InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced announces the development of a new InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in Houston by Medistar Corporation. Set to open in late 2018, the 353-room hotel will be adjacent to the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical complex with 50 million square feet of buildings on 1,345 acres, and comprising 21 hospitals which accommodate eight million patient visits annually.
The InterContinental Houston Medical Center will be owned by Medistar and managed by IHG. The hotel is the first full-service luxury hotel to be developed in the immediate area in several decades.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, which is now twice the size of any competing luxury hotel brand globally. In January 2016, the landmark InterContinental London – The O2 hotel opened, and the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel recently reopened following an extensive renovation. There are three InterContinental properties currently under development in the U.S., in downtown Los Angeles, in the North Embarcadero area of downtown San Diego, and on the southwest waterfront in Washington, D.C. With more than 180 hotels open worldwide and more than 50 in the global development pipeline, IHG continues to expand the brand’s portfolio in the most sought-after destinations around the world.