InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled plans to recruit another 110,000 staff in China, as it looks to double its portfolio in the country.
The company currently employs nearly 60,000 staff at its properties and corporate office across 70 Chinese cities.
But with IHG’s portfolio expected to increase from 200 hotels at present to almost 400 in the coming years, IHG said it will need to recruit more than 110,000 employees between 2013 and 2015. This would represent a 183% increase in the company’s nationwide headcount.
“China is IHG’s second largest market after the United States and is likely to surpass the US to become our largest by number of rooms by 2025. Having been in China for 30 years, IHG has a deep understanding of the market and of consumers’ needs, and we are confident in its future development prospects. We are committed to continuing to grow in China,” said Richard Solomons, chief executive of IHG.
IHG said its future development strategy in China includes “deepening penetration in key cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou”, as well as targeting second, third and even fourth tier cities.
It will also move forward with the roll-out of its Hualuxe Hotels & Resorts brand, which is designed to cater specifically to Chinese guests.
The first Hualuxe property is scheduled to open in 2014, with 21 hotels currently in the pipeline. The company previously announced that it wants to bring the brand to 100 cities in China, as well as global gateway cities in other countries.
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