If all goes in line with plan at IHG Inns & Resorts, there might be twice as many Resort Indigo properties on this planet.
The approach to life model — the second largest in IHG’s luxurious and way of life portfolio after InterContinental Inns & Resorts — at present has 154 lodges throughout 29 properties. However IHG plans to double the model’s dimension within the subsequent three to 5 years, the corporate introduced this month. A part of this ambition rides on Resort Indigo opening extra resorts — with 5 slated to open this 12 months alone.
“Every Resort Indigo is a vibrant reflection of its surrounding panorama, intricately woven with the threads of its native neighborhood,” Carol Hoeller, vice chairman of world model administration for Resort Indigo and Voco Inns, mentioned in an announcement. “Though Resort Indigo is usually related to city settings, neighborhoods could be present in each nook of the globe, every with its personal story ready to be found, so it solely made sense as we attempt to set new requirements within the ‘premium way of life’ area to develop our resorts choices throughout the portfolio.”
Resort Indigo at present has 15 resort properties, and the general growth pipeline for future Resort Indigo resorts sits at 34 properties.
The 115-room Resort Indigo La Paz Puerta Cortes opened earlier this 12 months and incorporates a seashore membership, two eating places, a spa and an infinity pool. The 282-room Resort Indigo Grand Cayman, which opened final month, is close to Seven Mile Seaside and options a wide selection of meals and beverage retailers — together with the extremely fashionable Pom Pom Rooftop Lounge.
Upcoming openings for the model all over the world embody the Resort Indigo Jabal Akhdar Resort & Spa — the primary property for the model in Oman — the Resort Indigo Bintan Lagoi Seaside in Indonesia and the Resort Indigo Palau in Micronesia. The model additionally has a major pipeline of lodges in growth in addition to lately opened properties in China.
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The enlargement comes amid a wave of brand name additions in recent times to IHG’s luxurious and way of life lineup, which now contains Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental, the Vignette Assortment and Kimpton Inns & Eating places alongside Resort Indigo.
Some would possibly say that is lots of model overlap in simply the luxurious and way of life area, however Resort Indigo is supposed to supply native and customized experiences within the spirit of the broader way of life lodge motion. Take into account it the lodge model equal of the pleasant neighborhood bar or restaurant relative to a few of its glitzy siblings.
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