IHG celebrates massive moves in MLAC pipeline

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IHG has signed off on a huge expansion in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean (MLAC), further underscoring its strategic focus in the region.

With five openings to date in 2024 and 32 properties currently in the regional pipeline, IHG is expected to more than double its MLAC luxury and lifestyle presence in the coming years.

Already one of the largest luxury and lifestyle portfolios in the world, this expansion underscores IHG’s strategic focus, significant investment, and ambitious growth plans in the region for this important segment. 

Leanne Harwood, SVP, Managing Director for Luxury & Lifestyle Americas at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “The significant expansion of our luxury and lifestyle portfolio across the Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean markets demonstrates our brands continue to not only be in demand but are also embraced for their distinct offerings.”

IHG’s biggest brands make a splash

Hard brand Six Senses made its highly anticipated debut in the region this April with the opening of Six Senses La Sagesse in Grenada. They’re poised to continue expansion in the region with the forthcoming Six Senses Grand Bahama and Six Senses Xala, both expected to open by 2026.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts will open the 293-room InterContinental Presidente Monterrey in Mexico with longstanding partner Grupo Presidente in the second half of 2024. 

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Set within San Pedro Garza García in Monterrey, the hotel will feature a signature restaurant, craft cocktail bar and coffee shop, as well as an onsite spa offering rejuvenating treatments, more than 20,000 square feet of meetings and events space, and a Club InterContinental lounge.

Looking further ahead, the InterContinental Grenada Resort is projected to open in 2025.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is slated to open the 130-room Kimpton Las Mercedes, located in the Dominican Republic’s bustling Santo Domingo, in partnership with Iberostar Group. As Kimpton continues to innovate and expand its offerings for guests, the brand is also set to unveil its first all-inclusive beachfront resort, Kimpton Tres Ríos Riviera Maya, before year’s end. 

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Vignette Collection, IHG’s newest luxury and lifestyle brand which debuted in 2021, is a curation of distinct hotels offering one-of-a-kind stays. Representing the brand’s first signing in both Mexico and within the Americas, El Gran Encomendero in the Yucatán Peninsula will become the first branded hotel in the historic town of Valladolid. 

Expected to open in 2025, the 83-room property is set within an on-the-rise destination for international leisure travel, business events and weddings. Valladolid recently received the coveted “Magical Towns” designation from the Mexican Ministry of Tourism for its efforts to protect and preserve cultural wealth.

Fueled by exciting acquisitions and new brand launches, IHG has transformed its luxury and lifestyle portfolio in recent years to become one of the largest in the hospitality industry. Globally, brands in this space continue to represent a growing proportion of IHG with over 850 open and pipeline hotels.

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