InterContinental Hotels Is Closing In on a Luxury Acquisition
Photo Credit: Pictured is InterContinental Hotels Group CEO IHG Keith Barr at Skift Global Forum in New York City in September 2017. Barr wants to add another luxury brand or two to the chain's portfolio. Skift
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Asset light, something with history and heritage, fewer than 200 hotels ... IHG CEO Keith Barr has quite a specific wish list. It doesn't sound like we'll have to wait too long until we find out the identity of the luxury hotel brand in question.
InterContinental Hotels Group is getting closer to announcing a deal for a luxury hotel brand, but buying Belmond isn’t part of its plan.
While recent reports suggested that InterContinental Hotels Group had taken a closer look at the company formerly known as Orient-Express Hotels, CEO Keith Barr indicated this wasn't part of the plan.
When asked if Belmond was a company InterContin
