# IHG will convert InterContinental Bora Bora to Regent in late 2027

_Sep 19 15:47_

Tags: hotel, hotel opening

Type: Industry news

## Summary

IHG and Pacific Beachcomber will reopen the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa as Regent Bora Bora in late 2027, after the 84-villa overwater property closed on 1 June 2026 for renovations.

The conversion is Regent's first hotel in French Polynesia. The villas sit on a private motu facing Mount Otemanu. LoyaltyLobby says InterContinental Le Moana in Bora Bora is expected to keep its current brand, and counts this as IHG's third InterContinental-to-Regent conversion after Hong Kong and Cannes.

IHG One Rewards members lose a flagship InterContinental in Bora Bora and will have a Regent there instead after 2027. The conversion continues a pattern of moving iconic InterContinentals into the upper-luxury brand.

Nothing to book now; the property is closed until late 2027 and will return as Regent Bora Bora.

## Key facts

- **Announced**: Sep 16, 2026
- **Numbers**:
  - 84 villas: size of the reflagged Bora Bora resort
  - 90%: reduction in electricity used for air conditioning and refrigeration
- **Where**: Bora Bora, French Polynesia, InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, Regent Bora Bora
- **Takeaway**: Nothing to book now; note the property is closed until late 2027 and will return as Regent Bora Bora.

## Sources cited

- [LoyaltyLobby](https://loyaltylobby.com/2026/09/19/intercontinental-bora-bora-thalasso-reflagged-as-regent?omhide=true) — InterContinental Bora Bora Thalasso Reflagged As Regent

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