IMO CONCORDE HOTEL – the five -Star Pearl of the East was built by the visionary government of the first civilian Governor of Imo State, Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe. It opened its doors for business in November, 1983. At inception, Imo Concorde Hotel joined the league of five-star hotels in Nigeria; and by providing befitting atmosphere for tourism; the hotel enhanced the industrialization of the state.
Since 1983, Imo Concorde Hotel has passed through five management groups.
In 1987 specifically, the state government took over the management. With the political instability at the time, incessant removal and reconstitution of board after board, the hotel was run aground and patronage dwindled to its lowest ebb until it had no choice but to close shop for many months.
On assumption of duty in 1999, the State Governor, His Excellency, Chief Achike Udenwa, under his redemption programme decided to renovate the hotel. After a thorough search, the contract to renovate the hotel was awarded to Rhas Nigeria Limited, a Multinational Construction, Engineering and Management Company in August, 2000.
The hotel bounced back to business in December, 2000 and since then the hotel has hosted the President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the vice president, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, many governors, diplomats, expatriates and businessmen.
Currently, the hotel is under the management of Holidays and Tours Limited, an International Hotel Management group reputed for its transformation of hotels, suites and resorts.
Imo Concorde Hotel has not only regained its pride of place in the five-star category but has become one of the foremost tourism centres in the country.
