IHG Hotels and Resorts has partnered with Odate Royal Hotel Inc. to expand its collaboration with FET SYSTEM INC., building on its previous success with ANA Crowne Plaza Kumamoto New Sky. The ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami, currently operating as Hotel City Plaza Kitakami, is set to undergo a comprehensive renovation in the coming months. The upgrades will enhance its 114 guest rooms and incorporate beloved Holiday Inn features, notably the signature Open Lobby concept.
Once completed, ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami will strengthen the brand’s presence in Japan as part of a robust portfolio of 12 Holiday Inn properties, both open and in the pipeline. It will also contribute to Holiday Inn’s extensive global network, which consists of 1,249 operational hotels and 266 additional properties in development worldwide.
Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami provides easy access to the Tohoku region, just a seven-minute walk from JR Kitakami Station, where visitors can reach Tokyo in 2.5 hours by Shinkansen.
The hotel is located near popular attractions, including Tenshochi Park, famous for its cherry blossoms along the Kitakami River.
IHG currently operates five hotels in Tohoku and is expanding its presence. Once opened, Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami will be the sixth IHG hotel and the third Holiday Inn property in the region, demonstrating the company’s commitment to growth in Japan.
Abhijay Sandilya, Managing Director for Japan & Micronesia at IHG Hotels & Resorts and CEO of IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan, expressed enthusiasm about the enhanced partnership with FET SYSTEM INC. through the launch of ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami. He remarked, “We are excited to advance our collaboration with FET SYSTEM INC. with this new hotel opening. This agreement highlights our dedication to expanding the Holiday Inn brand in Japan, where we are rapidly establishing our presence in numerous exceptional locations.”
He added, “This partnership exemplifies the valuable conversion prospects available within our IHG portfolio, allowing owners to quickly benefit from IHG’s extensive global reach and operational systems to optimise their profitability.”
IHG Hotels and Resorts eagerly anticipates welcoming guests to ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami later this year, including many of the over 145 million IHG One Rewards members worldwide.
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