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IHG celebrates 60 years in Japan
Friday, 18th October 2024
Source : IHG Hotels & Resorts

Japan 1964, the Year of the Wood Dragon, a renowned symbol of growth and development, the Tokyo Olympics, the first bullet train ride and the dawn of InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in the land of the rising sun.

It was an era when East met West, creating new opportunities for collaboration and growth. IHG has come a long way and delivered outstanding stay experiences to generations of guests from home and abroad in the six decades since our story began.

A business alliance established between InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Okura (now The Okura Tokyo), an icon of Japanese hospitality located in the exclusive Toranomon district.

Sapporo Winter Olympics. Keio Plaza InterContinental Tokyo, a beacon of modernity and the tallest hotel building in Asia at the time, opens its doors.

In 1973, Another memorable and meaningful milestone. The first Holiday Inn hotel outside of the Americas welcomes guests in the heart of Kyoto.

The InterContinental brand arrives in Yokohama with the opening of InterContinental Yokohama Grand. This hotel still dominates the city’s skyline today, thanks to an iconic sail design evoking the movement of water.

In 1992, Crowne Plaza debuts in Japan with Hotel Metropolitan. Today, Crowne Plaza is the country’s largest international upscale brand.

IHG’s landmark joint venture with ANA, Japan’s biggest airline, is established, combining the might of two industry powerhouses. The first co-branded ANA and IHG hotel, ANA InterContinental Tokyo, opens its doors.

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