Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has joined the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) family of brands.
IHG purchased Six Senses from private equity fund Pegasus Capital Advisors for USD $300 million, in a sale which includes the management of 16 hotels and resorts and 37 spas as well as sister companies Evason and Raison d’Etre.
Following the acquisition Six Senses is now expected to grow to 60 hotels within the next 10 years.
Chief Executive Officer, Neil Jacobs, says: “This is an exciting new era for Six Senses. IHG believes in our purpose to merge the two platforms of wellness and sustainability to promote personal health, and the health of the planet. Joining forces with IHG means we can use a wealth of systems and operational excellence to grow our brand and reach new markets without losing our quirky personality.”
Over the next 12 months, Six Senses will open properties on the private island of Krabey in Cambodia, in a 14th-century-old restored fort in Rajasthan, a desert hideaway in Israel’s Negev Desert and – the group’s first project in North America – a contemporary duo of twisting towers located in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighbourhood and along the High Line.
IHG’s Chief Executive Keith Barr says: “IHG’s growing portfolio of luxury brands is a collection of the very best in the travel industry. Each one offers something unique to our guests. We’re incredibly proud to welcome Six Senses in to our family and look forward to opening more stunning hotels, resorts and spas, each one staying true to Six Senses’ world-renowned reputation for wellness and an unwavering commitment to purposeful travel.”
The acquisition of Six Senses takes IHG’s portfolio of open and pipeline luxury hotels to 400 hotels, and 108,000 bedrooms, globally.
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