24 February 2023

IHG continues its expansion in Phuket with two Holiday Inn Resort conversions

  • Two vibrant properties marks new partnership with Destination Group
  • Brings Holiday Inn portfolio in Thailand to 17 opened and in pipeline
IHG continues its expansion in Phuket with two Holiday Inn Resort conversions
From left to right: James Kaplan, CEO, Destination Capital, Alaa Afifi, Senior Vice President, Operations, Destination Capital, Gary Murray, Founder & CEO, Destination Group, Rajit Sukumaran, Managing Director, SEAK, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Patrick Finn, Vice President, Development, SEAK, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Saowarin Chanprakaisi, Director, Development, SEAK, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Bangkok, Thailand: IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the growth of the Holiday Inn brand in Thailand, following a franchise agreement with Destination Group a hospitality and restaurant leader in Thailand to rebrand two resorts in Phuket.

Independent hotels Surin Phuket Beach Resort and Karon Phuket Beach Resort will undergo renovations and be rebranded into Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Surin Beach and Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Karon Beach in 2023.

This brings the Holiday Inn portfolio in Thailand to 17 opened and in the pipeline, and the properties join recent 2022 openings Holiday Inn Resort Krabi Ao Nang Beach and Holiday Inn Resort Samui Bophut Beach.

Saowarin Chanprakaisi, Director, Development, South East Asia and Korea, IHG said, “The Destination Group is the third largest franchise operator in Asia with an in-house team of highly experienced specialists that acquires, renovates and reposition quality hotel assets. This first-time partnership speaks to the trust that IHG brands and our business model inspire in our franchisees and business partners. I look forward to fostering a wonderful long-term collaboration with the team on these beautiful resort properties.

“The two signings continue the Holiday Inn brand growth in Thailand, and expands our strong presence in Phuket. They are a great complement to the six other opened hotels in Phuket, across the InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Resort, Holiday Inn Express, and Crowne Plaza brands, enabling greater synergies, operational efficiency and talent management across our portfolio.”

Gary Murray, Founder & CEO of Destination Group said, “Surin and Karon are some of the best beach destinations for leisure travellers, and appeal greatly to families. Pre-pandemic, Phuket attracted 10 million visitors annually and we are confident that as travel continues to recover and as flights return, it will continue to be one of the most visited destinations in Thailand.

“We are aligned with IHG in our vision to offer world class products and experiences and want all of our guests to enjoy a memorable holiday together. We believe that Holiday Inn’s proposition as one of the most recognised brands in the world offering a consistent, affordable and approachable service experience is a good fit for these resorts and will benefit from the strength and scale of IHG’s global systems, technology and loyalty programme. We look forward to taking the properties to even greater heights with IHG.”

The 256-room Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Surin Beach is 25 minutes from Phuket International Airport, 20 minutes drive from Patong Centre and 150 metres to Surin beach.

Its key appeal will be its Family Rooms and Suites and a wide array of activities for kids including an arcade room, cinema, ice cream shop and toy store. Facilities include three restaurants and bars, swimming pool, fitness centre, spa and kids club Siam Adventure Club

The 224-room Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Karon Beach is 60 minutes from Phuket International Airport, 20 minutes from Patong Centre and 100 metres to Karon Beach. A popular area for surfers, it offers easy access to a wide array of local eateries, retail shops and attractions including Big Buddha and Karon Night Market.

Rooms include family suites and plunge pool suites with facilities such as five restaurants and bars, three swimming pools, fitness centre, spa and kids club Siam Adventure Club.

Holiday Inn is a global beacon of mainstream travel, bringing people together for moments that matter. It has over 1,198* hotels globally with more than 229 hotels in the pipeline offering its signature “Kids Stay & Eat Free” programme and KidSuite.

IHG continues to grow in Thailand with 33 hotels* across ten brands in the country and 34 in the pipeline as it doubles its estate across all of its brands in the country by 2026.

 

*As of 31 December 2022

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Holiday Inn Phuket Karon Beach
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Holiday Inn Phuket Surin Beach

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About Holiday Inn

Whether it’s with friends, family or coworkers, Holiday Inn makes it easy for travelers to be there together for any moment, big or small. With thousands of locations around the world, Holiday Inn hotels deliver memorable experiences for business and leisure travelers through warm and welcoming service, contemporary design that blends the familiar with the new, and a sense of comfort unique to the brand and its iconic green sign. At Holiday Inn hotels, guests can find amenities to help them make connections, work and play, including full-service restaurants where Kids Eat Free, meeting and business facilities, bright swimming pools and flexible public spaces. For more information about the Holiday Inn brand, visit www.holidayinn.com or call 1-888-HOLIDAY. Find us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram

About Destination Group

Under the motto of creating “Great Places To Be,” Destination Group has built an extremely successful hotel portfolio in Thailand. Throughout the last 25 years, the group has continued to expand, innovate, and succeed in the hospitality market. Destination Group is renowned for its innovative designs, and for setting the standard in world-class resort and business hotels, providing outstanding holiday experiences that are second-to-none. In evolving our business, the group also owns Destination Eats, featuring +15 unique F&B brands, along with Collective Hospitality, one of Asia’s largest hostel companies. We love what we do and are motivated to continue developing exceptional holiday experiences that excite our guests.

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