Hotel Online
News for the Hospitality Executive

.

advertisement


IHG Opens the Holiday Inn London Stratford City and the Staybridge Suites
London Stratford City Occupying a Single Building in London, England

The Hotels are Owned by a Joint Venture between Cycas Hotel Partners
and Patron Capital and Operated by Cycas Hospitality


12 June 2012 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of two new generation properties, Holiday Inn London Stratford City and Staybridge Suites London Stratford City, at the heart of Europe’s largest shopping centre, Westfield Stratford City.

The two hotels are owned by a Joint Venture between Cycas Hotel Partners and Patron Capital. The hotels are operated by under a franchise agreement with IHG. Located in a single building in Chestnut Plaza next to the London 2012 Olympic Park, the hotels benefit from excellent transport links nearby including Stratford International Rail Station, Underground and DLR.

Visitors will be able to experience the area that will play host to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from both hotels, which are ideally situated for business or leisure guests. Direct access to the Westfield Shopping Centre and fast Tube and DLR links to central London and Canary Wharf will ensure guests are within easy reach of the many attractions of the West End, The City, palaces and museums.

Angela Brav, IHG Chief Executive Europe, said: “A big focus for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the regeneration of East London. The hotels will help to create that legacy, with 120 new jobs created. The opening of these two new hotels also sees IHG pass a significant milestone, we now have over 40,000 hotel rooms in the UK."

John Wagner, Cycas Capital BV said, “Holiday Inn London Stratford City and Staybridge Suites London Stratford City will be situated in one of London’s most important new developments at Westfield Stratford City. This new location is at the heart of one of the world’s premier sporting and retail areas and the two hotels will offer choice for both business and leisure guests before, during and beyond the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is the official hotel provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the new 188 room hotel at the heart of the Olympic Park at Stratford City will help the partnership live on beyond the Games. Guests at Holiday Inn London Stratford City can enjoy a meal or cocktail in the hotel’s ‘Twenty Twelve’ restaurant and ‘The Stadium’ lounge bar, and the outside terrace offers panoramic views over the Olympic Park. There are also seven state-of-the-art conference rooms which can accommodate up to 100 people, as well as a fully equipped gym and business centre.

Staybridge Suites
The 162 room Staybridge Suites London Stratford City is an extended stay hotel for business travellers looking for a ‘home from home’, whilst being well located for easy access to the City, Excel and Canary Wharf. The hotel offers spacious apartment-style living with modern amenities and hotel services to create a welcoming environment for guests who need to stay in the area for weeks or even months at a time. Guests are typically on a temporary assignment, relocating to the area, or on an extended training program.

Each suite comes with a fully equipped kitchen and public spaces include a living room with an open fire, an outdoor terrace with barbecue, exercise room, laundry room and a 24 hour shop. Each day guests are offered a complimentary breakfast, and 3 nights per week a ‘Social’ where free beer wine and soft drinks are available for guests to enjoy.

Staybridge Suites London Stratford City is the first Staybridge Suites property to open in London and the third in the UK alongside Liverpool and Newcastle, which opened in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

About IHG
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with nine hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, as well as our two newest brands, EVENTM Hotels and HUALUXETM Hotels & Resorts. IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty programme with over 65 million members worldwide.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,500 hotels and more than 661,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories. With more than 1,000 hotels in its development pipeline, IHG expects to recruit around 90,000 people into additional roles across its estate over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.priorityclub.com for more on Priority Club Rewards. For our latest news, visit www.ihg.com/media, www.twitter.com/ihgplc, www.facebook.com/ihg or www.youtube.com/ihgplc.
.
Contact:

www.ihg.com/media
 


 Receive Your Hospitality Industry Headlines via Email for Free! Subscribe Here

To Learn More About Your News Being Published on Hotel-Online Inquire Here
.
Also See: Family Holidays Poised for Strong Growth in Asia Pacific According to Family Travel Survey Conducted by Turner Media Solutions and Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts / June 2012

IHG Chairman, David Webster, to Retire at Year-end, to be Replaced by Patrick Cescau on January 1, 2013 / May 2012

IHG Works with Hospitality Experts to Identify Key Global Trends that will Impact the Travel Industry for 2012 and Beyond / April 2012

IHG Partners with Clean the World to Recycle Hotel Soap and Amenities; Participating IHG Hotels in the United States and Canada to Assist Communities in Reducing Waste and Stopping the Spread of Preventable Diseases / April 2012

IHG Appoints Larry Light as Global Chief Brands Officer / April 2012

IHG Launches HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts, an Upscale International Brand Designed for the Chinese Traveler / March 2012

