InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed for new-build Holiday Inn Porto Maravilha and Holiday Inn Express Porto Maravilha hotels. The 32-story hotels will be located in Rio de Janeiro’s downtown area of Porto Maravilha.
“We see great potential for our brands in Brazil,” says Joel Eisemann, chief development officer in the Americas for IHG. “The redevelopment plan in Porto Maravilha aims to restore the city’s heritage while enhancing the city through new structures and economic opportunity.”
Museums, parks, and new restaurants are opening nearby as the area undergoes its restoration plan before the city hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics. Both hotels are expected to open by July 2016 for the Olympic Games.
The new hotels will be designed in line with the Holiday Inn brand family’s $1-billion global brand relaunch. The relaunch continues to drive increased quality and consistency across the global portfolio and comprises emphasis on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath comfort, and a redesigned logo and signage. Both hotels will share the same tower and operational area.
