Central Office
Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham NEC
Bickenhill Parkway
Birmingham B40 1QA
           
  Tel: +44(0) 121 780 0820
Fax: +44(0) 121 780 0821
           
   
             
  Press Release: 11 May 2005  

   << Previous Press Release

      Next Press Release >>
 
             
  All Aboard The Express by Holiday Inn Newcastle  
             
 

It was 'all aboard' the Express by Holiday Inn Newcastle Metro Centre this week as staff prepare for the opening of a new extension adding 34 new guest rooms and creating five new local jobs.

As well as increasing the total number of bedrooms at the hotel to 134, the hotel's existing 100 en suite guest rooms are being completely refurbished together with two air conditioned meeting rooms and the lounge bar. Work is due to be completed in the Autumn.

"Newcastle is such a popular place these days that it is great that we are able to provide more choice for visitors to the area in terms of providing accommodation and boosting the local economy as a result," said hotel general manager Alice Ng.

The hotel is well located for many of Newcastle's major attractions including the Gateshead Metro Centre, Newcastle Telewest Arena, Newcastle United Football Ground, Beamish Open Air Museum and visits to Hadrian's Wall.

It is located at Clasper Way, Riverside Way, Derwenthaugh, near Metro Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE16 3BE.
Tel: 01207 451 100
 
     
 

Note to Editors: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and the largest by number of rooms.

InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 534,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.

The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with more than 24 million members worldwide.

In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.

For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media.