Holiday Inn

IHG has unveiled updated designs and food and beverage solutions for three of its mainstream brands set to roll out this year.

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced it has signed up with Thai real estate company Ratanakorn Asset, to develop eight new sites in Thailand, totalling 2000 rooms, slated to open between now and 2027, part of the developer’s strategy to reap success from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.

Ang unang Holiday Inn sa Cebu City ay magkakaroon ng 180 guest rooms na dinisenyo para sa mga business travellers.

After the successful launch of Vana Nava Water Jungle in Hua Hin, one of Thailand’s top waterparks which has been in operation for three years, Proud Real Estate has invested a further THB 1.8 billion into building the Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin while also adding Vana Nava Sky, a roof top observation deck, bar and restaurant; and introducing a new children’s zone in the waterpark.

Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin is delighted to announce two senior appointments ahead of the resort’s opening later this year.  Franck Rodriguez has been appointed general manager of Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin, while Usa Boonchalakulkosol has been appointed director of sales & marketing for the new resort, which will be Southeast Asia’s first Holiday Inn water park resort, located close Thailand’s Gulf coast, just two and a-half hours’ drive from Bangkok.

BINDU BHATIA has been named as Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s new managing director for Asia Pacific, effective 1 September. She succeeds Kai Chan, who will be leaving the company. Ms Bhatia, who is currently CWT’s senior vice president of global program management, will relocate to Singapore. KEVIN CROLEY has been appointed to the newly-created role of […]

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has entered the Indonesian island of Bintan for the first time with the signing of agreement for two new-build hotels. Scheduled to open in 2019, the dual-branded Holiday Inn and Hotel Indigo property will be located on a 9.2-hectare beachfront plot in the Lagoi Bay area of Bintan, which is located […]

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans for a major expansion of its operations and portfolio in South Korea. The company currently operates nine hotels in the country across three of its brands – InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express – with a further hotel in the pipeline. But it is now planning to […]

MING FOONG has become Travelport’s new managing director for Greater China & Online Business Group Asia Pacific. Having joined Travelport in 2012, Foong’s most recent role was director of OTA for Asia Pacific and business development for North Asia and Japan. He will be based in Hong Kong. GOH CHOON PHONG has been elected as […]

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has expanded its collection of Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels in India, with the opening of one property and the signing of three more. The latest addition to the brand’s operating portfolio is the Holiday Inn Chennai OMR IT Expressway, a 202-room hotel located close to the southern city’s […]

ibis Saigon Airport Location: Five minutes’ drive from Ho Chi Minh City’s airport, Tan Son Nhat International Grade: Economy Keys: 282, including 65 serviced apartments Facilities: Restaurant, rooftop bar, gym, swimming pool, sauna Meeting space: One meeting room and a ballroom They say: “ibis Saigon Airport is well positioned, given its location and dynamic offerings, […]

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of eight new hotels within the Holiday Inn brand family in Germany.  The announcement comes as IHG has recently reported a strong year for the market, and three consecutive record years of signings, including 17 hotels in 2016. One of the key drivers of IHG’s success in […]