IHG® Launches Holiday Inn Express® Brand In Paraguay
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading global hotel companies, announces the signing of the Holiday Inn Express® Asuncion Aviadores hotel, the first Holiday Inn Express® hotel in Paraguay. The new-build 120-room hotel will be centrally located in Paraguay's capital city of Asuncion, and joins IHG's Crowne Plaza® Asuncion hotel, already open in Paraguay. Jorge Apaez, Chief Operating Officer, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean, IHG said: "IHG is pleased to introduce the Holiday Inn Express brand to Paraguay with the signing of this new property in Asuncion. Paraguay is one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, making this the ideal time to grow the IHG portfolio in the country." Expected to be open by the end of 2018, the hotel will be in close proximity to the World Trade Center Asuncion, Shopping del Sol and Paseo La Galeria. The hotel will also be only 15 minutes from the Silvio Pettrossi International Airport.