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IHG Awarded Management of Al Badia Golf Club InterContinental Dubai Festival City
Dubai, UAE, 23 June 2009: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced that InterContinental Dubai Festival City has been awarded the management contract by Al-Futtaim for Al Badia Golf Club at Dubai Festival City .
Commenting on the new venture, John Bamsey, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group Middle East and Africa said, "We are proud that InterContinental has been selected to manage the prestigious Al Badia Golf Club. This is testament to the excellent relationship that has been fostered with Al-Futtaim and recognises the strength and global consistency of the InterContinental brand."
Brett Schafer, Senior Managing Director, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) master developers and managers of Dubai Festival City , commented "The selection of IHG to manage and operate the 7,303 yard Robert Trent Jones II designed Al Badia golf course and clubhouse is consistent with Al-Futtaim 's strategic relationship with IHG . Presently IHG manage key hospitality properties in Dubai Festival City and have a commitment to maximising long-term asset value."
"We are extremely glad to expand our strong relationship with InterContinental Hotels Group . The marriage of the well known Al Badia brand with IHG 's globally acknowledged management expertise promises to further enhance Dubai Festival City 's international image as an outstanding business and lifestyle destination with great hospitality and leisure offerings," Schafer concluded.
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
[LON:
IHG
, NYSE:
IHG
(ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.
IHG
owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 4,200 hotels and over 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected 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®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 43 million members worldwide.
IHG 's portfolio within the UAE numbered 12 properties as of 31 March 2009, comprising three InterContinental, three Crowne Plaza, three Holiday Inn and three Express by Holiday Inn hotels
IHG has nearly 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG , visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media.
About
Al-Futtaim
Group Real Estate
Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE)
, a key division of
Al-Futtaim
group based in Dubai, is responsible for the development and operations of the Group's real estate businesses across the MENA region. AFGRE is responsible for the conception, development, procurement and construction of a number of mega projects as well as the leasing and operation of these projects after completion. The two current flagship mixed use developments under the Festival City brand name are:
Dubai Festival City
is a 5.2 million sq m premier waterfront mixed-use urban community. Spanning 1,300 acres and stretching three kilometres along Dubai Creek,
Dubai Festival City
offers a rich and vibrant living experience that encompasses the finest and easily accessible shopping, dining, entertainment, homes, schools, hotels, offices and leisure all in one place.
Spanning 3 million square metres Cairo Festival City is a visionary mixed use urban community strategically located just 15 minutes from Cairo International Airport. Cairo Festival City features Egypt's first indoor-outdoor retail and entertainment resort combined with luxury residential communities, prime office spaces, internationally renowned hotels, schools and an automotive park all set within a lush landscaped environment.
Anne Howard
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
a.howard@asdaa.com
+9714-3344550
© Press Release 2009
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