IHG expands presence in Frankfurt with new Holiday Inn signing

March 21, 2013

New hotel will be Frankfurt’s 7th from the Holiday Inn brand family

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 21, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, one of the first Holiday Inns in Germany to feature the brand’s new ‘Open Lobby’ concept.

The 249-room property is due to open in early 2015 and will operate under a managed contract in partnership with UBM. Union Investment acquired the project development for its open-ended real estate fund ‘UniImmo: Deutschland’. The hotel is ideally located for business and leisure travellers, who will find themselves walking distance from the city’s business district and historic town centre, 1.5km from the trade fair market and only 500m from the Frankfurt central railway station,

IHG’s Vice President Development Germany, Martin Bowen said:

“Frankfurt is Germany’s major trade fair city and this hotel will help meet the demands of the city’s many business and trade fair guests. The new ‘Open Lobby’ concept is designed specifically with busy travellers like them in mind – research shows that our guests want to be comfortable, relaxed and cared for on the road, and all in a familiar environment that takes care of their everyday needs. The Open Lobby is more than a hotel bar, restaurant or lounge – it combines all the existing public spaces into one open, cohesive space. It gives guests options whether they’re looking to eat, relax, work, or have fun.

“We have 57* Holiday Inn brand family hotels (Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express) in Germany, and the brand is an important growth driver for us here. With over 3,400 hotels* worldwide, the brand is the most widely recognised lodging brand in the world. Every year 100 million people stay at a Holiday Inn brand family hotel around the world – they know they can expect a consistent, refreshed experience wherever they are.”

The ‘Open Lobby’ concept combines front desk, lobby, business centre, restaurant and bar into a cohesive, open design with a residential feel. The dining area will include a new food and beverage offer, a bar with peninsulas where guests can enjoy breakfast or eat throughout the day and a chef station. Food will be available 24/7 and guests will have the advantage of free Wi-Fi.

IHG has 69* hotels in Germany, of which 57 belong to the Holiday Inn brand family. The company has 19* hotels in the pipeline in Germany. UBM have partnered with IHG on numerous occasions, and currently have management contracts for the InterContinental Warsaw, Crowne Plaza Amsterdam and Crowne Plaza St Petersburg Airport.

*As at IHG Full Year results 2012

Notes to Editors:

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®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™ Hotels & Resorts. IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with over 71 million members worldwide.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,600 hotels and more than 675,000 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.

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