According to InterContinental Hotels Group, on May 4, Intercontinental Group officially signed a contract with Saipan Resort, the Saipan (Carnival) Resort Hotel will be officially renamed as "CrownePlaza® Resort Saipan" in 2022 ). So far, InterContinental Hotels Group has achieved a record business transformation, also marking the rapid expansion of InterContinental Hotels Group in the Pacific region.
In addition to the 416 hotel rooms to be renovated in the Saipan resort, Intercontinental also plans to add 116 rooms by 2025, plus 318 rooms at the Fiesta Resort Guam (which will be renamed to Crowne Plaza in 2021) that was taken over by Intercontinental Room. The combined 850 rooms will be the largest ever takeover contract of the Intercontinental Group in Oceania and the Pacific Islands region.
Just three days ago, Haitiandi Yuelv (01832) issued an announcement that the company ’s Asia Pacific Hotels Group (Asia Pacific Hotels Inc) and InterContinental Hotels Group signed a long-term hotel management agreement. From May 2020, APHI began to take over Manages the Saipan Fiesta Resort and Spa in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Abhijay Sandilya, Vice President of Development for IHG Oceania and the Pacific, said: "We are honored to have a good relationship with Asia Pacific Hotel Group. Saipan and Micronesia are the most popular travelers from all over the world (especially South Korea, China and Japan). Travel destinations, we will use our expertise to serve guests in the Asia Pacific region, and we look forward to using the Crowne Plaza brand to expand the resort ’s popularity. "
The Saipan Resort Hotel has 6 dining venues and a club lounge. It also provides 4 meeting rooms, a banquet hall that can accommodate 300 people, a gym, multiple swimming pools, a retail area and a 500-meter charming beach.
Jennifer Tan Su, Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific Hotel Company, said: "Saipan has an excellent hotel base, a stable tourism market and a long average stay, but it is clearly lacking first-class international brand hotels. 'Cooperation will help improve the service level of Saipan to a new level. "
Earlier, Crowne Plaza has opened six flagship hotels in Europe, the United States and China. This cooperation with Saipan Resort is also an important step for InterContinental to continue to advance its "Global Flagship Strategy".
