IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of a Management Agreement with Akam Al Rajhi, a joint venture between AkamAlRajhi and Al Rajhi Saudi groups. With this signing, IHG continues to expand their footprint across the MEA region and diversify their portfolio, as part of the company’s ambitious growth strategy.
IHG debuts Kimpton in the Middle East with a signing in Saudi Arabia’s KAFD
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one the of the world’s largest hotel groups, with 6000 hotels across 18 brands, has signed a management agreement with The King Abdullah Financial District Management and Development Company (KAFD DMC), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), to bring the first Kimpton hotel in the region to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
IHG Hotels and Resorts signs MOU with the Saudi Tourism Authority to accelerate growth of tourism
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, across 18 distinct brands, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) at the Arabian Travel Market 2023.
Marriott, Hilton, and IHG continue to dominate the U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline
In the recently released United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts detailed the leading franchise companies and their brands in the construction pipeline at the close of the first quarter. Marriott International (Marriott) tops the charts with the greatest number of projects in the U.S. hotel construction pipeline, at Q1 2023, with 1,499 projects/181,377 rooms, followed closely by Hilton Worldwide (Hilton), with a record-high count of 1,436 projects/161,359 rooms, and then InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) with 809 projects/80,679 rooms. Combined, these three franchise companies comprise 68% of the projects in the total U.S. pipeline.
IHG strengthens presence in Nepal with four new luxury and lifestyle signings
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Nepal based Shangri-La Hotel & Resort Group to develop four new hotels in – InterContinental Kathmandu Lazimpat, Hotel Indigo Pokhara Gharipatan, InterContinental Resort Pokhara Begnas Lake, and InterContinental Resort Chitwan, Meghauli. The signing will see IHG add close to 500 rooms to its portfolio in Nepal, and debut two of its global brands, InterContinental and Hotel Indigo in the market.
IHG partners with Steps to employ people with disabilities in Thailand
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is proud to announce a landmark partnership with Steps – an organisation that empowers employers to realise the potential of neurodivergent people.
IHG to bring another voco hotel to Saudi Arabia as the brand gains momentum across the region
The new 246-key voco Hotel and Suites Riyadh North is in line with IHG’s commitment to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 by bringing new guest experiences to the Kingdom Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 29 March 2023: IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of a management agreement with Jurmaz Hotels Company to bring a new voco hotel to the centre of Riyadh. The voco Hotel and Suites Riyadh North is set to open its doors in 2026 as the next stride forward in IHG’s ambitious regional growth strategy for the premium brand.
IHG expands luxury and premium hospitality offering in Egypt with triple hotel signing
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Arabella Group to develop three new hotels in Egypt between 2023 and 2026.
IHG to expand lifestyle portfolio In Saudi Arabia with the signing of Hotel Indigo
The signing is aligned with IHG’s ongoing support of the Saudi Vision 2030 by bringing new hospitality experiences that align with ongoing developments in the Kingdom
voco hotels celebrates 100 properties signed and opened globally
Launched in 2018, voco hotels have quickly become the fastest-growing brand within IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Premium collection with properties in 18 countries and new-to-market hotels opening in Japan, Kenya, Spain, and India. With 46 open hotels and 55* hotels in the pipeline, voco continues to be a key driver of IHG’s overall growth in the conversion space.
