by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 2:50 PM ET, Thu May 30, 2024
IHG Hotels & Resorts has embarked on a major expansion effort across Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean that includes dozens of new properties over the coming years.
It’s an effort that the company said underscores its strategic focus, significant investment, and ambitious growth agenda for the region.
The hotel giant has already opened five new properties in the region and has 32 more in the pipeline, which will more than double its presence across Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean (MLAC).
“The significant expansion of our luxury and lifestyle portfolio across the Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean markets demonstrates our brands continue to not only be in demand, but are also embraced for their distinct offerings,” Leanne Harwood, SVP and managing director for Luxury & Lifestyle Americas at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said in a statement.
The new properties encompass a variety of brands, including Six Senses, InterContinental, Kimpton, and Hotel Indigo.
Here’s a closer look at the latest IHG developments and what the company has on tap.
Six Senses
Known for offering wellness and sustainability experiences set within breathtaking landscapes, Six Senses made its debut in the MLAC region in April with the opening of Six Senses La Sagesse in Grenada.
The island’s natural beauty and cultural experiences provide the backdrop for travelers to engage in discovery, rejuvenation, and celebration, the company said.
Travelers can immerse in unique experiences at the resort, which have been designed to connect them with Grenada’s Spice Island heritage, including farm-to-table cooking, a spa designed to leverage the abundance of fragrant spices with medicinal healing properties as well as culinary menus brought to life with bold flavors using local produce grown in the island’s fertile volcanic soil.
Six Senses will continue its expansion in the region with the forthcoming Six Senses Grand Bahama and Six Senses Xala, both expected to open by 2026.
InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort and Nature Spa (Photo Credit: Courtesy IHG Hotels & Resort)
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts currently has the most significant presence amongst the luxury and lifestyle portfolio in MLAC with 20 open properties. In Spring 2023, the brand expanded to include the InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Nature Spa, a secluded beachfront property.
The InterContinental will continue to expand in the region with the 293-room InterContinental Presidente Monterrey in Mexico. The project is set for the second half of 2024 and will be located in San Pedro Garza García in Monterrey.
The new hotel will feature a signature restaurant, craft cocktail bar and coffee shop, as well as an onsite spa. There will also be more than 20,000 square feet of meetings and events space, and a Club InterContinental lounge.
Looking further ahead, in 2025, the InterContinental Grenada Resort is projected to open.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
The design-forward Kimpton hotel brand expanded its footprint in 2023 to include the opening of Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa.
In February 2024, the boutique luxury brand also debuted Kimpton Virgilio in Mexico City’s Polanquito neighborhood, followed in April by Kimpton Mas Olas Resort & Spa in the coastal town of Todos Santos on Mexico’s Baja Sur peninsula.
Early this summer, the 130-room Kimpton Las Mercedes is slated to open in the Dominican Republic’s bustling Santo Domingo, in partnership with Iberostar Group.
The brand is also set to unveil its first all-inclusive beachfront resort, Kimpton Tres Ríos Riviera Maya, before the end of the year.
Vignette Collection
Vignette Collection, IHG’s newest luxury and lifestyle brand, which debuted in 2021, is a curation of distinct hand-picked hotels offering one-of-a-kind stays, all united by a sense of purpose.
Representing the brand’s first signing in both Mexico and within the Americas, El Gran Encomendero in the Yucatán Peninsula will become the first branded hotel in the historic town of Valladolid.
Expected to open in 2025, the 83-room property provides accommodations in an on-the-rise destination for international leisure travel, business events and weddings. The destination recently received the coveted “Magical Towns” designation from the Mexican Ministry of Tourism for its efforts to protect and preserve cultural wealth.
Hotel Indigo Grand Caymen (Photo Credit: Courtesy IHG Hotels & Resort)
Hotel Indigo
As The World’s Neighborhood Hotel, Hotel Indigo draws inspiration from each hotel’s surrounding neighborhood and culture to create a warm and vibrant atmosphere that inspires guests to discover something new.
Earlier this month, the fast-growing lifestyle brand opened the Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman on Grand Cayman’s famed Seven Mile Beach. The property includes 282 water view guest rooms, multi-concept dining including one of the island’s only rooftop lounges, elevated pool and beachside experiences, and abundant event spaces for the local community and visiting guests to enjoy.
The opening follows that of Hotel Indigo La Paz Puerta Cortés, which is located between the Sea of Cortez and La Paz Bay in Mexico, in January and precedes Hotel Indigo Tijuana, which is expected to open later this year.
In addition, three milestone signings were recently announced in Turks & Caicos for InterContinental, Kimpton and Hotel Indigo. Set on Turks & Caicos’ Grace Bay, the resorts will mark IHG’s debut on the celebrated Caribbean island and are all poised to open by 2027.
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