The conversion of the hotel to Holiday Inn is planned for 1 May 2007. Employees will be trained to reflect the Holiday Inn brand standards, including the ‘Can Do’ service promise and the Priority Club rewards scheme. All current employees will be retained and additional staff may be employed at the hotel.

Refurbishments will take place at the hotel; banqueting suites will be upgraded, air-conditioning will be installed in all bedrooms within the next 18 months, as well as the introduction of room service breakfast and the time saving ‘breakfast check-out’.

David Jones General Manager, comments; “We are delighted to be re-branding as a Holiday Inn, as the brand is a perfect fit for this hotel. We will continue to offer the same warm welcome to all our guests and look forward to showing all our customers the new services we will offer as a Holiday Inn”.

Andrew Cosslett, Chief Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group plc, said: “The conversion of these hotels to Holiday Inn marks another significant win for IHG and recognises the strength of the Holiday Inn brand. Holiday Inn is the largest full service hotel brand in the UK. We continue to see it grow in key strategic markets around the world as the demand for quality hotel accommodation rises. We welcome this opportunity to develop our relationship with a quality hotel owner like KGH.”

For further information on the hotel visit www.holidayinn.com/mkeast.