InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ hotel signings peaked this year, with half of them in Southeast Asia. Hotels to focus on include Holiday Inn & Resort and Holiday Inn Express, which will continue to account for about half of IHG’s global new openings and about 70 percent of its total hotels through 2022.
With openings last year in Ho Tram, Vietnam, Cebu, Philippines, Koh Samui, Thailand and Krabi, IHG is seeing growing interest from landlords in other destinations. So far, 33 Holiday Inn hotels and resorts are opening in Southeast Asia, and 26 more are under construction.
IHG has made several announcements this year – Holiday Inn Phuket Karon Beach, Holiday Inn Phuket Surin Beach, Holiday Inn Pattaya, Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Asoke and Holiday Inn Express Bali Sunset Road, and the first Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Singapore – bringing the number of hotels open and in the pipeline to 95.
Rajit Sukumaran, managing director of IHG Hotels & Resorts Southeast Asia and Korea, said: “By developing more Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express & Suites), we also recognize the growing popularity of extended stays and the increase in large traveling groups. properties in our market.”
In addition to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Singapore Novena, which recently opened in May, other properties due to open in 2024 include the first Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Bangkok’s Central Pier, Thailand, and the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Vientiane, Laos. Holiday Inn & Suites.
Other upcoming properties include Holiday Inn Sepang Airport, Holiday Inn Resort Bali Canggu and Holiday Inn Lampung Bukit Randu.
Additionally, the Holiday Inn Express experience will be further enhanced with the new Express Café and Bar, an all-day dining experience that provides guests with easy-to-access 24/7 dining options.
