New York hotel marks 5,000th opening for IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG ), among the world's leading hotel business, has today revealed the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York as its 5,000 th hotel globally.The opening of this landmark property takes IHG's global system size to 5,000 hotels, in almost 100 countries. This includes 75 hotels (20,300 spaces) across 9 nations in the Middle East region. This impressive accomplishment illustrates the strength of IHG's leading portfolio of brands, which are loved by countless visitors worldwide.

Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York-- IHG's 5,000 th open hotel

Richard Solomons, Chief Executive Officer, IHG, commented: "Reaching 5,000 open hotels is an incredible turning point for IHG. It is testimony to our well-established, long-term technique for high-quality development, and the strength of our brands, which focus on distinct segments to cater to a broad variety of visitor requirements and occasions. Gradually we have actually developed a leading profile of hotel brands and scale where it matters most. Along with our network of owner relationships and powerful digital platforms, these remain the crucial drivers behind our regularly strong efficiency. The recent landmark openings that make up our '5,000 Club' also show the momentum behind our brand portfolio and our ability to enhance our existence on the planet's most important growth markets.".

As IHG commemorates the opening of its 5000th hotel globally, the company is anticipating an enhanced concentrate on environmental, social and industrial sustainability requirements in the Gulf's hospitality sector in particular throughout 2016.

According to Pascal Gauvin, COO for India, Middle East and Africa at IHG: "In the Middle East, strategic development has been substantial in recent months, with openings consisting of the new InterContinental Dubai Marina, Crowne Plaza Kuwait and Hotel Indigo finalizings. The boutique brand is set to make its launching with the openings of Hotel Indigo Dubai The Sustainable City in 2017 and Hotel Indigo Dubai Business Bay in 2018.".

In December 2003, the variety of IHG properties globally totalled just over 3,500. Since then, a net 1,500 hotels have actually been contributed to the portfolio, with IHG's focus on quality driving guest satisfaction levels to an all-time high. This includes the hospitality industry's largest ever brand revitalize for the Holiday Inn brand family, during which IHG got rid of more than 1,000 buildings across the brand's estate and re-launched a further 3,300.

To mark the occasion, IHG has actually released information of several other current landmark hotel openings around the globe. Each opening contributed to IHG breaking through the 5,000-hotel milestone and types part of IHG's '5,000 Club'.

IHGs 5,000 Club
Hotel Van Zandt, a Kimpton Hotel Austin, Texas: The 319-room hotel is located in Austins Rainey Street Historic District and marks Kimptons debut in the city. Its design embodies an elegance and edginess inspired by Austins world renowned music scene.
EVEN Hotels New York Times Square South: A 150-room flagship EVEN Hotels property in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The opening is our third for the EVEN brand in the US.

InterContinental London The O2: Located on the Greenwich Peninsula and immediately adjacent to The O2 Arena. The 453-room hotel features a health spa, numerous restaurants, and a sky bar with 270-degree views over the River Thames and Canary Wharf.

HUALUXE Haikou Seaview: The HUALUXE Haikou Seaview is our third HUALUXE hotel in Greater China and our first in a resort location.

Holiday Inn Express New Delhi International Airport Terminal 3: A 93-room hotel in Indias Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Holiday Inn Express New Delhi International Airport Terminal 3 marks the entry of the brand into New Delhi.

IHGs route to 5,000 hotels
IHG has also achieved a series of significant milestones across its portfolio of brands, since becoming a standalone company. Each has made a significant contribution to IHG reaching 5,000 open hotels. Key milestones include:

2003: IHG becomes a standalone company and acquires Candlewood Suites; more than triples the presence of the brand following acquisition.
2004: IHG launches the Hotel Indigo brand. Hotel Indigo has more than 60 properties open globally and this number is expected to double in size within the next three to five years.
2007: IHG embarks on the hospitality industrys largest ever brand refresh for its Holiday Inn brand family. Holiday Inn now has more than four times the number of rooms outside of the US than its nearest competitor, whilst Holiday Inn Express has doubled its presence outside the US since 2007. This makes the Holiday Inn brand family the largest global hotel brand in the world, with the largest global pipeline.
2012: IHG launches HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts, the first hotel brand specifically designed for Chinese travellers. IHG opened its first HUALUXE properties in 2015.
2012: IHG launches the EVEN Hotels brand for wellness-minded travellers; an industry first. IHG opened its first two EVEN properties in the US, in 2014.
2013: IHG celebrates opening of 200th hotel in Greater China.
2014: IHG opens its 400th Crowne Plaza property and 200th Staybridge Suites hotel.
2015: IHG acquires the world's largest independent boutique hotel operator, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, creating a leading boutique business together with the Hotel Indigo brand.