IHG launches first new-built holiday inn in Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 20: IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) the world"s largest hotel group by number of rooms made its entry in Mumbai with the launched its first newly-built Holiday Inn hotel in the city.

The newly launched Holiday Inn hotel, comes with a new logo and brand standards of the new Holiday Inn brand, which is gearing up for the biggest relaunch in hospitality history.

"We are extremely excited to welcome Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport. The new-look hotel is a great product of the next generation hotels planned for India, with an additional 28 new-look hotels in the pipeline. Holiday Inn hotels are specifically designed for business and family oriented leisure travelers in need of a full-service lodging experience, and this property fits well in the Indian market. We are confident that the Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport will address the increasing demand for internationally-branded hotels in India," said Shaun Langdon, Regional General Manager, IHG

Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport which is located at Saki Naka junction in Andheri comes with a wide selection of food and beverage outlets such as Saptami.

An all day dining restaurant with seven unique interactive live stations, 72 – the lobby bar, Saptami Express – Mumbai"s newest Deli are some of its added features.

What makes the Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport a perfect business and holiday destination, is the presence of wide variety of spa treatments and hotel"s roof-top infinity pool for the guests to rejuvenate themselves, which is coupled with a fully-equipped business center along with conferencing facilities and expansive banqueting facilities, to take care of business activities.

Morever, the property's close proximity to both the international and domestic airports is an added benefit.

"Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport is the first new-built Holiday Inn in India, which is an important milestone for IHG. We are offering a business class product and a variety of services to our customers. We believe in “Stay Real", a service commitment that recognizes our guests as individuals and our staff who understand their real needs while they are at the hotel and provide excellent service," Harry Thaliwal, General Manager, Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport said.

For its relaunching process, the Holiday Inn is concentrating on things which according to research is what the guests are looking for - a modern, contemporary hotel with efficient, friendly service and a great night's sleep.

Illustrating the standards of the USD $1 billion Holiday Inn relaunch, Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport offers new signage, new exterior landscaping and design, an enhanced welcome experience with a redesigned lobby, de-cluttered reception desk and all-new signature scents and sounds.

Holiday Inn, which is on the verge of biggest relaunch in hospitality history is creating a more contemporary brand image which includes new logo, including lookin for consistency in all 3,296 Holiday Inn brand family hotels around the world.

The completion of the relaunch of the global estate is expected to be over by 2010. It has so far relaunched over 2,000 hotels worldwide.