InterContinental Hotels Group to establish the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand in Islamabad
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InterContinental Hotels Group to establish the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand in Islamabad
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Category: Middle East
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-04-10
New hotel marks re-entry of luxury InterContinental brand to Pakistan
· World-class property will feature the country’s largest hotel ballroom
· Hotel scheduled to open by end 2007
Islamabad, 10 April 2006 – InterContinental Hotels Group has been appointed by the Escort Group of Companies to manage an InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in Islamabad. The new-build nine-storey, 260-room hotel, situated in the heart of the capital’s diplomatic enclave and set against the backdrop of the Himalayan foothills, will be targeted at international business and leisure travellers as well as the country’s political and diplomatic community.
A key feature of InterContinental Islamabad will be its main ballroom, which, at more than 800 square metres in size, will be the largest hotel ballroom in Pakistan. This will be complemented by a landscaped lawn ideal for outdoor functions, three restaurants including Italian and Chinese cuisine specialty restaurants, a full-service spa with gym facilities and an outdoor pool.
The hotel’s spacious guest rooms will be styled along contemporary lines combined with local accents. The hotel will also offer the InterContinental brand’s signature Club InterContinental service, which includes enhanced benefits including access to an exclusive club lounge, complimentary daily breakfast, evening cocktails and canapés and all-day refreshments, and personalised concierge services. The hotel will also feature two presidential suites.
Commented Mr Jan Smits, chief operating officer, Southern Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific: “As the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, InterContinental Hotels Group is very much looking forward to the opening of the InterContinental Islamabad in the country’s capital. We are very excited to be working with the Escort Group of Companies and view this as a fantastic opportunity to introduce a brand-defining InterContinental hotel into Pakistan.”
Mr Bashir Ahmad, chairman and managing director, Escort Group of Companies, said: “Escort is delighted to have appointed InterContinental Hotels Group to manage our new hotel development in Islamabad. The InterContinental Islamabad will be well placed to benefit from the potential growth in business and leisure travel into Islamabad. We are confident that InterContinental Hotels Group’s proven operating systems and hotel management expertise will lead the InterContinental Islamabad to great success.”
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