Atlanta –IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) experienced a momentum through its luxury and lifestyle wallet. The six luxury and lifestyle brands of IHG represent 20% of its global world pipeline, almost double what it was only five years ago, and cover more than 900 open and pipeline hotels, with more of 260 of those of the Americas.
Leanne Harwood, SVP, Director General, Luxury Brands and Lifestyle, Americas, IHG, said: “Exceptional brand beginnings such as Regent Santa Monica Beach and three new American projects of six senses, award -winning bars, restaurants and The design, IHG has made significant progress in the elevation and growth of our six luxury brands renowned through the Americas. »»
Six senses made its debut in the Americas region last year with the opening of six senses in pomegranate. His momentum continues with two recent American signatures, which should open in 2028 – six tellurid senses and six Rivetone Estate senses. Six senses joined IHG in 2019 and has 27 hotels open worldwide with 43 others in the pipeline.
Regent Hotels & Resorts recently returned to the Americas with the opening of the Regent Santa Monica beach. The property joins Regent Hong Kong, Carlton Cannes, a Regent hotel, Regent Shanghai on the Bund, and Regent Phu Quoc, with Regent Jeddah and Regent Kyoto at the opening soon.
With 226 open hotels and 97 pipelines around the world, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, opened Intercontinental Bellevue on avenue in the northwest of the Pacific and Intercontinental San Antonio in the South. New destinations for the brand in the Americas are the intercontinental president Monterrey and Intercontinental Indianapolis, both ready to open at the beginning of 2025, as well as properties that followed the grenade, the Turks and Caicos and Orlando.
The Vignette collection, the luxury and lifestyle collection brand of IHG, has exceeded halfway in its initial goal of reaching 100 open and pipelins hotels in 10 years. The brand made its debut in the Americas at the beginning of 2023 with yours really DC. Future openings in the Americas include the Souma Lima hotel in Peru, the Franciscana hotel in the Mexican peninsula in Yucatan and the Gwendolyn, located in the Willamette Valley de l’Oregon wine region. The global properties that have recently opened their doors or that will soon begin to welcome customers include Shanghai Snow World Hotel, Ciel Tower in Dubai and Noku Maldives.
The luxury lifestyle brand Kimpton continues its global growth, with 135 open hotels or in pipelines. The last properties of the pioneer brand in the Americas are Kimpton Virgilio and Mas Olas Resort & Spa in Mexico, Kimpton Las Mercedes in the Dominican Republic, Kimpton Claret Hotel in Denver and Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio. While the brand continues its global expansion, the destinations to come include Frankfurt, a third hotel in New York, Marbella, Algarve in Portugal, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, Hawaii, Orlando, Monterrey and Turks & Caicos, among others.
Hotel Indigo is currently the second largest brand in the luxury and lifestyle portfolio of IHG with 162 properties open in more than 25 countries and a pipeline of 128 hotels. In 2024, the brand expanded its offers to stay in the lifestyle segment and opened its first Caribbean hotel in Grand Cayman while introducing new resort properties to Bintan Lagoi Beach in Indonesia and Lugu Lake in China. The new openings will include Barbados, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Turks & Caico, S and St. Kitts.
Growth of staff
IHG continues to develop its luxury and lifestyle team with leaders and experts from its six segment brands, recently appointing Raj Khubchandani as a new vice-president of hotel, luxury and lifestyle brands, For the Americas region. Khubchandani joins IHG with the experience of the segment, occupying roles ranging from the director general to the positions of business senior in companies and world hotels.
Performance
IHG is investing in its corporate platform and the Master Hotels & Resorts Master brand, stimulating its commercial engine. Its IHG One One loyalty program now represents almost 70% of room nights in the Americas only. The IHG partnerships continue to reward guests with access to experiences, including the American open tennis championships and the major leagues football matches.