New hotel is the largest Holiday Inn Express in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the fourth property to open in Dubai. The 381 room hotel marks IHG’s fourth Holiday Inn Express property in Dubai and the largest in the EMEA region in terms of number of rooms.
Located opposite Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport and adjacent to the Dubai Metro, Holiday Inn Express Dubai Airport is only minutes from a number of shopping malls and restaurants, as well as Dubai’s central business district, ensuring that the needs of both business and leisure travellers are met.
Consisting of 381 rooms set over four floors, the Holiday Inn Express Dubai Airport offers signature power showers and satellite TV in every room, wireless internet access throughout public areas, a 24-hour fully equipped gym, laundry services and complimentary breakfast for all guests. In addition, guests have access to five meeting rooms, underground parking and a complimentary shuttle bus service from the hotel to Dubai International Airport.
As the exclusive developer of the Holiday Inn Express brand in the GCC, excluding Saudi Arabia, Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding will be responsible for the operation and management of the new hotel.
There are currently 2,069 Holiday Inn Express properties across the world, with 563 additional hotels in the pipeline. Across the Middle East and Africa, there are seven Holiday Inn Express hotels, providing more than 1,345 rooms, with a further six properties in the pipeline over the next 3-5 years.
Holiday Inn is currently undergoing the biggest relaunch in the hospitality industry, with a multimillion dollar investment across more than 3,300 hotels and 420,000 rooms worldwide. Almost three quarters (74%) of the MEA Holiday Inn Estate is now re-launched, with the remaining properties set to be completed by the end of 2010.
