Tag: IHG
IHG and Baidu team up on AI hotel rooms in China
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has collaborated with Baidu to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered rooms in China.
IHG has rolled out Smart Rooms to a first...
IHG unveils new upscale conversion brand Voco
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched Voco, its new upscale hotel brand, alongside a first signing in Australia.
The new brand will focus primarily on...
IHG looks east in Thailand, signs eight hotels at one go
Thailand’s eastern seaboard, largely perceived as a big industrial zone barely a few years ago, is now emerging as a much-touted business, investment and...
IHG goes on deal spree in western China with 10 projects...
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed 10 new deals under seven of its brands in western China.
The 10 hotels will sit under the InterContinental,...
Hyatt, IHG jostle for space in Melbourne
At least five new hotels will open in Melbourne over the next few years, among them two Hyatt Hotels and three from InterContinental Hotels...
‘Small is better’ mantra dead for luxe chains
Famed bespoke luxury resort operators Six Senses and Aman are pivoting as the ‘small is better’ mantra has died. Bill Barnett, managing director, C9 Hotelworks based in Phuket, thinks this is “a profound shift”, based on the strategies of the two bespoke groups
Why Steven Pan sold Regent
When Steven Pan fought off some 20 suitors eight years ago to become the new owner of Regent Hotels & Resorts, he had high...
Sydney next in line to get a splash of Indigo
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Watson Elite have signed a management agreement for Hotel Indigo Sydney Central, which is targeted to open in 2021.
Located...
Vietnam’s secondary cities heat up for international hotels
Hotel chains are starting to swing away from the cities of Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi and into Vietnam's secondary destinations, revealed major hospitality...
InterContinental coming to Koh Yao Yai in 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has partnered Soraya Development Company to bring the InterContinental Yao Yai Resort to Phang Nga Bay’s largest island, which lies...