Hong Kong, InterContinental Hotels Group opens Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. Strategically located next to the popular Times Square mall, in the heart of the Causeway Bay district, the hotel fills a gap in the convenience market niche with a refreshing international offering designed to bring value and a great stay experience for the busy traveller.

The excellent location of Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay in the heart of the commercial centre in Hong Kong provides guests with easy access to offices, stores, shopping malls, and food and beverage outlets, right at their doorstep. The hotel is easily reachable by Mass Transit Railway (MTR), with the closest station barely a two-minute walk away. Many of the city’s major attractions and landmarks are also within easy reach. The Hong Kong Convention Centre is just a 5-minute cab ride away and the newly-opened Hong Kong Disneyland is accessible by MTR. Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay’s proximity to shopping and leisure attractions, makes it a great base for day trips and shopping marathons. It also gives the business traveller a chance to enjoy the city while on business.

Said InterContinental Hotels Group’s Chief Operating Officer for North Asia, Mr Edmond Ip, “Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay has been designed to be the smart choice for value-conscious travellers. It provides distinctive accommodation that combines simplicity and functionality. It offers travellers a great location and uncomplicated facilities at an affordable price point. The hotel is certainly well positioned to meet the needs of travellers who travel independently and are looking for good value and convenience. We are very confident that Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay will be the top choice for savvy visitors to Hong Kong.”

The 29-storey new build hotel has 269 modern guest rooms equipped with broadband Internet access and satellite TV, as well as a business centre and two meeting rooms. Additional services offered include video-on-demand and laundry pick-up, while breakfast is included in the room rate.

The Express by Holiday Inn brand is one of the fastest growing brands in its segment, averaging two new hotels every fortnight in the United States and Europe, where it has already built up a commanding presence of 1,700 hotels. Established in 1990, Express by Holiday Inn has earned a reputation for providing friendly service and refreshing modern accommodations at affordable prices.

Express by Holiday Inn Causeway Bay is InterContinental Hotels Group’s fourth hotel in Hong Kong. The Group also manages the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, the InterContinental Hong Kong and the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong in the Special Administrative Region.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and over 537,000 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, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with over 26 million members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.

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Belinda Choo
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