The month of October therefore saw an increase in the number of products on offer IHG at Germany and in Turkey. Two successive announcements have been published by the hotel group, which will be extending its accommodation options for business travellers to these two destinations. business destinations. In Germany, a contract has been signed with Solutions4Hotels GmbH covering ten new hotels. And it's the family Holiday Inn which will benefit from this expansion - a family that is already a major part of the hotel group's network, representing 79 out of 91 IHG addresses on the German market.
The first two results of this...
The month of October therefore saw an increase in the number of products on offer IHG at Germany and in Turkey. Two successive announcements have been published by the hotel group, which will be extending its accommodation options for business travellers to these two destinations. business destinations. In Germany, a contract has been signed with Solutions4Hotels GmbH covering ten new hotels. And it's the family Holiday Inn which will benefit from this expansion - a family that is already a major part of the hotel group's network, representing 79 out of 91 IHG addresses on the German market.
The first two projects in this new partnership are already known: the Holiday Inn Express Hamburg South and Holiday Inn Express Leipzig South. The first has been "in the pipeline" for two years, and work has already begun. It is due to open inSummer 2023with the establishment totalling 80 rooms. The second will offer an equivalent number of rooms (79), with IHG managers referring to two "twin" establishments. The Holiday Inn Express Leipzig South will open a few months later, in end of 2023. It will feature a coworking space and will be positioned as a sustainable address. IHG and its partner have opted for a geothermal heating system and the installation of solar panels.
New business and MICE addresses in Turkey
Another key market for the future of IHG in the EMEA region is the Turkey. New developments were formalised on 24 OctoberThese include a number of business destinations. Here again, the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands will be favoured. A particularly strategic new address is expected next to the Turkish capital's airport: theHoliday Inn Express Ankara Airport. The establishment is due to open at the end of this year, 4 km from the airport.
Ankara will also benefit from a multi-brand offensive. IHG had already inaugurated the Crowne Plaza Ankara last May, with 191 rooms and a large-scale MICE offer (3,000 people). And it has just added Intercontinental Willemijn Geels, Vice President of European Development for IHG Hotels & Resorts, announced: " We are delighted to see continued growth in Turkey with several signings to our brand portfolio in 2022. Turkey is an important growth market for IHG and it is clear that this upward trajectory will only increase in the coming months. We are also delighted to welcome the InterContinental Grand Ankara to our list of 2024 openings. ".
Other notable projects of the IHG Group in Turkey include the Crowne Plaza Istanbul Ortakoy Bosphorus (140 rooms) due to open in summer 2023, the Holiday Inn Erzurum (115 rooms, opening end 2023), and the Holiday Inn Trabzon East (110 rooms), which has just opened its doors.
