IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan (IHG) has joined forces with Hotel Management International (HMI) to expand its footprints by rebranding three hotels in Japan to the ANA Crowne Plaza brand.
Totalling 539 rooms, the three Crown Palais hotels will undergo extensive renovations as they convert to ANA Crowne Plaza Kochi, ANA Crowne Plaza Chiryu and ANA Crowne Plaza Hamamatsu. Opening in 1H2026, these three hotels will join a 20-strong ANA Crowne Plaza portfolio in Japan that includes ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka and ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa.
From left: IHG’s Abhijay Sandilya and HMI’s Hira Ryuko
Abhijay Sandilya, CEO of IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan and managing director of IHG Hotels & Resorts Japan & Micronesia, said: “Converting these properties reflects the attractiveness of our brands, the value of IHG’s global enterprise backed by our strong in-market team with ANA’s support. Expanding the brand’s presence and adding three new destinations – Kochi, Chiryu and Hamamatsu – to our extensive portfolio across the country offers guests new experiences and options whether they are travelling for leisure, business or blended travel.”
Ryuko Hira, president of HMI, added: “With a long history of operating hotels for more than half a century across Japan, we are confident that the power of IHG and the ANA Crowne Plaza brand will enable us to strengthen our offering and expand our business, attracting a wider range of travellers to our hotels.”
ANA Crowne Plaza Kochi, ANA Crowne Plaza Chiryu and ANA Crowne Plaza Hamamatsu will add to IHG’s growing presence in Japan which currently sits at 47 open hotels with 15 in the pipeline.
IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan (IHG) has joined forces with Hotel Management International (HMI) to expand its footprints by rebranding three hotels in Japan to the ANA Crowne Plaza brand.
Totalling 539 rooms, the three Crown Palais hotels will undergo extensive renovations as they convert to ANA Crowne Plaza Kochi, ANA Crowne Plaza Chiryu and ANA Crowne Plaza Hamamatsu. Opening in 1H2026, these three hotels will join a 20-strong ANA Crowne Plaza portfolio in Japan that includes ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka and ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa.
Abhijay Sandilya, CEO of IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan and managing director of IHG Hotels & Resorts Japan & Micronesia, said: “Converting these properties reflects the attractiveness of our brands, the value of IHG’s global enterprise backed by our strong in-market team with ANA’s support. Expanding the brand’s presence and adding three new destinations – Kochi, Chiryu and Hamamatsu – to our extensive portfolio across the country offers guests new experiences and options whether they are travelling for leisure, business or blended travel.”
Ryuko Hira, president of HMI, added: “With a long history of operating hotels for more than half a century across Japan, we are confident that the power of IHG and the ANA Crowne Plaza brand will enable us to strengthen our offering and expand our business, attracting a wider range of travellers to our hotels.”
ANA Crowne Plaza Kochi, ANA Crowne Plaza Chiryu and ANA Crowne Plaza Hamamatsu will add to IHG’s growing presence in Japan which currently sits at 47 open hotels with 15 in the pipeline.