IHG Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) have announced their partnership to launch the first voco hotel in South East Asia in January 2022. The 423-room voco Orchard Singapore will rebrand from Hilton Singapore, the iconic Orchard Road property which has experienced a recent resurgence in popularity due to its Foodie Staycations.
This exciting development follows last year’s announcement that Mandarin Orchard Singapore will be rebranded as Hilton Singapore Orchard, Hilton’s flagship hotel in Singapore and its largest in the Asia-Pacific. This rebrand is also scheduled to take place in 2022.
Serena Lim, Vice President, Development, South East Asia and Korea, IHG said: “We are delighted to grow our partnership with long-term partner HPL and expand our brand portfolio in Singapore with the signing of voco. It’s fantastic to grow this premium brand’s global footprint with a flagship property of such stature – the first to open in South East Asia – and in such a vibrant and dynamic location. Across Asia Pacific, voco Orchard Singapore will join our fantastic voco properties in Australia and China, with further openings set for Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand and Saipan. We look forward to welcoming the team to the IHG family and together we will be ready to welcome guests from January 2022 as we are already seeing pent up demand for travel globally, regionally and in Singapore.”
Stephen Lau, Chairman, HPL Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd commented: “We’re excited to bring a fresh, new brand to Singapore and especially to a much-loved area on Orchard Road. voco was the ideal choice for this location as it’s extremely popular with leisure and business travellers and it will fit perfectly in such a prime shopping and entertainment area. We are delighted to expand our trusted partnership with IHG and we believe voco, will bring renewed interest to the hotel and allow us to transition smoothly through the rebranding process. We look forward to a successful launch of voco in 2022.”
Launched in 2018, the premium voco brand quickly reached the milestone of 50 signed and opened hotels in more than 20 countries, marking IHG’s fastest-ever global expansion. Originating from Latin, voco means ‘to invite’ and ‘call together’ which perfectly represents its thoughtful and playful nature, and an ability to offer meaningful connections. Amidst the pandemic last year, IHG reported an increase in conversion activity with 25% of the company’s signings reported as such – 13% of which were to voco.
Across the Asia Pacific, voco Orchard Singapore will join other voco properties in Australia and China, with further openings scheduled for Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand and Saipan. It will be IHG’s 12th hotel in Singapore and its seventh brand in the country where it joins Regent, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express.
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