Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe Signs 13 New Management Contracts Adding Over 2,000 Rooms to Portfolio
BRUSSELS, BE. May 19, 2016 -Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe has recently signed 13 new management contracts to its ever-expanding hotel portfolio in the United Kingdom.
Located across the country and in major cities such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton, Edinburgh and Durham, the new signings add over 2,000 more bedrooms to the Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe family and brings its total number of operational and signed pipeline hotels to 74.
The leading global hotel management company will be working with major brands including Accor, Hilton Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) on the new hotels.
New build hotels opening in 2016 include the DoubleTree by Hilton Kingston-upon-Thames and the Hampton by Hilton Dundee with more launches planned later this year and into 2017.
Robert Crook, Interstate's Managing Director for the UK, said: “We are delighted to announce that we have secured these 13 signed pipeline hotels, significantly strengthening our presence and offering in the UK. This is a very exciting time for Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe, as the UK continues to be a strong growth area for the company.
“This success is a clear testimony to our truly independent status and the fact we put our owners' needs, requirements and achievements first, committing whole-heartedly to the running of each individual business and creating tailored management solutions to improve owners' profitability.
“It is also clear that the momentum in the UK market is gearing towards third party management as the preferred vehicle for managing branded hotels and we expect to capitalise on this over the coming months with more exciting announcements in the pipeline.”
For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts in the UK and Europe, please visit www.interstatehotels.co.uk and worldwide, please visit www.interstatehotels.com.
About Interstate Europe Hotels & Resorts
Interstate Europe Hotels & Resorts is a division of the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, with 61 hotels and over 7,000 guest rooms managed in the UK under franchise agreements with hotel companies including IHG, Hilton, Accor and Marriot. Brands managed in the UK include Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Ibis Styles and Days Inn. The portfolio also comprises a number of independent hotels, restaurants and spa and health brands including Marco Pierre White, Beefy's, Spirit Health Club and eforea spa brands. For further information, please call Kirstie Kinrade (07544 491851) or Eve Worthington (07715 663846). For further information regarding Interstate Hotels & Resorts, please contact The Zimmerman Agency at evogt@zimmerman.com or tnewsome@zimmerman.com.
Contact:
Aaron Greenman
Executive Vice President, Acquisitions & Development
aaron.greenman@interstatehotels.com
+32 490 43 15 72
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