IHG Hotels & Resorts
British multinational hospitality company
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| 2025 | Planned debut of Kimpton Tres Rios Riviera Maya, the brand's first all-inclusive resort in Mexico. |
| 2025 | Regent Bali Canggu expected to join the Regent Hotels network. |
| 2024 | IHG signs a major cooperation and franchise agreement with Novum Hospitality to rebrand and expand its portfolio in Germany by over 100 hotels. |
| 2024 | IHG reports annual revenues of $2.3 billion with a $1.1 billion operating profit, and opens 371 new hotels. |
| 2024 | Regent Berlin closes after being part of the Regent Hotels network since 2004. |
| 2024 | Regent Santa Monica Beach joined the network, after being gutted and rebuilt from the previous Loews Santa Monica Beach hotel. |
| 2023 | Regent Hong Kong reopened after rebranding. Regent Shanghai on the Bund was gutted and rebuilt. Carlton Cannes became a Regent Hotel. Regent Shanghai on the Bund completed reconstruction. |
| 2023 | The Regent Budapest property, originally planned in 2007, opened as W Budapest. |
| July 2023 | Elie W. Maalouf becomes CEO of IHG, succeeding Keith Barr and becoming the latest leader of the company. |
| 2022 | The former InterContinental Hong Kong (originally a Regent property from 1980) was rebranded back to a Regent hotel after major renovations. |
| 2022 | Regent Phu Quoc joined the Regent Hotels network. |
| 2022 | Regent Singapore exits the Regent Hotels system. |
| 2021 | The Regent Ningbo property in China, originally planned in 2005, opened as HUALUXE Ningbo Harbor City. |
| February 2021 | IHG announces an annual loss of $153 million due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, but expects recovery through the Holiday Inn Express brand. |
| 2020 | Fortune magazine ranked Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants at number 10 on their Top 100 Companies to Work For list based on an employee satisfaction survey. |
| 2020 | Shanghai Pudong property became Regent Shanghai Pudong. Carlton Hotel in Cannes rebranded from Carlton InterContinental. |
| 2019 | Regent Residences Jakarta was opened in Indonesia, expanding the brand's portfolio of branded residential properties. |
| August 2019 | IHG announced the construction of the first avid hotel in Mexico through a partnership with Operadora MBA. |
| May 2019 | IHG changed the Regent brand logo, monogram, and identity, positioning it as their top-end luxury hotel segment offering. |
| 2018 | The Regent Bangkok property, originally planned in 2004, opened as Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit. The Regent Abu Dhabi opened as Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl. |
| October 2018 | IHG signed a development deal with GS Star GmbH to develop 15 avid hotels in Germany, marking the brand's first European expansion. |
| August 2018 | The first avid hotel opened in Oklahoma City, owned by Champion Hotels, featuring 87 rooms and completed 199 days after groundbreaking. |
| July 2018 | Regent Hotels & Resorts was jointly acquired by IHG Hotels & Resorts and Formosa International Hotels Corporation, marking a significant ownership transition in the company's history. |
| March 2018 | IHG Hotels & Resorts acquired a 51% majority stake in Regent Hotels for $39 million, with plans to expand the brand from six to 40 hotels. |
| February 2018 | Avid Hotels franchise was launched in Mexico. |
| 2017 | Keith Barr takes over as CEO of IHG, succeeding Richard Solomons in the company's leadership role. |
| 2017 | Regent Chongqing joined the Regent Hotels network. |
| 2017 | Planned openings for Regent Place properties in Xian and Harbin, China. |
| December 2017 | Avid Hotels franchise was launched in Canada. |
| September 2017 | The name 'avid hotels' was officially announced, with the brand's logo being the first to carry IHG's master brand mark. |
| June 2017 | IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of its 13th brand, a new midscale hotel brand called avid hotels. |
| 2015 | IHG acquires Kimpton Hotels, a boutique hotel brand with 62 managed properties, for $430 million. |
| 2015 | Multiple properties leave Regent Hotels: The Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux, The Regent Palms Turks & Caicos, and The Regent Phuket Cape Panwa. |
| July 2015 | Seven of Kimpton's nine hotels in San Francisco left the brand following the IHG acquisition. |
| 2014 | The Regent Bali and The Regent Bal Harbour exit the Regent Hotels network. |
| 2014 | Regent Porto Montenegro joined the Regent Hotels network. |
| December 16 2014 | IHG announced the acquisition of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants for $430 million in cash. |
| 2013 | Planned openings for Regent properties in Gurgaon (India), Doha (Qatar), and Abu Dhabi (UAE), with Doha opening in 2016 as The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa and Abu Dhabi opening in 2018 as Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl. |
| 2012 | Property in Shanghai Pudong originally opened as Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai Pudong. |
| 2012 | The Regent Esplanade Zagreb leaves the Regent Hotels system. |
| 2011 | Richard Solomons becomes CEO of IHG, replacing Andy Cosslett at the helm of the company. |
| 2010 | Carlson sold the Regent business to Formosa International Hotels. Robert Burns was appointed Honorary Chairman and Ralf Ohletz as president. |
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