SINGAPORE, 28 March 2018: InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement with Soraya Development Company Limited to manage an upscale property on Yao Yai island in Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay.
The small island stands between the mainland and Phuket Island linked by a short ferry ride from the northeast coast of Phuket.
Scheduled to open in 2020, the new-build, 170-room InterContinental Yao Yai Resort will feature 72 sqm ocean view rooms on the top floor and rooms, or suites, in one of three family designated buildings.
IHG chief development officer, Asia Middle East Africa, Rajit Sukumaran commented: “ We are expanding our footprint to give affluent travellers a new destination to explore and unwind.”
This marks Soraya Development Company Limited’s third property with IHG, bolstering its current portfolio, which includes Holiday Inn Resort Krabi Ao Nang Beach and Holiday Inn Express Krabi Ao Nang. The company has plans to further grow its hospitality portfolio in partnership with IHG in Thailand.
IHG has 24 hotels open in Thailand across five brands – InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Hotel Indigo, with a further 13 hotels in the pipeline over the next three to five years. 
