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InterContinental Hotels Group expands Holiday Inn Express® brand portfolio in India
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies today announced the opening of two Holiday Inn Express® Hotels in India; Holiday Inn Express® Chennai - Old Mahabalipuram Road and Holiday Inn Express® New Delhi - International Airport Terminal 3.
NEWS | InterContinental to Transform Renowned Double Bay Hotel
NEWS | InterContinental to Transform Renowned Double Bay Hotel, Sydney
Double Bay's legendary hotel situated at 33 Cross Street is soon to become InterContinental Sydney Double Bay. Singaporean-based Royal Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) have signed a management agreement for the 140-room InterContinental hotel on this famed site in one of Sydney's most luxurious suburbs.
Royal Hotels will undertake a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of all guest rooms and public areas of the hotel, after which it will reopen as InterContinental Sydney Double Bay in January 2014.
NEWS | HG signs first Hotel Indigo in Paris
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading global hotel companies, is proud to announce the signing of a management agreement with Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) for the development of Hotel Indigo Paris – Opera, France. Located just a few steps from Opera Garnier and the InterContinental Paris Le Grand, this addition follows the recent signings of the Hotel Indigo boutique brand in Rome and Brighton.
NEWS | IHG's first hotel announced in Rayong, Thailand
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's largest hotel companies, and Felicity Asset Co. Ltd have signed an agreement to build Holiday Inn & Suites Rayong City Centre, the first IHG property in Rayong.
The 300-room property will be situated in the heart of Rayong's city centre adjacent to the Laemtong Shopping Mall. It is conveniently located close to ten of Thailand's major industrial parks including the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Park and Map Ta Phut Industrial Park.
Holiday Inn & Suites Rayong City Centre will be the first international branded hotel in Rayong's city centre. NEWS | Feature Release:Home Is Where The Internet Is:Global survey by Intercontinental Hotels Group
A new global survey* commissioned by IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) to mark the launch of its new loyalty programme benefits, reveals that online connectivity is increasingly important in helping travellers maintain important relationships.
The new report, surveying 10,000 people who travel alone for business worldwide, was commissioned by IHG to understand travellers’ thoughts on keeping connected with family and friends. The findings, released as IHG becomes the first and only hotel group to offer free internet access to all its loyalty members*, demonstrate the emotional importance placed on connectivity with family and friends back home by travellers.
Daily Contact
Connecting with home is so crucial to today’s travellers that 65% said it would make them very unhappy to travel alone for work if they could not. Of these, more than one in ten would refuse to travel at all if they had no way of connecting back home.
With 83% of travellers checking in at least daily with their partner and 79% of working parents checking in with their children at least once a day whilst travelling away, families are clearly looking for seamless connections wherever they may be based. More revealing are the numbers globally who contact their parents (37%) and their grandparents (20%) at least once a day whilst away on business.
Dial In and Dial Down
The research reveals that over half (53%) of travellers who are parents find connecting with family at home is the best way to de-stress at the end of a working day when travelling. And 31% cite logging onto the internet for the first time as the thing that helps them feel most happy and settled in their hotel room.
This ranked above entering and exploring the room (25%); unpacking (13%) or taking a shower (14%).
Relationship expert, Jenni Trent Hughes says, “Because of the way connectivity is evolving, we now expect to maintain the same level of contact with loved ones when we’re away as we do when we’re in the same room. “I would have contacted you more, but you know how expensive it is,” can make the person at home feel unvalued. The beauty of connecting online is that the costs tend to be less and the service more efficient so you can maintain the value that keeping in regular communication brings to your relationship.
Good communication and feeling valued are two of the primary aspects of a solid relationship.
Family Connections
· 44% of travellers have trained their parents or grandparents to use the internet such as Skype, FaceTime and social media so that they can stay in touch, while an additional 35% would consider it.
· Nearly half of travellers (44%) have Skyped a pet when travelling away from home.
· Over one in 10 parents (14%) now choose face-to-face interaction such as Skype or FaceTime as the most effective way to stay in touch with their children when travelling away from home on business.
Nearly half of parents say they would use Skype or FaceTime to share evenings with their family when travelling away on business (47%) if it was free.
· Over a quarter of parents who travel for work would like to share dinner time (28%) or bed time (29%) with family back home online.
· One in five parents (18%) would choose to help their kids with their homework via Skype or FaceTime when travelling away on business if it was free.
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NEWS | IHG announces first Staybridge Suites for Saudi Arabia
NEWS | InterContinental Osaka opens in Japan
NEWS | IHG opens its second hotel in Ecuador
NEWS | IHG opens Holiday Inn Resort Grand Cayman
NEWS | InterContinental Osaka opens in Japan
InterContinental Osaka has now opened in the centre of Japan’s latest commercial development, Grand Front Osaka.
