the region.
IHG Hotels and Resorts has announced the signing of nine hotels across Portugal, in a major push to the hotelier’s growing pipeline in the country.
IHG’s Holiday Inn Express brand is to launch in Egypt, as the group builds its pace of expansion in a country that is keen to build its tourism sector.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has expanded the remit for its Hotel Indigo lifestyle brand, taking its look and feel into the resort space and signing some unique experiential properties around the globe for travellers to enjoy.
SM Group and IHG Hotels & Resorts have partnered to develop the first voco hotel in Fujian province – voco Xiamen SM city.
Hilton is expanding its room count in Iceland, and building out from the capital Reykjavik with its first regional property, in the northern coastal destination of Akureyri.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched its first rebranded German hotel as a result of a new collaboration with German group Novum Hospitality.
Six Senses London will change hands upon its opening in 2025.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its Caribbean presence into Turks & Caicos with three distinct luxury and lifestyle retreats.
IHG Hotels and Resorts is pushing further into the European upscale extended stay segment with the signing of more than 380 rooms to its Staybridge Suites brand across Europe.
IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed its first management contract with Kajima Corporation to open ANA Holiday Inn Resort Karuizawa in 2025.
Luxury hotel brands have been growing their presence in the Spanish hotel market, and are now being joined by midscale and economy brands, as locally owned and family run hotels decline.
Supported by a string of development and management partners, IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its luxury and lifestyle portfolio across Mexico and the Caribbean.
The international extended stay brand Staybridge Suites is an established part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts portfolio, and it is now expanding into Europe, with a number of launch openings in new country markets.
IHG Hotels & Resorts will be debuting two of its brands in Vietnam in 2024, as part of an ambitious growth strategy for the country.
The outlook was bright at this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), which saw over 2,500 attendees congregate at Berlin’s storied InterContinental and Pullman hotels, in one of the largest gatherings of industry professionals in the EMEA region.
Set in the Himalayas, the newly built hotel marks the debut of Crowne Plaza brand in the state of Uttarakhand.
A strong recovery in visitor numbers in South Korea is boosting hotel development activity, as international brands look for opportunities to expand their business in the country
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Arabella Beach Hotel, Vignette Collection as the first hotel in Kuwait for this luxury and lifestyle brand.
Hotel Indigo is expanding its presence in Thailand with plans to develop a new property under the brand in The Forestias development of Bangkok.
A strong performance during 2023 at Australian hotels has encouraged developers to take a closer look at the sector, and the big brands are signing up to new hotel projects, as they move from planning to construction
Marking the luxury lifestyle brand’s entry into Japan, the end-of-April-opened Six Senses Kyoto is an exciting addition to Six Senses’ expanding urban collection.
A new multi-hotel signing in Germany has catapulted forward the growth of IHG latest conversion brand, Garner, giving it an immediate strong presence in the German market.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a long term agreement that is set to double its hotel presence in Germany. A partnership with German operator Novum Hospitality will see Novum’s current portfolio and pipeline properties, totalling up to 119 hotels, convert to IHG brands over the next few years.
The €150m development of Six Senses Porto Heli is now being financed by a club of equity investors led by the London-based real asset merchant bank, CBE Capital.
Having launched its Vignette brand in 2021, IHG is now building a strong pipeline of properties to launch as part of a collection that is distinctly different from hotel to hotel, but united by common standards
The recently launched Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection is one of 12 properties around the world to join the luxury and lifestyle brand in 2024.
The hosting of the Open championship in 2025 has acted as a catalyst for hotel development in Northern Ireland, where international brands are now starting to make their presence felt.
IHG has announced the signing of voco Seoul Myeongdong in partnership with Gravity Asset Management’s Seoul South Gate Hotel Operations Company and Hotel HDC Co., Ltd.
It is almost 50 years since IHG first entered the Chinese hotel market, and today the group continues to grow its presence in smaller Chinese cities, having grown an impressive portfolio with more than 700 hotels open.
It has taken time, but Hong Kong’s hotel market is finally recovering from the pandemic, with rising numbers of mainland Chinese and international visitors, boosting the destination’s hotel occupancy
Supported by a strong economic outlook, Ireland’s hotel sector is set for a period of steady growth, as developers and international brands focus on building new properties in the capital Dublin, and regional city of Cork
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed its first management agreement with Samty Corporation to open the new voco Hiroshima, with an expected 2027 debut.
A refinancing with a green loan has committed Australian hotel owner operator Pro-invest to maintaining and improving the carbon footprint of a portfolio of its Holiday Inn Express hotels
Atwell Suites, a brand by IHG Hotels & Resorts, is continuing its growth across the United States with a hotel opening near Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
Growing global hotel group IHG Hotels & Resorts has hit the milestone of 1,000 hotels open across Asia Pacific, as it looks to exploit expected strong medium term growth in travel across the region
Following the pandemic, Saudi Arabia has grown its tourism offer successfully, with international visitor numbers up 56% in 2023, compared with 2019.
InterContinental Hotels has signed two more luxury hotels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to its growing pipeline in the region, as it supports the country’s 2030 Vision to grow its tourism sector
Kimpton Virgilio is now open in the vibrant Polanquito area of Mexico City with the promise of a personalised experience and original culinary offering.
Of its total pipeline count, IHG says more than 40% is already under construction. The mix by segment is 52% midscale, and 48% in upscale and luxury.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Yuvaan Developers Private Limited to open this new Holiday Inn in India’s North-East region.
The April 2024 opening Six Senses Kyoto will provide a stylish retreat combining cutting-edge wellness experiences with an innovative dining concept and local adventure.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, a part of the IHG luxury and lifestyle portfolio, has made its debut in New Zealand’s largest city with the opening of InterContinental Auckland.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed nine new hotels, together encompassing over 1,000 new guest rooms, across five brands in this region.
