(TAN): IHG Hotels & Resorts and Seraphim Development have announced a partnership to sign the first voco hotel in South Korea. The new-build 280-room urban resort voco Pyeongtaek City will also be the first upscale international hotel brand in Gyeonggi-do province when it opens in 2023.
The arrangement marks the latest milestone for the premium voco brand, which was launched in 2018 and quickly reached 50 signed and open hotels in more than 20 countries, marking IHG’s fastest-ever global expansion.
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Serena Lim, vice president, development, South East Asia and Korea, IHG said: “We are delighted to sign our first voco hotel in South Korea, adding to our existing portfolio of nine hotels in the country. South Korea is an important market for IHG and a key focus of our expansion plans in South East Asia & Korea post-pandemic.”
