InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
today announced the newest addition to its Latin America portfolio with
the opening of the 196-room Holiday
Inn Express® Panama Distrito Financiero hotel located in
Panama City, Panama The new-build hotel is a franchise agreement that is
owned by Latin American Hospitality Group, and is the first Holiday Inn
Express in the city. This regional corporation operated by Grupo AGRISAL
has other IHG branded properties located in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and
recently broke ground in Honduras and Nicaragua.
The Holiday Inn Express Panama Distrito Financiero hotel is located in the heart of the city's financial district; close to Tocumen International Airport (Photo: Business Wire)
“Holiday Inn Express is one of the fastest-growing hotel brands in the
world, and we are thrilled to now have a location in Panama City,” said
Alvaro Diago, chief operating officer, Latin America and the Caribbean,
IHG. “This is one of Central America’s most prominent economies and is
also a key tourist destination.”
The Holiday Inn Express Panama Distrito Financiero hotel is located
within walking distance from a variety of restaurants, international
companies and the Punta
Pacifica Hospital – the first hospital in Latin America affiliated
with the prestigious Johns Hopkins Medicine International. Costa del
Este Business Park and shopping malls, such as Multiplaza
Pacific and Multicentro
are also close by.
“Panama City is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama,”
said Gerardo Murray, vice president, Marketing Strategic Services for
Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean, IHG. “It is a very strategic fit as
we continue to grow the Holiday Inn Express brand in Central America.
The hotel’s location within the city’s financial district and near the
airport also makes it conveniently accessible to travelers.”
The new hotel features complimentary high-speed Internet access, an
outdoor swimming pool and sundeck, business center, fitness center and
more than 2,500 sq ft of meeting space, equipped with the latest
technology and audiovisual equipment. The new hotel offers guests a
comfortable, yet affordable, stay to ensure a pleasurable experience.
All guestrooms offer a spacious, modern and well equipped interior, work
desk with ergonomic chair, 37-inch flat screen TV, iPhone® and iPod®
dock alarm clock, free local calls, in-room complimentary coffee, safe
deposit facilities and choice of soft or firm pillows.
“IHG has been an excellent partner for us and we look forward to
continuing the relationship as we develop two other IHG®-branded
hotels in Honduras and Nicaragua,” said Eduardo Quiñónez, president of
Latin American Hospitality.
The complimentary Express Start® breakfast bar features a
full range of breakfast items, including a rotation of egg and meat
selections, biscuits, yogurt, fruit, pancakes, the brand's proprietary
cinnamon roll and Smart Roast® coffee. Guest rooms feature
contemporary styling, a 32-inch HD flat screen TV, comfortable queen or
king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge chair and an in-room
coffee machine featuring complimentary Smart Roast 100% Arabica
coffee. The SimplySmart™ shower incorporates a proprietary Stay Smart™
Kohler showerhead, signature shower curtain with curved rod, upgraded
100 percent cotton terry towels and Bath & Body Works White Citrus
bath products are also included. Guests will enjoy the SimplySmart™
bedding collection, where they will find crisp fresh bedding that
features an attractive decorative throw, a medium-weight duvet blanket
and soft, 200 thread-count sheets.
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 nearly 80 hotels in Central and South
America and the Caribbean. The scale and diversity of the IHG family of
brands means that our hotels can meet our guests’ needs whatever the
occasion. Holiday Inn Express hotels participate in IHG’s guest loyalty
program IHG® Rewards Club which is the industry’s first and
largest guest loyalty program with more than 76 million members. IHG®
Rewards Club is free to join and guests can enroll at ihgrewardsclub.com,
or by inquiring at this hotel or any of IHG’s more than 4,600 hotels
worldwide. All IHG Rewards Club members will have access to free
Internet globally in 2014.
About Holiday Inn Express® Hotels
Holiday Inn Express® hotels are a part of the IHG brand
family and are the ideal choice for the smart traveler, offering them a
great night’s rest while helping them be productive on the go. Fresh,
clean, modern and uncomplicated, Holiday Inn Express hotels offer
competitive rates for both business and leisure travelers. Guests Stay
Smart® at Holiday Inn Express hotels where they enjoy a free
hot Express Start® Breakfast Bar, free high-speed Internet
access and free local phone calls (US and Canada only). Launched in
1991, the Holiday Inn Express® brand is one of the largest
and fastest growing brands in the hotel industry, opening hotels at a
rate of two per week on average.
There are currently more than 2,200 Holiday Inn Express hotel locations
around the globe. For more information or to book a reservation, visit ihg.com/holidayinnexpress or
call 1-800-HOLIDAY. Find us on twitter twitter.com/HIExpress or
Facebook facebook.com/holidayinnexpress.
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®, Crowne
Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn
Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and
HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts.
IHG manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel
loyalty programme with over 76 million members worldwide. The programme
was relaunched in July 2013, offering enhanced benefits for members
including free internet for Elites across all hotels, globally.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,600 hotels and 679,000
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.ihgrewardsclub.com for
more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihg.com/media, www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg or www.youtube.com/ihgplc.
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