NEW YORK—Langham Hospitality Group is launching an upscale global hotel brand, Cordis Hotels and Resorts, focused on guests’ needs and well-being.
“Building on the successes of Langham Hotels and Resorts, we saw the need to create a collection of international upscale hotels and resorts that will deliver what our guests desire: personalized and efficient services, seamless technology and authentic experiences in the best locations around the world,” stated CEO Robert Warman. “Each Cordis hotel will be individual in style, architecture and design, all of which will be reflective of its location and culture, and tailored to the requirements of our guests, from the corporate travelers to honeymooners to multigenerational families. For example, Cordis Hong Kong, due to welcome its first guests in May, is vibrant, modern and will feature family-friendly facilities and amenities that will complement its bustling neighborhood.”
According to Warman, the brand will be developed through a combination of new-build and conversion projects in key cities in Asia and North America, with the first hotel expected to open this year in Hong Kong.
Cordis has already signed management agreements and letters of intent to open eight hotels in seven cities within the next three years. Apart from the Hong Kong property, the portfolio will include five hotels in China, and one each in Bali (Indonesia) and Colombo (Sri Lanka.) Other locations targeted for future Cordis hotels include London, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco, Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok.
“We are very optimistic about the growth of this particular brand,” said Warman. “As there are financial, cost-efficient benefits to developing hotels in the upscale tier, the time is right for us to enter high-density markets such as North America and especially in China, where there is a rising middle class, increasing domestic and international travel and higher consumption levels. We see Cordis as complimentary to our existing portfolio and a real opportunity to have multiple properties in new markets in the coming years.”