InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to expand its IHG Army Hotels portfolio by adding 18 US Military installations under the Department of the Army’s Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) programme.
Under the PAL programme, IHG will unite with the US Army and Lend Lease, a public/private community development unit, to serve as asset manager, developer and design builder for on-post lodging, reported 4-traders.
The current phase of expansion, which is the third under the PAL programme, will take the total number of US Military installations to 39, which will include 76 hotels and around 12,000 guest rooms.
Guests at the IHG Army Hotels will receive services such as complimentary breakfast, weekly social activities and courtesy shuttle transportation.
IHG will use its Holiday Inn Express brand to convert or retro-fit existing lodging facilities.
The company will also add its Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites brands to the upcoming lodging facilities, which will offer guests a residential-style hotel with fully equipped kitchens and common areas.
IHG Americas president Kirk Kinsell said the company is honoured to have been chosen as a partner in the PAL programme and to serve guests who have committed their lives to service for their country.
"Through IHG Army Hotels, and the well-recognised Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites brands, we are able to deliver on-post the consistent, high-quality stay experiences which guests around the world have come to trust and expect from the IHG family of hotel brands," Kinsell added.
IHG Army Hotels operations vice president Arthur Holst said, "We are privileged to partner with the US Army and Lend Lease on the PAL programme to deliver IHG Army Hotels, which continues IHG’s heritage of innovative firsts in the hospitality industry."
