IHG Hotels & Resorts and Pacific Beachcomber are transforming the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, closed since 1 June 2026, into the Regent Bora Bora: 84 overwater villas on a private motu facing Mount Otemanu, reopening in late 2027, with the deep-sea water air conditioning system retained.
IHG and Alphanam Group are launching 79 InterContinental-branded villas in the Muong Hoa valley in Sapa. Tiered architecture, EDGE certification, 83 hectares with the future InterContinental Sapa Resort · and what a buyer needs to check.
The Crowne Plaza Manhattan Times Square reveals itself following an extensive renovation. 685 keys, a Broadway suite and spaces designed for hybrid travel: IHG makes it the flagship showcase for its brand renewal.
InterContinental is expanding its partnership with Timeshifter across its 242 hotels, offering free circadian resynchronisation plans via QR code and Flexible Dining menus designed for the traveller's biological rhythm.
The group's Taiwanese portfolio will grow from 17 to 22 hotels, with the debut of the HUALUXE brand on the island. Meanwhile, the IHG One Rewards programme is integrated into LINE, the messaging app used by Taiwanese locals.
Luxury hospitality in the Middle East is suffering a historic decline in revenue in the second quarter of 2026, marked by a plunge in RevPAR for major groups.
Kimpton is opening its first all-inclusive resort in the world on 22 September on the Riviera Maya: 355 suites at the heart of the Tres Rios nature park, featuring 137 hectares of mangroves and cenotes.
Six Senses Lisbon (114 rooms, late 2026), Andaz Lisbon (170 rooms, opened in March), The Standard in the former naval hospital and Experimental Porto in the 1951 Infante Sagres: Portuguese luxury is restoring heritage and targeting the shoulder season.
IHG plans to expand its Vietnamese portfolio from 16 to over 40 hotels, while Fairmont has opened in Hanoi. What these announcements truly reveal about the market.
IHG Hotels & Resorts partners with GCP Hospitality to convert 14 hotels in Kyoto, representing 1,063 rooms: twelve Garner, one Holiday Inn Express, and no new builds.
Holiday Inn Express has launched the Breakfast Pillow in Australia, a pillow with built-in surround speakers playing four breakfast soundtracks. Cooling material, cervical support: the technical specifications are more serious than the joke itself.
With 197 hotels opened in six months and a portfolio grown to 1.05 million rooms, IHG posts its best first half-year of development. Behind the figures lies a growth model now almost entirely based on brand signings.





























