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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

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Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

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Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

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New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

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  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of four more Holiday Inn hotels in the UK: Holiday Inn Cardiff - North M4 J32, Holiday Inn London - West, Holiday Inn London - Heathrow T5 and Holiday Inn Birmingham North - Cannock.

The first to open will be Holiday Inn Cardiff - North M4 J32 - opening in a few weeks’ time (pictured left). The 95-bedroom hotel will feature a restaurant and bar, board room, four meeting rooms and a newly designed lobby. Leisure facilities include a pool, spa, sauna and gym. Holiday Inn Cardiff - North M4 J32 is just over three miles from Cardiff city centre.

Holiday Inn London - West opens in August 2014 with 225-bedrooms including 75 new rooms and 150 refurbished rooms. It features a completely renovated ground floor with an open lobby, restaurant and coffee bar. Holiday Inn London - West has a number of meeting rooms, a rooftop open air terrace as well as a fitness studio. Holiday Inn London - West is situated in Western Avenue a two-minute walk from North Acton tube station on the Central line.

Further west of London and also opening this summer is Holiday Inn London - Heathrow T5. This converted 119-bedroom hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with existing owner Arora Hotels. It is located to the west of the M25 motorway with easy access to Heathrow Airport Terminal 5.

Finally Holiday Inn Birmingham North – Cannock will be opening in early 2015 with 95-bedrooms, meeting and conference facilities and a sky bar on the top floor of the hotel. It is located close to the M6 and M6 Toll motorways, with good transport links to Birmingham city centre and Birmingham International Airport.
There are currently 278 Holiday Inn hotels in Europe with a further 36 in the development pipeline.

Details: www.ihgplc.com