InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) continues to grow its presence in the UK with the signing of three new hotels – Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse in Cambridgeshire, Holiday Inn Glasgow Green in Scotland and Holiday Inn - Watford Junction in Hertfordshire.
The first of the three to open will be Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse, a 98-room new build due to open its doors in quarter three of 2013. The hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with HP Hotels Limited who also own Holiday Inn Express Nuneaton.
In 2014, a franchise agreement with nine Hospitality LTD will see Holiday Inn - Watford Junction open, followed by the opening of Holiday Inn Glasgow Green under franchise with VDL Management LTD.
All three hotels will feature Holiday Inn’s new open lobby concept, providing guests with an open area to relax, have a coffee or host an informal business meeting.
Richard Arman, Development Director UK & Ireland, IHG, said, "The Holiday Inn brand is an important driver of growth in the UK. These signings will help meet the demand for quality midscale accommodation for national and international travellers whilst building national scale in a priority market for us.”
Every Holiday Inn features signature bedding that includes a pillow menu, as well as meeting and on-site business facilities and a Kids Stay and Eat Free programme, providing guests with a relaxed comfortable atmosphere and the services that business travellers need.
Holiday Inn hotels participate in IHG's guest loyalty programme, Priority Club Rewards, the industry's first and largest guest loyalty program with 73 million members.