IHG
(InterContinental Hotels Group), continues to increase the Holiday Inn®
brand’s footprint in Latin America with the signing of the new-build
Holiday Inn Lima Airport hotel. The $24 million hotel will be located
adjacent to the city’s Jorge Chavez International Airport, and is being
developed by the Pinasco family, who will also manage the hotel under
the Operaciones Turisticas Peruanas S.A.C. entity. The organization has
been working with IHG for many years and also owns and manages the Crowne
Plaza® Lima hotel.
“We see great potential for our brands in Peru,” said Joel Eisemann,
chief development officer, the Americas, IHG. “Lima is Peru’s economic
center and the development of airport hotels is an extremely positive
sign of economic well-being. There is great demand for this type of
hotel and we look forward to helping meet the needs of Peru’s growing
hospitality industry.”
The eight-story, 179-room hotel is directly connected to the city’s
international airport, and ideally situated just 2.5 miles away from the
Port of Callao, one of the busiest and most heavily trafficked sea-ports
in Latin America. Lima traces its rich history back to 1535, and is the
financial center of Peru, as well as one of the most important Latin
American financial centers. It is home to numerous multinational
corporations and factories. Peru has enjoyed strong economic growth and
is one of the continent’s fast-growing regions.
“We are honored to expand our relationship with Operaciones Turisticas
Peruanas S.A.C. and the Pinasco family,” said Alvaro Diago, chief
operating officer, Latin America and Caribbean, IHG. “As long-term
partners with IHG, they are among the most respected business
professionals in the country. The Holiday Inn Lima Airport hotel will be
an extremely positive addition to the Holiday Inn Brand Family in Latin
America.”
The hotel’s airport location makes it ideal for both corporate and
leisure travelers. The property will be equipped with sound insulation,
built to minimize airport noise, to ensure a pleasurable and convenient
stay for guests. The hotel will also feature a restaurant including Room
Service Right … On Time™, available at all Holiday Inn hotels, ensuring
accurate and timely room service orders, a bar and indoor swimming pool.
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 and comprises
emphasis on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath
comfort and a redesigned logo and signage.
Holiday Inn hotels feature an 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 brand 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 44 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 situated 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 guest
loyalty program IHG® Rewards Club, the industry’s
fastest-growing guest loyalty program with more than 74 million members.
Guests can enroll by logging on at www.ihgrewardsclub.com,
or by inquiring at any of IHG’s more than 4,600 hotels worldwide. Membership
is free.
About the Holiday Inn brand
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 and 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 Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn
Resort, including IHG’s vacation resort brand Holiday Inn Club
Vacations, or to book reservations, visit www.ihg.com/holidayinn.
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Notes to Editors:
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a
global organisation with a broad portfolio of nine hotel brands,
including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo® Hotels,
Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday
Inn Express® Hotels, Staybridge Suites® Hotels, Candlewood Suites®
Hotels, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts.
IHG manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel
loyalty programme with over 74 million members worldwide. The programme
was relaunched in July 2013, offering enhanced benefits for members
including free internet across all hotels, globally.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,600 hotels and 678,000
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
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