IHG moves Turkish portfolio into new gear
Pictured: IHG Hotels & Resorts’ development team.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has revealed a raft of new signings across Turkey across its Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands.
The group currently has 28 open hotels and five hotels in the pipeline within the country.
Upcoming line-up
New hotel signings include: Holiday Inn Express Ankara Airport, Crowne Plaza Istanbul Ortakoy Bosphorus and Holiday Inn Erzurum.
The first addition will be Holiday Inn Express Ankara Airport, which is due to open next month. The 122-room property is owned by Asal Grup Otomotiv Insaat Ticaret and is 4 km from Ankara’s International Airport. The hotel will have a restaurant and separate meeting space for leisure and business guests.
Extra duo
Next up is Crowne Plaza Istanbul Ortakoy Bosphorus. Due to open in summer 2023, the modern 140-room hotel will house a rooftop restaurant with city views, plus meeting rooms and a fitness centre. The property is owned by Set Otelcilik Ticaret and located in Ortakoy district.
Completing the trio is recently signed Holiday Inn Erzurum. Owned by Rey Otel Turizm Isletmeciligi ve Ticaret, the 115-room site in Turkey’s Eastern Anatolian region is due to open at the end of 2023. Facilities will include a restaurant, meeting rooms, swimming pool and fitness centre.
Growth market
Furthermore, recent openings include Holiday Inn Trabzon East, Crowne Plaza Ankara and Crowne Plaza Istanbul Tuzla Viaport Marina.
Willemijn Geels, VP development Europe at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “We are delighted to be seeing continued growth in Turkey with several signings across our brand portfolio during 2022. Turkey is an important growth market for IHG, and it is clear to see that this upward trajectory of momentum will only build in the coming months. We are also excited to welcome the InterContinental Grand Ankara to our list of openings for 2024.”
Related Articles
Marriott makes Madinah megadeal
The anticipated openings are from eight of the company’s brands – The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft Hotels, and Courtyard by Marriott. Massive masterplan...
19,000 keys set to boost recovering Malaysian tourist industry
The southeast Asian nation is slowly recovering from the pandemic’s hit, with international arrivals starting to rebound after it welcomed them back last year. On the journey As reported by Tourism Malaysia, global travellers heading to the country reached nearly 10.1...
Italy welcomes US$2.8 billion investment to refresh existing hotel stock
According to the latest THP data, there are currently at least 109 premium developments underway, comprising 15,288 keys. Investment magnet The popular European tourist destination is presently attracting nearly US$2 billion in investment to keep high end hotel...
Radisson continues rapid expansion across Africa
The hotel company has close to 100 hotels, amounting to 16,000 rooms, in operation and under development across Africa. The group has opened 14 hotels and signed more than 25 properties in Africa over the last two years. Radisson’s Africa expansion Adding to its...
IHG reveals details of accelerated American expansion plans
Recent and planned future growth sees the group expand its presence across the globe with openings spanning its broad spectrum of hotel brands. Recent and future growth In celebration of its development momentum and the start of the annual Hunter Hotel Investment...
Marriott to open three properties within Neom
This island development in the Red Sea is set to welcome two Luxury Collection hotels and Saudi Arabia’s first property under Autograph Collection Hotels. A new island destination Marriott International has announced plans to open two Luxury Collection hotels and one...
ABOUT THE CHAIN
IHG operates hotels in three different ways – as a franchisor, as a manager and on an owned and leased basis.
