Holiday Inn brands continue to grow at airport locations across Europe

One of the world’s leading hotel companies, IHG Hotels & Resorts, has announced continued growth of two of its global brands – Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Express – following a flurry of signings and openings at airport locations across Europe. This latest growth exhibit the ongoing confidence of owners in these brands, which are part of the Holiday Inn Brand Family, directly supporting IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ambition for long-term expansion across a multitude of European cities as industry recovery continues. 

A snapshot of IHG Hotels & Resorts' recent growth in airport locations:

Spain: Holiday Inn Express Madrid Airport has been signed in partnership with Bartila and is set to open by the end of 2023, with 156 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar, and an outdoor pool. In Seville, the recently signed Holiday Inn Express Seville Airport will open its doors in 2023. A project in partnership with Cayman Group, this hotel will offer 146 guest rooms.

Italy: The 224-room Holiday Inn Express Rome – Airport will open in 2023 through a franchise agreement with Caltagirone Group and Borealis Hotel Group. Situated in the Parco Leonardo shopping and business centre, the hotel offers easy access to Fiumicino Rome International Airport and is just a 25-minute drive to the heart of the Italian capital.

Turkey: IHG has partnered with Asal Grup Otomotiv İnşaat Ticaret A.Ş. for Holiday Inn Express Ankara Airport scheduled to open in 2022. The 122-room property is IHG’s first Holiday Inn Express in Ankara and is ideally located for the capital’s international airport.

France: Situated on the French Riviera, Holiday Inn Express Nice – Grand Arenas has opened in partnership with HPVA. Less than a five-minute tram ride from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and just 10 minutes from the city centre, the hotel forms part of a dual-branded property alongside the Crowne Plaza Nice – Grand Arenas.

Ireland: Holiday Inn Dublin Airport has recently opened in the Irish capital in partnership with owner group JMK. The new-build hotel has 421 rooms and is located just 10 minutes from Dublin Airport Terminals and within short reach of the city’s Guinness Store House and Old Jameson Distillery.

"We’re delighted to keep growing our Holiday Inn Brand Family across Europe. These recent signings and openings at key airport locations across the market are the perfect demonstration of the popularity of these brands amongst owners and guests alike. For our owners and investors, our Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands have demonstrated real resilience in these tougher times – accounting for more than half of all new IHG Hotels & Resorts signings in 2020 and 60% of new openings despite the challenges of Covid-19. We understand that from our guests’ perspectives, these trusted brands provide a consistent, reliable and warm experience which has come to define True Hospitality," said Willemijn Geels, Vice President of Development, Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts.