InterContinental adds 19 new UK hotels
The new hotels are under the group’s Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo brands, added to IHG’s development pipeline between June 2010 and May 2011.
Overall, the new European hotels account for an additional 7,874 rooms, and are located throughout the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Last month, IHG said that revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the group’s European operations for its first quarter of this financial year, ended 31 march 2011, increased by only a modest 0.5 per cent, compared to much stronger operations in other global markets, particularly the US and China.
But Kirk Kinsell, IHG president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said the group is committed to boosting its business in Europe.
“Signing a further 54 properties is testament to the strength of our brands and reflects our commitment to growth in Europe. These new additions mean IHG continues to hold the hospitality industry’s largest development pipeline with 1,236 hotels worldwide.”
IHG’s new hotel signings in the UK are as follows:
Hotel Indigo
- Hotel Indigo Birmingham – a 52-room office conversion within The Cube, owned by Commercial Street Hotel and Quadrate Hotel, and scheduled to open in autumn 2011.
- Hotel Indigo York – a 101-room new build property located within the city walls of York. Owned by Sojourn Hotels, it is scheduled to open in summer 2012. Sojourn Hotels will also open Hotel Indigo Edinburgh, a 60 room independent hotel rebranding to Hotel Indigo in autumn 2011.
- Hotel Indigo Newcastle – a 148-room part-conversion, part new-build hotel near the city centre, managed by Sanguine Hospitality and due to open in summer 2012.
Staybridge Suites
- Staybridge Suites Edinburgh – a new-build property located near the city centre and with 121 extended-stay suites. The hotel is managed by BDL Management and is set to open in winter 2012.
- Staybridge Suites London Stratford – with 162 extended-stay suites. Owned by ES Properties (Stratford), the hotel and will open in spring 2012 and will have a view over the Olympic Park.
Crowne Plaza
- Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester Five Lakes – a 194-room rebranding owned by AB Hotels and due to open in summer 2011.
Holiday Inn
- Holiday Inn London West India Dock Road – a 252-room new build property owned by West India Dock Road and scheduled to open in summer 2012.
- Holiday Inn Nottingham Sherwood Park – a 92-room rebranding owned by Signature Hotels and scheduled to open in summer 2011.
- Holiday Inn London Barking – a 207-room new build property owned by Key Homes Barking and due to open at the beginning of 2013.
- Holiday Inn Walsall – a 154-room rebranding owned by Hotel Operations and scheduled to open at the end of 2011.
- Holiday Inn London Commercial Road – a 137-room new build hotel, located with easy access to the City of London and Canary Wharf. Owned by Sleeptex, the property is scheduled to open in summer 2012.
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Jesmond – a 116-room rebranding, owned by the Cairn Group and opened in December 2010 after a £3.5 million conversion.
- Holiday Inn Darlington A1 Scotch Corner – a 96-room hotel also owned by the Cairn Group and set to open in summer 2011.
- Holiday Inn London Stratford – a188-room hotel owned by ES Properties (Stratford) and due to open in spring 2012.
Holiday Inn Express
- Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Hoylake – a 56-room rebranding, owned by Sanguine Hospitality and scheduled to open in spring 2011.
- Holiday Inn Express Dunstable, owned by The Gateway Hotel Dunstable Limited, is a 120 room new build property, due to open in summer 2011.
- Holiday Inn Express London Harrow – a 130-room new build property, owned by Crimson Hotels and scheduled to open in autumn 2012.
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Snow Hill – a 224-room office conversion, owned by Kennedy Tower Hotel and set to open in early 2013.
- Holiday Inn Express Nuneaton – a 100-room rebranding, owned by Tawnywood Hotels and opened in October 2010.
