Luxury hotel group InterContinental Hotels is planning to open over 45 hotel properties across India by 2015. These properties will be developed in the cities like in Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmadabad and Kochin. It has today opened Holiday Inn in Hinjewadi, Pune. The company has invested around Rs 70 crore in this property. The hotel offers 172 rooms ranging from deluxe, studio, executive suites, restaurants and meeting spaces.
Commenting on the launch, Kadambini Mittal, Director Commercial South West Asia said, “IHG is an international hotel company whose goal is to create Great Hotels Guests Love and Holiday Inn Pune Hinjewadi aspires to be just that. It is ideal for an enthused business trip and social events." She added, "We are rapidly growing and will increase our foot prints to cover all metros and mini metros by 2015. Following the opening of this strategic property, we will add additional hotels in 2011. The business traveler in India has become value conscious and it is our group’s endeavor to offer luxurious hotel accommodation combined with unsurpassed service."
Elated with the opening of the hotel, Jay Welinkar, General Manager, Holiday Inn reaffirmed, "Meeting high grade standards and assured quality from the IHG brand, the Holiday Inn Pune Hinjewadi promises its guests a truly refreshed experience with the best of hospitality and dinning services. Bringing in the refreshed hospitality experience, the world class brand has an array of features and services to offer. A fresh solution to the needs of the global business travelers and leisure guests alike, the hotel has multiple banqueting venue options, security that matches international standards and a plethora of dining options with trademark hospitality and efficient service."
The Group owns a portfolio of hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. Accordin toIHG, It has more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 200,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.