The mixed-use development is a new landmark in the city which also includes office buildings, commercial outlets, a convention centre, academic and entertainment facilities and residences.
InterContinental Osaka offers stunning panoramic views of the city and the surrounding area of western Japan, starting from the hotel’s lobby which sits on the 20th floor.
Every aspect of the hotel is designed to express the subtle beauty of Japan.
NEWS | InterContinental Brings Contemporary Luxury to Osaka
InterContinental Osaka has now opened in the centre of Japan’s latest commercial development, Grand Front Osaka. The mixed-use development is a new landmark in the city which also includes office buildings, commercial outlets, a convention centre, academic and entertainment facilities and residences. InterContinental Osaka offers stunning panoramic views of the city and the surrounding area of western Japan, starting from the hotel’s lobby which sits on the 20th floor. Every aspect of the hotel is designed to express the subtle beauty of Japan. The décor combines a motif of natural stones, wood and glass, providing a relaxing ambience away from the bustle of the busy city below.
NEWS | IHG, Saudi's largest hotel group, opens Holiday Inn Riyadh Meydan
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the largest international hotel group in Saudi Arabia both by number of rooms and number of hotels, today announces the opening of Holiday Inn Riyadh Meydan in downtown Riyadh. The eight storey hotel is located close to the vibrant business district, Olaya, within easy reach of the iconic Al Faisaliyah and Kingdom Tower and linked to the city and King Khalid International Airport by major roads.
Holiday Inn Riyadh Meydan delivers comfort and relaxation and promises friendly service and modern facilities at excellent value. Its 290 rooms include 46 spacious suites featuring Jacuzzi bathtubs in the en-suite bathrooms.
The hotel offers guests a choice of several dining outlets, including the all-day dining restaurant, Oasis. NEWS | IHG grooms hospitality industry future leaders with IIMT partnership
IHG wants to contribute to the education of the future generation in India through its IHG Academy programme.
Douglas Martell, Vice President, Operations, South West Asia, IHG said: “By partnering with IIMT we are able to contribute and support the next generation of hospitality leaders by being actively involved in the education process for the start.
“During the next three to five years we will need 10,000 new colleagues to staff the hotels in our development pipeline.
NEWS | IHG Celebrates Opening of 200th Hotel in Greater China
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's largest hotel groups, today celebrates the unveiling of its 200thhotel in Greater China with the opening of the InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin. This marks another milestone for IHG, which was the first international company to enter the Chinese hospitality industry almost 30 years ago, and reinforces our leadership in the world's fastest growing market.
The InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin, owned by Shanghai Donghu Group Corporation, has been a landmark in the city for almost 100 years.NEWS | Bryan Del Toro has been appointed Area Reservations Manager at InterContinental Hotels
Del Toro joined the InterContinental San Francisco in 2011 as the Director of Front Office. His responsibilities included monitoring and controlling costs and expenses to meet revenue and profitability goals. As a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Computer Science, NEWS | Daniela Koch has been promoted Director of Rooms at InterContinental Mark Hopkins
Koch began her career at The Westin Grand, a Starwood hotel in Berlin, Germany and later moved to San Francisco to work at another Starwood property, The Westin St. Francis. After working in a number of positions from Front Desk Agent to Guest Services Manager in California, Koch took positions abroad in Hong Kong and Dubai before returning to San Francisco as the InterContinental Mark Hopkins’ NEWS | IHG Expands the Holiday Inn® Brand in Ecuador
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)], one of the world's leading global hotel companies, announces today the signing of a new Holiday Inn hotel in Quito, Ecuador. This property brings three IHG®-branded hotels to Ecuador including the current Holiday Inn Express® Quito hotel, and the upcoming Holiday Inn®Guayaquil Airport hotel slated to open next month.
"Ecuador has strong potential for hotel growth and is the perfect market for Holiday Inn hotels," said Joel Eisemann, chief development officer, the Americas, IHG.
NEWS | IHG signs first Holiday Inn in Mauritius
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a new franchise agreement with Airport Hotel Limited that will see the Old Manor House at Plaisance Airport become Holiday Inn Mauritius – Plaisance Airport. The 140-room property will be the first Holiday Inn to open in Mauritius and will join IHG’s InterContinental Resort Mauritius which opened in 2009.
Jacques Marrier d’Unienville, Chief Executive Officer, Omnicane Limited, commented, “With a new terminal at Mauritius Airport in the pipeline, the need for an airport hotel has never been greater.
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