The latest inauguration at IHG clearly plays the complementary card, particularly for business travellers. The hotel group has made official the 1st May the opening of the Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites O'Hare Airport. As its name suggests, the new address is aimed at both short- and long-term business travellers, with these two hotels combined in a combo totalling 284 rooms. The 139 keys to Holiday Inn and the 145 Staybridge Suites occupy nine floors of this building, located less than eight kilometres from the American airport. The new address is also close to the congress centrethe Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
With this opening, IHG will be able to pool its infrastructure, in particular the indoor swimming pool, the fitness centre and the outdoor patio. But also the meetings & events facilities, i.e. 9 000 m² for the MICE. Kevin Schramm, SVP for the United States and Canada region for IHG Hotels & Resorts, notes: ". In recent years, we have seen increased interest in dual-branded properties from owners who are looking for more efficient and cost-effective ways to streamline their operations while presenting their customers with a wider range of brands and offerings. ". He added: " The Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites O'Hare Airport hotels are examples of our ongoing efforts to develop new and flexible concepts that bring together the best and most sought-after elements of our complementary brands, while extending our reach into a fantastic market like Chicago. ".
IHG had already inaugurated a combo address in Chicago at the end of last year. In November, the hotel group jointly inaugurated the voco Chicago Downtown and the Holiday Inn Chicago Downtown - Wolf Point. This opening added more than 500 rooms to the destination's catalogue and marked the beginning of the brand's expansion. voco in Windy City.
