IHG expands in Chennai

SINGAPORE InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) announced, Monday, the signing of a management agreement for InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort with Adyar Gate Hotels Limited.
InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort will join InterContinental Mumbai Marine Drive to be the second hotel under the company’s luxury brand in India.
The signing of the 106-room InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort follows closely behind the recently announced deal between IHG and Adyar Gate Hotels Limited for Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park.
This marks the fourth hotel in the company’s development pipeline in Chennai (around 900 rooms) They are: InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Holiday Inn® and Holiday Inn Express. The company currently has one hotel open in Chennai: Holiday Inn Express Chennai Mahindra World City.
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Shantha de Silva
InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort is located on the East Coast Road’s beachfront, south of Chennai, just 30 kilometres from Chennai International Airport.
Opening to guests later this year, the resort will offer world-class accommodation coupled with unparalleled service and amenities such as three gourmet dining outlets including an all day dining restaurant, a speciality restaurant and a bar.
IHG head of South West Asia, Shantha de Silva said: “With its growing popularity as a tourism destination, the Tamil Nadu capital is a key growth city for us and, with its proximity to both the business district and tourist attractions such as the UNESCO world heritage site at Mahabalipuram.”
IHG has 21 hotels (4,100 rooms) open in 13 cities in India across four brands: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express.
The company has 47 hotels (9,000 rooms) in its development pipeline, including Holiday Inn Express Chennai OMR and Holiday Inn Chennai OMR Tidel Park which will open in Chennai within the next three to five years.

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