Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai to be Re-branded as Regent Shanghai Pudong on 16 May 2020 in Lujiazui, Shanghai

IHG has just announced the signing of a new management agreement with Shanghai 21st Century Hotel Co., Ltd.. Located in Lujiazui, the iconic property is currently the Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai and it will be re-branded as Regent Shanghai Pudong on 16 May 2020 to welcome guests with a brand new luxury experience (something that the Regent brand is famous for).

Photo Credit: Regent Shanghai Pudong

All existing reservations will be automatically forwards and honoured by Regent Shanghai Pudong. Guests will be able to experience the understated luxury and intuitive service brought by Regent seamlessly. Under the deal, IHG will also take over the management of its luxury apartments, which sit above the hotel in the same tower. Expanding its luxury footprint, IHG announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts in March 2018 and brought the much-loved brand into the top end of its portfolio. Since then IHG has worked quickly to combine its expertise in luxury with Regent’s deep heritage and revered legacy, relaunching the brand by evolving it to appeal to the modern luxury traveller.

Set amidst the magnificent skyline of the Lujiazui financial district, Regent Shanghai Pudong will be the first Regent hotel opened globally after the acquisition. Meanwhile, renovation is already underway to rebrand the iconic InterContinental Hong Kong into a Regent hotel in 2021, bringing the hotel back to its roots as it first opened its doors as a Regent in 1980. In addition, the brand is also expecting new openings in Phu Quoc, Vietnam later this year, Bali, Indonesia in 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as well as Chengdu, China in 2023.