H World Group will enter Laos with the signing of four hotel management projects that will bring three of its brands – Intercity Hotel, Ji Hotel, and Orange Hotel – to the destination.
This move is in line with H World Group’s growth ambition in South-east Asia through what it terms an “asset-light and internationalisation strategy”. It opened its first South-east Asian hotel in Singapore – Ji Hotel Orchard Singapore – in 2019.
The new hotels in Laos will be located in prime areas in Vientiane and Luang Prabang. They will be developed with three investment partners – Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., and KP Construction Sole Co..
Both Intercity Hotel Vientiane and Ji Hotel Vientiane Mekong Riverside will open in early 2026 while Orange Hotel Vientiane International Airport will welcome first guests in 3Q2026.
Intercity Hotel Luang Prabang will join the network in 2027.
These openings will also mark the Orange Hotel’s brand debut outside of China and Ji Hotel’s second flag in South-east Asia.
Zhu Xiaogang, president of H World Asia Pacific, said the four projects would be “highlights” in the company’s expansion in the region.
