IHG signs nine more hotels across UK&I
The agreements include the first Voco Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is set to open its door to the public later this year
IHG Hotels and Resorts has completed nine signings across five of its brands in the UK and Ireland, totalling more than 1,000 new rooms.
The new hotels are part of the group’s Hotel Indigo, Voco Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites brands.
This milestone has “significantly” increased the company’s footprint across the UK and Ireland, where it has more than 350 open hotels.
The agreements include the first Voco Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is set to open its door to the public later this year.
According to the group, Voco is its fastest-growing premium brand, which has a number of new hotels set to welcome guests throughout 2024 and 2025.
IHG has also signed another Hotel Indigo property in Gloucester, adding to its 18 operations hotels under this brand, as well as strengthened its established Holiday Inn brand family with three new properties in Wrexham, Reading and Bournemouth.
Willemijn Geels, VP of development Europe at IHG Hotels and Resorts, said: “Adding over 1,000 rooms through nine new signings is a great reflection of our investment in the UK&I market, and of the confidence of our owners in IHG, who continue to trust us to develop and open successful hotels with them.
“Across all four of our brand segments, this growth is also fuelled by continued appetite from domestic and international travellers, and their love for IHG’s family of brands and the experiences we offer.”
She added: “I’m incredibly proud of our team who are committed to growing IHG’s presence in what is our home market, and the biggest across Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa.”
Covering all four market segments in luxury and lifestyle, premium, essentials and suites, the properties will cater for all types of domestic and international travellers, staying for business and leisure.
