Abhijay Sandilya
IHG Signs With Tokyo Century Corporation to Open Hotel Indigo Karuizawa in 2022
IHG | September 10, 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) and Tokyo Century Corporation have signed a management agreement to open Hotel Indigo Karuizawa in 2022. Located in the mountains near Nagano, Karuizawa is a much-loved destination for Japanese and international travellers who appreciate outdoor activities, including golf and hiking, during its mild summers, and skiing and onsens (hot springs) during the winter. It’s also home to popular attractions such as the Kyu-Karuizawa old town and Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza. Hotel Indigo Karuizawa will draw on the story of the local neighbourhood to incorporate locally-influenced design and service, wh...
IHG to Take on Fiji’s Iconic Grand Pacific Hotel Under the InterContinental Brand
IHG | July 7, 2020
IHG has signed an agreement to take over management of one of the most famous hotels in the Pacific, Fiji’s Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, in July 2020 and rebrand it as an InterContinental by 2022. Already the most luxurious and iconic product in Suva, the hotel will rebrand as InterContinental Grand Pacific Hotel Suva following a refurbishment It will be IHG’s third hotel in Fiji, and the second for the brand, alongside InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa in Natadola Bay, which is also owned by the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF). Built in 1914 and reopening on its hundredth anniversary in 2014 with contemporary coloni...
IHG Partners With BEKL for New-Build voco South Melbourne
IHG | June 4, 2020
IHG’s colourful voco™ brand continues to make a splash in Australasia with the seventh hotel, voco South Melbourne, added to the pipeline. Scheduled to open in early 2023 in partnership with forward-thinking Melbourne-based developers, BEKL, the new-build voco South Melbourne will be a different way to stay at the northern end of St Kilda Road, where accommodation options are currently limited to serviced apartments. Experienced hotel architect and interior designer, Plus Architecture, will design the 171 rooms focusing on the ‘Me Time’ concept, where guests can look forward to a great night’s sleep with premium beds, innovati...
IHG Completes Sale of Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport Leasehold Interest to Pelligra Group
IHG | April 7, 2020
IHG has successfully completed the sale of its leasehold interest in Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport to Pelligra Group, owners of upcoming Holiday Inn Melbourne Werribee and Holiday Inn Melbourne Richmond. The decision supports IHG’s global asset-light strategy, which ensures its business model is focused around what it does best: franchising and managing hotels, with its business partners owning the bricks and mortar. Since 2003 IHG has completed the sale of almost 200 hotels globally as part of its move to an asset-light business model, and the sale of the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport lease continues that global approach. As part of the ...
