hotel operator in Taiwan and owner of Grand Formosa Regent Taipei hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, which was opened by Regent's founders in 1990 as The Regent Taipei. Co-founder Robert Burns was appointed Honorary Chairman, and Ralf Ohletz as president. Ohletz had worked with another Regent co-founder, Adrian Zecha, for 25 years. In March 2018, IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) announced that it had agreed to buy a 51% majority stake in Regent Hotels for $39 million and planned to expand the brand's footprint to 40 hotels from the portfolio of six hotels at acquisition. This includes rebranding the iconic InterContinental Hong Kong, which initially opened as a Regent property in 1980, to a Regent property once again in 2022 following major renovations. As part of the acquisition deal, IHG has the right to acquire the remaining 49% of Regent in a phased manner from 2026. New properties have since been signed in Kuala Lumpur, Chengdu, Shanghai and Jeddah, with IHG planning a careful rollout of the brand to ensure its exclusivity at the top end of the hospitality market. Since the acquisition of Regent by IHG, the brand logo, monogram and identity were changed in May 2019, where IHG has positioned the brand as its top end offering in the luxury hotel segment. Current properties Europe Regent Berlin - opened in 1996 as Four Seasons Hotel Berlin, converted to Regent in 2004 Regent Porto Montenegro - opened 2014 Asia Regent Beijing - opened 2006 Regent Chongqing - opened 2017 Regent Phu Quoc - opened April 19, 2022 Regent Shanghai Pudong - opened in 2012 as Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai at Pudong, converted to Regent in 2020 Regent Taipei - opened 1990 Branded Residences Regent Residences Jakarta Pipeline properties Regent Hong Kong - reopening June 2023 Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel - reopening 2023 Regent Bali Canggu - opening 2023 Regent Shanghai on The Bund - opening 2023 Regent Kyoto - opening 2024 Regent Sanya Haitang Bay - opening 2026 Regent Shenzhen Bay - opening 2028 Regent Kuala Lumpur - opening TBD Regent Jeddah - opening TBD Regent Chengdu - opening TBD Former properties US The Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California - currently Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel) Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco - currently InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco The Regent of Washington, D.C. - currently The Westin Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The Regent Bal Harbour, Miami