Rayadah Investment Company Partners with IHG to Open Two New Hotels in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; The 225-room Hotel Indigo Riyadh KAFD and the 218-room InterContinental Riyadh KAFD / March 2012

IHG Launches EVEN Hotels, the First Mainstream Hotel Brand Focused on Wellness / February 2012

IHG Launches Caribbean Destination Portal; Site Provides One-Stop Access to Special Hotel Packages in the Caribbean / February 2012

IHG to Create 3,000 Jobs in the UK by 2015 and Launches its Hospitality Training Academy in London in Partnership with Newham College / February 2012

IHG Signs Management Agreement with Petersburg City for the 173-room InterContinental St. Petersburg to Open in 2016 in Russia and Celebrates Opening of InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya / February 2012

IHG Reorganizes Regional Reporting Structure Effective from the Results for 2011 to be Reported on February 14, 2012 / January 2012

IHG Names Pascal Gauvin as Chief Operating Officer for India, Middle East and Africa Region / January 2012

IHG Opens the 203-room InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya in Russia, Owned by Business Centre on Tverskaya / December 2011

Clay Sawyer Named Director of Marketing for InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America & Caribbean Region / October 2011

IHG Appoints Joel Eisemann as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer for the Americas Region and Jim Anhut as Senior Vice President Americas Brand Management / October 2011

InterContinental Launches InterContinental Kitchen Cookbook iPad App; Provides Guests with Downloadable IHG Kitchen Recipes / September 2011

InterContinental Hotels Group to Expand in Russia and the Commonweath of Independent States (CIS) with Plans for 100 Hotels by 2020 / September 2011

IHG Opens the 135-room Staybridge Suites Orlando Airport in Florida Following $1.3 Million Renovation and Conversion from a Hawthorne Suites by Wyndham / September 2011

IHG's Innovation Hotel Version 2.0 for Sustainable Hotel Design Website Launches Providing Users Greater Interaction and Real-Life Hotel Case Studies / August 2011

IHG Makes Development Team Changes in the Americas Region / August 2011

IHG Appoints Tracy Robbins as Executive Vice President Global Human Resources and Group Operations Support, and to the Board as an Executive Director / August 2011

IHG Signs Franchise Agreement with Sands China to Open 1,224 room Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Strip in Macao; Will be the World's Largest Holiday Inn When Open in Early 2012 / August 2011

IHG Appoints Yehuda J. Brener as Director of Sales, Latin America & Caribbean / August 2011

IHG Appoints Tom Singer to the Board and Executive Committee as Chief Financial Officer / July 2011

IHG Revises Existing Agreements for 130 Hotels with Hospitality Properties Trust into One New 25 Year Management Contract / July 2011

IHG Appoints a Head for its New European Division and Implements a Regional Management Realignment Combining the Middle East and Africa with Asia Australasia / July 2011

IHG Appoints Paul Snyder, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, the Americas Region / July 2011

IHG Appoints Kirk Kinsell as President, The Americas, Following the Resignation of Jim Abrahamson / June 2011

IHG Names Luke Mayhew to Serve as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee Replacing Ralph Kugler on as his Retirement from the Board / June 2011

IHG Signs 54 Hotels in Europe Adding over 7,800 Rooms Across Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo Brands / June 2011

Rodolfo Denz Named Regional Revenue Manager, Latin America & Caribbean, for Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) / June 2011

IHG Names Ricardo Lopez Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean / May 2011

InterContinental Hotels Group Bolsters Development Team with Three New Appointments in the United Kingdom, Russia and Africa / May 2011

PT. Wismatama Indah Makmur Signs Management Agreement with IHG for Proposed 160-room Holiday Inn Express in Bali, Indonesia / April 2011

IHG in Joint Venture with Duet India Hotels Group to Develop 19 Holiday Inn Express Hotels Across India, Adding 3,300 Rooms to IHG's Current India Development Pipeline / April 2011

IHG's Andrew Cosslett to Step Down as Chief Executive; to be Succeeded by Richard Solomons, Currently Chief Financial Officer and Head of Commercial Development / March 2011

IHG Appoints Chris Moloney As Chief Operating Officer, South West Asia / March 2011

InterContinental Hotels Group Restructures and Streamlines its Asia Pacific Region / June 2009

IHG Signs Agreements for Five New Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express Hotels Throughout Brazil / June 2009

Jan Smits Promoted to Chief Operating Officer, South Asia for InterContinental Hotels Group / November 2004
.. .

To search Hotel Online data base of News and Trends Go to Hotel.OnlineSearch

Home | Welcome | Hospitality News
| Industry Resources

Please contact Hotel.Online with your comments and suggestions.