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IHG Owners Association Announces 2020 Global Board of Directors, Led by Chair Wayne West III
IHG Owners Association | January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020 (Atlanta, Georgia) - The IHG Owners Association, which represents IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) franchise hotel owners worldwide, announced that Wayne West III has assumed chairmanship of its Global Board of Directors for 2020. West is President and Partner of Newport Hospitality Group, based in Williamsburg, Va., and brings an extensive background as a hotelier and operator. With more than 40 years in the industry, he has helped hotels maximize guest loyalty and team engagement while ensuring exceptional revenue performance and profitability. He succeeds 2019 chair Kurt Furlong, Chief Revenue Officer and Partner with...
IHG Opens Crowne Plaza Dubai Marina Led by General Manager Georges Farhat
IHG | January 14, 2020
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the opening of Crowne Plaza Dubai Marina, part of the newly designed flagship properties launching globally offering a new distinctive stay experience, designed to meet the needs of the modern business traveller. Crowne Plaza hotels & resorts is one of the world’s largest upscale hotel brands, with an increasingly strong reputation for being the first choice for business-class stays. Designed with the modern traveller in mind, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts know that business travel isn’t just about business – it’s about bala...
IHG® to Bring InterContinental and Holiday Inn Hotels to Shanghai Pudong International Airport in 2024
IHG | December 18, 2019
The first international branded hotels at one of world’s busiest airports will be open in 2024 IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced on Monday that it will bring two hotels to Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s latest Terminal Complex. This means one of the world’s busiest airports will expect its first international branded hotels for the first time. It’s also the first time that the high-profile to-be-built complex reveals its details: four companies including IHG, Shanghai Yukong Hotel Management Co. Ltd., commercial developer Excellence Group and environmental-f...
Melbourne’s Trendy Richmond Suburb to Welcome a New 160-Room Holiday Inn in 2023
IHG | December 17, 2019
A new-build Holiday Inn will open in the trendy inner-Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 2023, following the signing of a long-term management agreement between IHG® and a joint venture between Pelligra Group, PrimeLand Group and Diamond Hospitality Singapore.. The stylishly designed 160-room hotel will be part of a mixed-use development and will feature IHG’s signature Open Lobby, combining the front desk, lobby, all day dining and bar, lounge area and business centre into an open space with fresh, modern design. Directly opposite Burnley Station and a short 10-minute walk from the MCG and Rod Laver Arena, Holiday Inn Melbourne Richm...
IHG Signs With Thanishq Grande Hotels & Resorts for Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Bommasandra
IHG® | October 22, 2019
InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG), one of world’s leading hotel companies has signed a management agreement with Thanishq Grande Hotels & Resorts Private Limited for Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Bommasandra. The new-built hotel will feature 170 keys and is expected to be operational by Q4 2022. IHG currently operates three Holiday Inn Express hotels in Bengaluru, and the recent signing will further strengthen the brand’s presence in the city. The Holiday Inn Express brand has recently gained significant momentum in the country with the opening of 10 hotels, across key cities, positioning IHG as one of the leading hospitality p...
IHG Partners With JA Worldwide to Help Young People Build Skills and Experience in Hospitality
IHG | September 26, 2019
Announced ahead of UN World Tourism Day, partnership highlights opportunities available to young people in the tourism industry IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today announced a global partnership with JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide, one of the world’s largest youth-serving NGOs, which focuses on preparing young people for future employment and entrepreneurship. The year-long partnership will support more than 750 young people as they gain skills and experience in hospitality in nine major markets around the world, including the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Japa...
InterContinental Hotels Group Appoints Anna-Marie Dowling as Area General Manger for IHG Oman
InterContinental Hotels Group | September 24, 2019
Muscat, Oman, September 24, 2019 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Anna-Marie Dowling as Area General Manager for Oman with a concurrent appointment as General Manager of InterContinental® Muscat. Anna-Marie is the first female general manager of this 43-year old iconic property. Dowling’s expertise and experience in the hospitality industry spans over 27 years, taking on various positions in properties in the United Kingdom and in the Middle East. She joins the team from The Westin Bahrain City Centre and Le Méridien Bahrain City Centre where she was the Complex General Manager. Prior to this, she was the General Ma...
IHG’s New Atwell Suites™ Brand Launches Franchise Sales in the U.S.
ihg | September 16, 2019
All-suites brand focused on thoughtful design and guest experience offers owners the opportunity to tap into growing upper-midscale segment IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces today that it has launched franchise sales efforts for its newest brand – Atwell Suites™ – in the U.S. The new upper-midscale hotel brand targets an estimated $18 billion industry segment which has grown by 70 percent over the last four years. Atwell Suites was first unveiled in May 2019 to thousands of IHG owners and operators at its Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. Elie ...
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