InterContinental may bring in Holiday Inn

InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, which has been operating in India for the past 40 years with brand names ""- InterContinental Hotels and Resorts (luxury brand), Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts (upscale brand) and Holiday Inn (mid-scale brand) "" plans to bring in its another hotel brand, Holiday Inn Express, to India.

Holiday Inn Express is one of the fastest growing brands, opening on an average two hotels a week.

"We may introduce our Holiday Inn Express brand in India in future," said Paul Logan, VP, development, Southern Asia and Singapore.

The group is also looking at expanding its Holiday Inn brand in India.

"We have great opportunities for Holiday Inn brands in tier-I and tier-II cities," said Logan.

The group, which has only one Crowne Plaza Hotel in India so far (in New Delhi), will be announcing plans for three more Crowne Plaza hotels in the country shortly.