IHG Signs Holiday Inn Hotel in Cebu, Philippines

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal with The Erawan Group to open a Holiday Inn hotel in Cebu, Philippines.

Set to open at the end of 2020, the new-build, 180-room Holiday Inn Cebu City will be situated at Samar Loop in the heart of the Cebu Business Park.

Alongside multinational companies ranging from business process outsourcing to industries, the business park houses local and foreign financial institutions, as well as its lifestyle and leisure centerpiece — the 9-hectare Ayala Center Cebu shopping mall, which draws 60,000 visitors daily.

Located in the same tower as Erawan Philippines’ owned Hop Inn hotel, Holiday Inn Cebu City will be situated on the upper floors with its own separate entrance, lift and lobby.

Holiday Inn Cebu City will feature meeting facilities, a fitness centre and swimming pool, an all-day dining restaurant and bar, as well as the signature ‘Kids Stay & Eat Free’ programme, which offers complimentary stays and meals for children under the age of 12.

Rajit Sukumaran, Chief Development Officer EMEAA East, IHG said, “Cebu has enjoyed steady economic growth in recent years, thanks in part to its strong port facilities and excellent geographic location which have made it especially popular amongst multinational businesses. With the upcoming completion of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport — the second busiest airport in the Philippines — later this year, we are expecting a further increase in visitors, including those travelling on business.”

Globally, there are currently 1,216 Holiday Inn hotels (more than 225,000 rooms) open, with 277 in the development pipeline for the next three to five years.

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