IHG set to expand in UAE
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced signing of two new hotels in Abu Dhabi. The signing will mark the entry of a second InterContinental and second Holiday Inn property into the UAE capital.
A 20-year management agreement was signed with National Corporation of Tourism and Hotels for InterContinental Abu Dhabi – Grand Marina. The hotel will feature 184-rooms and serviced apartments along with a range of food and beverage and entertainment facilities. The options include a Michelin star signature restaurant with a rooftop bar; a lounge and bar with a terrace and private dining rooms; a destination bar as well as a premium spa and pool.
The property is due to open in 2016. The hotel will also have extensive meeting space catering to the MICE market.
Subsequently, IHG also signed a management agreement with Pearl Azure Hotel Management LLC. The hotel will offer 257-rooms at Holiday Inn Downtown Abu Dhabi, which will be a conversion of the current Sands Hotel in downtown Abu Dhabi. The property will feature a restaurant, bar, pool, fitness centre and meeting space.
The new hotel will undergo a refurbishment and open as a Holiday Inn by the end of 2014. The National Corporation of Tourism and Hotels and Pearl Azure Hotel Management LLC already have three IHG properties in their portfolio across the UAE: InterContinental Abu Dhabi , Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi and Crowne Plaza Dubai.
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