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IHG® Signs First InterContinental Hotel & Resort in Phuket InterContinental Phuket Resort to offer travellers, luxury, serenity and exclusivity on Thailand’s largest island
Singapore, 15 February 2016: IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) today announced the signing of a management agreement with Proud Resort Phuket Co., Ltd to develop InterContinental Phuket Resort, as part of a luxury community project, MontAzure, in the most exclusive area on Phuket’s stunning west coast marking InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ debut on Thailand’s largest island.
Scheduled to open in 2019, the luxurious InterContinental Phuket Resort is located on Kamala Beach, between Millionaire’s Mile and the Amanpuri headland, one of the island’s most popular destinations and perfect for travellers looking for a relaxing and luxurious getaway. This well-enclosed bay and fishing village situated off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea, is surrounded by forested hills and is one of the most beautiful places in Phuket. Kamala Beach is known for its expansive white sands and crystal clear waters, providing travellers the choice of both tranquillity and exclusivity with easy access to Phuket’s vibrant night life, with the popular Patong Town just a short drive away, as well as the Phuket International Airport.
Alan Watts, Chief Operating Officer AMEA, IHG® said: “Phuket has always been an important destination in South East Asia for IHG, with the island’s tourist arrivals recording double-digit year-on-year growth since 2011. We are glad to be able to work with our long-term partner Proud Phuket Resorts Co, on what will be a key resort property for us in a prime destination in Thailand.”
“Guests can look forward to a luxurious stay at the new InterContinental Phuket Resort with exceptional service and standards that can be expected from InterContinental hotels and resorts.”
The resort will be the sixth IHG® property in the Greater Phuket area, and the 19th IHG property in Thailand.
Khun Pasu Liptapanlop, Executive Director of Proud Real Estate Co., Ltd., commented: “We are focused on creating destinations and neighbourhoods through ‘visionary’ real estate projects with a presence across segments in hospitality, entertainment, residential and retail. Following up on the success of our mixed-use developments in Bangkok and Hua Hin, including the InterContinental Resort Hua Hin, Proud Real Estate has envisioned a plan to replicate the mixed-use model in Phuket by developing the very first InterContinental Phuket Resort to cater to the growing number of luxury travellers to the region.”
“Located on Kamala beach, InterContinental Phuket Resort will be one of the most exclusive luxury resorts in Phuket. It features a two-kilometre long stretch of beautiful beach surrounded by forested hills and is one of the most pristine and exclusive places in Phuket. The resort itself will be within the exclusive development of MontAzure and will include a sophisticated beach club, luxurious private residences and lifestyle mall surrounded by a protected forest reserve.”
InterContinental Phuket Resort will comprise of a mix of villas and hotel rooms, with unobstructed views of the glittering Andaman Sea and surrounded by forests of pine trees and facilities designed by award-winning designers and architects. Guests will have direct beach access, experience an exquisite gastronomic adventure with the resort’s F&B offerings, as well as enjoy breath-taking views from the swimming pool, an uncompromising spa, the Club InterContinental, the Fitness Centre and Kids’ Club. Designed as a complete leisure destination, the resort is also a place for both of honeymoons and families, with an exceptional ability to cater for weddings and meeting functions.
InterContinental Phuket Resort will be a key component in the overall MontAzure development. The entire 454 rai site includes 75 upscale beachfront branded condominiums, 13 exclusive private hillside estate villas, beach clubs for public and private use, a lifestyle retail component, a medical and wellness centre and a 200 rai protected nature reserve.
Setthaphol Boottho, Director, MontAzure added: “We are delighted to have found two such distinguished partners who fully embrace the philosophy behind MontAzure. They both perfectly compliment our vision to create an exclusive community project that reaches from the mountainside where we have a 200 rai nature reserve containing primary rainforest forest to prime beach frontage in Kamala.”
“We pride ourselves on the quality of our development and the announcement today is testament to our commitment to creating a luxury community in the heart of the most exclusive area in Phuket.”
Across South East Asia, there are currently 14 InterContinental properties open, with an additional eight InterContinental properties due to open within the next three to five years.
IHG® currently has 58 hotels operating across five brands in South East Asia, including: InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express® and Hotel Indigo® with a further 59 in the development pipeline, including InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay, Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong and Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach.
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Media Enquiries:
U-Lynn Lee
Ogilvy Public Relations, Singapore
Tel: +65 6213 6950
Email: u-lynn.lee@ogilvy.com
Anne-Lise Berthon
External Communications Manager, Asia, Middle East & Africa
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Tel: +65 6395 6147
Email: annelise.berthon@ihg.com
Notes to Editors:
About IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group): IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN™ Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 4,900 hotels and 727,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with more than 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with more than 90 million members worldwide.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 350,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.
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About Proud Estate:
Proud Real Estate is the real estate development arm of Prayoonwit Group, one of the largest and oldest civil construction companies in Thailand. We are focused on creating destinations and neighborhoods through ‘visionary’ real estate projects with a presence across segments in hospitality, entertainment, residential and retail. The company’s projects aim to establish new standards of how people live and exceed the industry’s benchmarks. Our projects must not only deliver what is required in terms of quality, but beyond. Limit-pushing concepts, flawless delivery, harmony with nature and the betterment of society are what we strive for. Believing also that we will only be as strong as the community that we are in, one of Proud Real Estate’s mandates is to benefit the local community through economic development — directly and indirectly through job opportunities, skill transfer, environmental responsibility and collaborative opportunities for all. Proud Real Estate holds the leading ownership in a line-up of innovative projects including InterContinental Hua Hin Resort, Vana Nava Hua Hin, Park 24, True Arena Hua Hin, Bluport Resort mall, and others planned for the near future.
About MontAzure:
MontAzure development brings together three major names in Asian real estate investment and development.
Arch Capital is a boutique Asian private equity real estate fund manager with a unique Asian-owned and managed investment platform for proprietary investment sourcing, execution and management. Arch Capital brings together the strengths of an established investment team and the expertise and extensive network of relationships of its partners to source, structure and execute investments targeted specifically at direct real estate investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia across the residential, retail, mixed-use and commercial asset classes.
Huakee Group is a privately owned group of diversified businesses based in Thailand. Its holdings encompass management and opera8ons in petrochemical, power generation, industrial gas, real-‐estate development, and hospitality industries. With over forty years’ experience the Huakee Group owns, invests, manages, and markets residential, serviced apartments, and hotel proper8es through its subsidiaries Narai Property and Narai Hotels.
Philiean Capital is an investment holding company owned and controlled by members of the Kwee Family who are behind the Pontiac Land Group. Pontiac Land Group is a leading real estate company based in Singapore with over half a century of expertise and experience in lux
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