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Project the flag’s second in Asia
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management contract for its first Hotel Indigo in Hong Kong. The agreement, with Tai Hung Fai Enterprise Co. Ltd, involves a 150-room property in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district that will open in 2012.
“This agreement underscores our ambitions to address the growing consumer need for more distinctive and unique lodging experiences,” said Keith Barr, managing director of IHG Greater China. “Hotel Indigo generates high guest satisfaction and returns for hotel owners by bringing the charm of the local neighborhood to life within the hotels.”
The hotel’s design will feature cultural and historical elements of the Wan Chai district. For example, its architectural concept features a conspicuous dragon in burnished bronze wrapped around the building, functioning as an “eco-screen” to counteract the hot spots and solar gain, and it will also incorporate feng shui principles in its layout and environments.
The Hong Kong property is Hotel Indigo’s second locale in Asia. The first, the Hotel Indigo on Pier 16 on the Bund in Shanghai, will open next year.