IHG posts
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:00PM: Hola and buenos tardes from sunny and warm Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, "Hotel News We Noted" readers. This week, as always, we round up the best, the worst and the most interesting news in the hotel industry, tracking resort openings, pampering packages and other reportings from our travels.
Stay tuned next week for a special edition, including a full recap of our Cabo exploration. We welcome your ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Mar 21st, 2012 at 5:30PM: IHG has tapped into the rapidly growing Chinese market with the launch of HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts, a new upscale international hotel brand that demonstrates pride in Chinese customs and reflects local tradition. The name comes from a combination of "Hua," meaning "Majestic China," and "luxury."
Numbers back up the plan: the China hotel market is projected to grow by 5-8% annually by 2030*. ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Dec 24th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
Two of Las Vegas' most loved hotels, The Venetian and The Palazzo, are the first two properties to join with IHG's new Intercontinental Alliance Resorts program.
What does this mean for you, dear reader? If you were already a fan of the properties, never fear - the properties will remain independently branded and under their current names, but with the added benefit of InterContinental ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Nov 15th, 2009 at 10:00AM: The message is clear: shape up or ship out.Up to 300 Holiday Inn hotels could be booted from the brand if their owners don't get their respective acts together. Intercontinentals Hotel Group has told them they need to get on board with an enormous improvement plan by February 1, 2010.
Does 300 sound like a lot? It is. In fact, it's 12% of the 3,300 hotels that fly the Holiday Inn flag. The ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: The Crowne Plaza Today, Gurgaon just picked the Best Luxury/Upscale Hotel of the Year Award at the Fifth Hotel Investment Conference for South Asia (HICSA). Winners were determined by a vote of registered HICSA delegates, and this was the first year the awards were held. Tony South, Chief Development Officer for InterContinental Hotels Asia Pacific (which manages the property) was obviously ...