United States. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced this week the opening of the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The opening of this 115-room hotel increases the number of IHG hotels in Puerto Rico to four, including the newly renovated InterContinental San Juan, the Holiday Inn Mayaguez & Tropical Casino and the Holiday Inn Ponce & Tropical Casino.
"Holiday Inn Express is one of the fastest growing hotel brands in the industry and we are very excited to have the brand in San Juan," said Alvaro Diago, IHG's COO for Latin America and the Caribbean. "San Juan is the financial and cultural center of Puerto Rico and a key destination for tourists, with a growing demand for well-known international hotel brands, and the Holiday Inn Express brand easily meets the needs of leisure and business travelers."
The Holiday Inn Express San Juan Condado hotel, owned by A.F.N.S. Condado Investment Inc," is a franchise of an IHG affiliate. This seven-story hotel is located directly across from Condado Beach and five miles from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The Holiday Inn Express San Juan Condado hotel is also close to the Port of San Juan, and has convenient access to the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the city's financial district, many restaurants, and nightlife options.
"Having this hotel in the growing city of San Juan is a strategic advantage, especially in a place as vibrant as Condado," added Gerardo Murray, IHG's Regional Vice President of Commercial Marketing and Distribution for Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. "San Juan is a key market for IHG, considering its importance as a vacation destination and that it is the capital of Puerto Rico, it is an economic and cultural center, as well as one of the most important ports on the island. We look forward to continuing to grow the IHG brand in this region."
