InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
[LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s largest hotel companies,
today announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday
Inn® Hotel Guayaquil Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The
seven-story new-build hotel is adjacent to the José Joaquín de Olmedo
International Airport, and is the second IHG®-branded
hotel for Ecuador,
with the first being the Holiday
Inn Express® Quito, located in Ecuador’s capital city of
Quito.
Holiday Inn(R)Guayaquil Airport Hotel marks first IHG(R)-branded hotel in Guayaquil and second hotel in Ecuador. (Photo: Business Wire)
“The addition of the Holiday Inn Guayaquil Airport hotel is in line with
IHG’s strategy to expand our portfolio in all key markets across the
region,” said Alvaro Diago, chief operating officer, Latin America and
the Caribbean, IHG. “Guayaquil
is an ideal location as it attracts both business and leisure travelers.
We are also excited to partner with BPO Asesores Empresariales S.A. on
this property and look forward to continuing our relationship with
them.” The ownership recently announced plans for the Holiday Inn Quito
Airport hotel, scheduled to debut in 2016.
Guayaquil is Ecuador’s main port and economic hub. The city boasts
significant regional influence in commercial, financial and cultural
activities, is an important center for Ecuador's manufacturing
industries and home to key business enterprises. The hotel is also close
to the city’s convention center and main business area.
“We are thrilled to have opened a Holiday Inn in such a wonderful city,”
said Gerardo Murray, vice president, Marketing Strategic Services for
Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean, IHG. “Guayaquil lures both business
and leisure travelers alike, and the hotel's proximity to the city’s
convention center, downtown, main business area and shopping venues make
it ideal."
The new hotel will be designed in line with the Holiday Inn brand
family’s $1 billion global brand relaunch, the largest project of its
kind in hospitality history. The relaunch continues to drive increased
quality and consistency across the global portfolio. The hotel will
feature a contemporary image with emphasis on arrival and welcome
services, guestroom and guest bath comfort and a redesigned logo and
signage.
“The Holiday Inn brand attracts the precise demographic we are seeking
for the hotel in Guayaquil,” said Juan Carlos Santos of BPO Asesores
Empresariales S.A. “Since the city is the country’s main business hub
and the hotel is located at the airport, the Holiday Inn brand, known
for its comfort, convenience and value, is a perfect addition to the
area.”
Situated in the Kennedy Norte neighborhood, the Holiday Inn Guayaquil
Airport hotel features an outdoor swimming pool, business center,
fitness center overlooking the airport and city, lobby bar, eight
meeting rooms with capacity for over 200 people and free airport shuttle
service. Just a short walk from the airport, the hotel also features
complimentary high-speed Internet, cable TV, safe deposit facilities and
mini bar. On the top floor overlooking the city is the Executive Floor
equipped with an exclusive front desk, lounge and a VIP meeting room.
The hotel’s culinary offering serves up a range of regional dishes from
the coast of Ecuador as well as select international options at the
ConneXion Bistro-Bar. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and
dinner, and offers the Holiday Inn Best-4-Breakfast® menu,
with signature items such as Rainforest Alliance™ Certified coffee,
Cinnamon Supreme French Toast™ and Skillet Inspirations™. Kids 12 and
younger eat free at Holiday Inn hotels when ordering from the kids’ menu
in the hotel restaurant and accompanied by a dining adult. Room Service
Right … On Time™, also at all Holiday Inn hotels, ensures that guests’
room service orders are accurate and delivered on time, every time.
Holiday Inn hotels feature a residential atmosphere that is warm, trend
forward and comfortable. Guest beds are made using crisp, white bedding
with pillows that come in two comfort levels: “soft” and “firm.” The
residential design will include business-focused necessities such as an
ergonomic workstation and data ports with the bathrooms including a
multifunctional showerhead, as well as a signature shower curtain with
curved rod, and amenities. Additionally, each room will have standard
Holiday Inn guestroom accommodations – comfortable double, queen or
king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge chair, hairdryer, micro
fridge, coffee maker, iron and ironing board.
IHG has 42 Holiday Inn hotels and Holiday Inn Express hotels throughout
Latin America and the Caribbean, and has been serving Latin America for
more than 65 years. With hotels in nearly every key market throughout
the region, IHG has more than 75 hotels in Central and South America and
the Caribbean. Holiday Inn hotels participate in IHG’s hotel rewards
program, Priority Club® Rewards, soon to be named IHG®
Rewards Club this July. The industry’s fast-growing guest loyalty
program with 73 million members is free and guests can enroll by logging
on at ihg.com/priorityclub,
by calling 1-888-211-9874 or by inquiring at any of IHG’s more than
4,600 hotels worldwide.
About Holiday Inn hotels
With over 1,200 hotels worldwide, the Holiday Inn® brand
is the most widely recognized lodging brand in the world. In fact, the
Holiday Inn brand was one of the first international hotel brands to
establish a presence in China in 1984. The Holiday Inn brand provides
the services that business travelers need, while also offering a
comfortable atmosphere where all people can relax and enjoy amenities
such as restaurants and room service, swimming pools, fitness centers
and comfortable lounges. The casual atmosphere and amenities such as
meeting and on-site business facilities, Kids Eat Free and Kids Stay
Free programs, and KidSuites rooms at every Holiday Inn Resort hotel
demonstrates the long-standing commitment of the Holiday Inn brand to
serving travelers and have helped to establish the brand as “America’s
Favorite Hotel.” For more information about the Holiday Inn brand and
Holiday Inn Resort brand, including IHG’s vacation resort brand Holiday
Inn Club Vacations, or to book reservations, call 1-800-HOLIDAY or visit www.ihg.com/holidayinn.
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Notes to Editors:
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a
global organization 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®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts. IHG also
manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s first and largest hotel
loyalty program with over 73 million members worldwide. The program will
be renamed and relaunched as IHG Rewards Club in July 2013, offering
enhanced benefits for members.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,600 hotels and more
than 674,000 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.comfor
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