Holiday Inn Express enters Taiwan

TAICHUNG – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed its first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Taiwan. The hotel will be located in Taichung, Taiwan's third largest city, and will be the city's first global hotel brand. This latest development represents a key milestone in the ongoing expansion of Holiday Inn Express in Asia Pacific.

The 169-room Holiday Inn Express Taichung Park, which will be part of the Sunshine Plaza shopping complex, will open in August 2008. It is close to the city's central business district and will offer easy access to major transportation links, including a major train station, bus terminals and a road network that connects Taichung to all other parts of Taiwan. Taichung City is home to many small and medium size enterprises with increasing business and tourism links throughout Taiwan. The hotel will be developed by Esse Commerce Development Co and managed by IHG.