InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a
management agreement with the Srivikorn Group to open a voco hotel in
Reading, England.
Currently operating as the Millennium Madejski
Hotel Reading, IHG is scheduled to rebrand the hotel as the voco
Reading by the end of the year.
Set within the business district, the 201-room
hotel is located right next to the Royal Berkshire
Conference Centre and adjacent to Madejski Stadium, home of
Reading FC and London Irish RFC.
Pimol Srivikorn, Vice Chairman, Srivikorn Group,
said, “It is great to expand our partnership with IHG and enter
the UK market. voco is an exciting brand, providing a unique
offering that complements our existing IHG assets in Asia. IHG are
a great partner to work alongside and we know from experience that
their systems drive successful performance in hotels. We look
forward to welcoming voco Reading to our portfolio.”
IHG currently has 353 hotels operating under
eight brands in the UK, with a further 21 in the pipeline.
Jon Colley, Head of Development, UK & Ireland,
IHG, said, “We’re excited to announce the signing of voco
Reading. The momentum of voco is proving to be a great success in
the UK following the recent openings of voco Cardiff St David’s
voco Solihull and voco Oxford Thames. This signing also sees us
continue to grow our managed estate, which is a priority in our
home market. IHG currently manage 18 properties and we’re looking
forward to working with our partners to expand that portfolio in
the future.”
The Srivikorn Group was established in 1962 by
Mr. Chalermbhand Srivikorn and Khunying Sasima Srivikorn. Today,
the company has a wide-ranging portfolio of businesses, from
hospitality and property development to manufacturing of
sanitaryware (American Standard Plc), ceramics (Thai-German
Ceramic Industry Plc.), and carpets (Thailand Carpet Manufacturing
Plc.). Recent international expansion has seen Srivikorn Group
enter the U.K., growing its hospitality business to include the
hotel in Reading mentioned above, the acquisition of Alstons
Furniture Group, and DM Midland Group, two of the major
upholstered furniture companies in the market.
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