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The
growth of IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel
companies, continues in Spain with the signing of four hotels: Vignette
Collection Mallorca – Finca Banyols, Vignette Collection Jerez, Hotel
Indigo Gandia – Beach, and Holiday Inn Express San Sebastian – Errenteria.
This
builds on the 500 rooms added to IHG’s Spanish
portfolio earlier in the year, taking the total of open and signed
rooms to nearly 13,000 in the country.
Hotel
Indigo Gandia – Beach and Vignette Collection Jerez expand the company’s Luxury
& Lifestyle presence in the market, with the latter becoming the second
Vignette Collection property in Spain following the signing of Vignette
Collection Mallorca – Finca Banyols earlier this month.
Holiday
Inn Express San Sebastian – Errenteria builds on the strong tradition of IHG’s
much-loved Holiday Inn brand family in Spain and demonstrates the enduring
confidence owners and investors have in its renowned selection of Essentials
brands.
Spanish
signings snapshot:
·
Vignette Collection Mallorca – Finca
Banyols: Owned by Prevario Banyols and managed by Hotel Collection
International – HCI, the 45-guestroom property with its facilities spread over
a local Mallorcan finca, will be the first Vignette Collection in Spain,
opening the first half of 2025. Located on the picturesque island of Mallorca,
the hotel will offer a one-of-a-kind stay as guests will be in the midst of
vineyards and olive trees.
·
Vignette Collection Jerez: A
stunning boutique, 34-room hotel with Senator Hotels & Resorts, will now be
turned into the second Vignette Collection property in Spain. Located in the
middle of the picturesque city centre of Jerez and a short walk from the main
square of the old town, the region of Andalusia is widely known for its
history, food, wine, and flamenco music, the hotel will offer guests a
one-of-a-kind luxury experience when it opens in the second half of 2025.
·
Hotel Indigo Gandia – Beach: Also
signed with Senator Hotels & Resorts, this 40-room beachfront property will
offer guests unforgettable views of the Mediterranean Sea. Located in the
popular coastal city of Gandia, it will provide a stylish addition to the
sights, sounds and flavours of its neighbourhood when it welcomes guests in
mid-2025. Hotel Indigo Gandia – Beach will feature a beach club, pool, bar and
restaurant incorporating local ingredients in its menu.
·
Holiday Inn Express San Sebastian –
Errenteria: This 82-room hotel is the second signing in this announcement
with Hotel Collection International – HCI, taking our partnership to seven open
and signed hotels. The hotel is set to open in mid-2026 as a new property
located just outside San Sebastian, in the Errenteria neighbourhood, in Spain's
mountainous Basque Country, near to the airport of San Sebastian and the French
border.
(Mrs)
Willemijn Geels, Vice President, Development, Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts,
said: “As one of IHG’s priority markets, it’s wonderful to grow our footprint
so substantially in Spain, where we’ve signed nearly 700 rooms in the first
nine months of this year. This significant expansion demonstrates the continued
trust our owners have in our brands to provide strong returns on their
investments, and our commitment to support them to capture demand and drive
performance through our powerful enterprise.
We
have ambitious plans to accelerate the presence of both our powerhouse
mainstream segment and our distinctive Luxury & Lifestyle collection in
Spain’s key urban and leisure destinations with it being a key growth market
for the company. It is truly a privilege to be able to deliver on these
ambitions alongside so many of our longstanding and new growth partners. It is
thanks to their trust in IHG and our talented teams that we can bring amazing
new hotels right across our diverse brand portfolio to the market.”
IHG
has 55* hotels operating under eight* brands in Spain: Six Senses,
InterContinental, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, voco, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn
Express, and Holiday Inn. As well as 22 open Iberostar properties, with a
further 12 in the development pipeline, boosting IHG’s footprint in the resort
and all-inclusive segment.
So
far in 2024, IHG has announced the development of five new hotels across three
brand collections, Luxury & Lifestyle, Premium and Essentials – Hotel
Indigo in Jerez de la Frontera, Vignette Collection Mallorca – Finca Banyols,
voco Granada, Holiday Inn Express Seville – City and Holiday Inn Express &
Suites Sabadell.
*Numbers
as of 30 June 2024
Image
Credit: © IHG
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