Holiday Inn to Open 2nd Saigon Hotel

By Adina Marcut

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement for the opening of  Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Hi-Tech Park, a 300-key property in Saigon, Vietnam. This marks the flag’s second property in the city. IHG partnered with Công Ty Tnhh Mot Thanh Vien Đầu Tư Đông Sài Gòn DSG in the deal. 

Scheduled for completion in 2021, the hotel will be located in District 9, close to Tan Son Nhat Airport. Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Hi-Tech Park will include 50 long-term suites, as well as various retail and lifestyle venues such as a retail mall, driving range and a cultural park.

Amenities are slated to include:

• three dining outlets
• event room for up to 600 people
• meeting rooms
• outdoor swimming pool
• fitness center
• spa
• e-gaming facility

“As Vietnam’s commercial capital and largest city, Ho Chi Minh City represents one of our key markets in the region. Last year, it welcomed nearly 6.4 million international tourist arrivals, a 23 percent increase on 2016, accounting for almost half of Vietnam’s 12.9 million tourist arrivals,” Serena Lim, vice president of development at IHG, said in a prepared statement. “The city’s fast-growing business and tourism sectors bode well for our strategic expansion in this market.”

IHG operates eight hotels across two brands in Vietnam and has an additional 10 in the development pipeline. Last year, the company opened the highest hotel in Vietnam, InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72, a 359-key property.