Holiday Inn Bur Dubai-Embassy District opens following recent rebrand project
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed anagreement with Mohamed Omar Bin Haider Group (MOBH GROUP), to take over themanagement of a 210-bedroom hotel in Bur Dubai's embassy district. Formerly operatingas Excelsior Creek Hotel, guests woke up to a fresh new look and a warm HolidayInn welcome when the hotel re-branded becoming, Holiday Inn Bur Dubai-EmbassyDistrict.
With over 3,300 hotels worldwide, Holiday Inn hotels is the most widelyrecognised hotel brand in the world, and has recently undergone a $1bn globalrefresh project, the largest in the hospitality industry. The recent additionof Holiday Inn Bur Dubai-Embassy District to the portfolio carriesall the new brand hallmarks of Holiday Inn and adds to the Middle East'salready strong foothold in the mid scale market.
For MOBH Group, who already own two Holiday Inn hotelsunder IHG management in the UAE, the acquisition of a third was a naturalpartnership. Omar Mohamed Bin Haider,Deputy Chairman of MOBH Group commented "We believe in the strength of theHoliday Inn brand so IHG was a natural choice as a management company when wemade the decision to rebrand this hotel. The hotel's location coupled with newmanagement means exciting times are on the horizon."
Guests can expect a freshexperience, with modern interiors, clean spaces and a casual atmosphere. There are also enhanced features such aspillow menu's offering a choice of softor firm pillows depending on preference, designed to help guests get a goodnights sleep. Power showers give a fresh and vitalized start to the day and thehearty Holiday Inn breakfast ensures an energised beginning to a busy work day. There's also other value adding benefitstoo, such as an opportunity to part of the worlds largest loyalty programme,Priority Club Rewards, with over 61 million members worldwide. Earn points andredeem them for a variety of rewards such as free hotel nights, airline ticketsand more. Log on to www.priorityclubrewards.com formore information on how to join.
The Holiday Inn BurDubai-Embassy District offers 210-rooms and is perfectly located in the heart ofthe diplomatic district with the Dubai Metro, Burjuman Centre and the Creek onits doorstep. This together with itsclose proximity to Dubai International Airport and Dubai International Exhibition Centre positions the hotel as the ideal choice for corporatemarkets.
The hotel features 5 fullyequipped conference rooms with a large ballroom that holds up to 500 guestsproviding convenient banqueting and event solutions. High-speed Internet in every room and acrossall public areas of the hotel allows guests to stay connected around theclock. The extensive gym and relaxingsteam and sauna rooms will invigorate whilst the 24-hour room service keepshunger at bay. The Anwar restaurantserves up international cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the TwoGuineas adds some tasty pub grub and drinks to the menu.
The hotel has a newlyappointed Executive Committee with General Manager Monjed Salha at the helm. Salha comments: "We are very excited to open the Holiday Inn BurDubai-Embassy District. My team hasworked extremely hard to re-brand the hotel, we look forward to welcomingguests and extending the great service, and facilities that are synonymous withthe Holiday Inn brand the world over. With a great location and easy access to both business and tourismareas, we are confident that the Holiday Inn Bur Dubai-Embassy District is wellplaced for success with both business and leisure guests looking forconvenience, comfort and great value for money."
The Holiday Inn Bur Dubai-Embassy district is the fifth Holiday Inn hotel in the UAE and is now open forbusiness. More information can be foundby visiting www.holidayinn.com/burdubai
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Notes to Editors:
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a globalorganisation operating seven hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels& Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn®Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and CandlewoodSuites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world's first andlargest hotel loyalty programme with over 61 million members worldwide.
IHG is the world's largesthotel group by number of rooms and franchises, leases, manages or owns over4,500 hotels and more than 666,000 guest rooms in 100 countries andterritories, and has more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline.
IHG is committed to genderbalance throughout its business. We aspire to continue retaining a minimum of25% female representation on the Board.
InterContinental Hotels GroupPLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain andregistered in England and Wales.
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