24th Oct 2006 18:33
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) ((LON:IHG) (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs)),the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announces thegrand opening of the new Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba Golf &Resort. The 74-room hotel is located in the second oldest region inArgentina and approximately 55 km from the city of Cordoba. It isnestled at the foot of the Cordillera de la Sierra mountain range. Thetwo-story hotel is the third Crowne Plaza hotel to open in LatinAmerica in the past year, bringing the total number to 25. £ The Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba Golf & Resort, which is ownedand managed by Proemtur, S.A., under a license agreement with acompany in the InterContinental Hotels Group, sits on forty hectaresof pristine countryside including a four hectares forest in a land ofretreat known for its abundant beauty and sparkling rivers. Adjacentto the hotel is the historic "Casa Kronfuss" designed in 1917 byrenowned Argentinean architect Juan Kronfuss. Today the house is arestaurant that serves early colonial Cordobese cuisine within anauthentic ambiance. Also on the property's premises are several Jesuitruins that date as far back as the 1600s. £ "The Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba Golf & Resort adds anotherstar property to our growing IHG portfolio. We are extremely proud toadd this beautiful resort to the Latin America portfolio whichdemonstrates our commitment to expanding the Crowne Plaza brand andmaking each of our brands available in key destinations throughout theregion," said Alvaro Diago, Area President, InterContinental HotelsGroup Latin America. "We want to ensure that we offer travelers avariety of choices so that all of their comfort needs and wants aremet while they are away from home." £ Most recently, IHG signed an agreement to manage the Crowne PlazaMaruma Maracaibo Casino & Convention Center in Maracaibo, Venezuelawhich is scheduled to convert into a Crowne Plaza by late 2006. IHGwill also count on having the Crowne Plaza Tequendama Bogota inBogota, Colombia in January 2007. Last year, IHG opened the CrownePlaza Asuncion, which is the first IHG property located in Paraguay;the Crowne Plaza Guatemala in Guatemala City, Guatemala and the CrownePlaza Curitiba in Curitiba, Brazil, as well as converted a Holiday Innto a Crowne Plaza in Panama City, Panama. £ The Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba Golf & Resort's hotelamenities include an 18-hole golf course, spa, outdoor swimming pool,solarium, fitness center, tennis courts, 24-hour room service,business center, a restaurant and a lobby bar. All guestrooms areluxuriously decorated and equipped with wireless Internet access anddual-line telephones with voice mail. All rooms also have magnificentviews of the mountain landscape. £ With calming nature views, travelers to Cordoba can find arelaxing contrast to the excitable city scenes of Buenos Aires. InCordoba, voyagers can also find caves with prehistoric rock paintingsand colonial Jesuit ranches. The Jesuit ranches contain the buildingsof the Jesuit system, which includes a university, church andresidences of the Society of Jesus. The farming estates containreligious and secular buildings, which illustrate the uniquereligious, social, and economic trial-era from over 150 years agoduring the 17th and 18th centuries. It was declared by UNESCO thatthese ranches are to be known as "Humankind Cultural Heritage"districts. £ With nice weather and beautiful landscapes, the city of Cordoba isone of the most attractive places for tourists to visit. Theconstruction of new buildings, shopping centers and new neighborhoodshas changed the appearance of the city giving it a modern look, thoughit still retains its rich colonial heritage. Cordoba offers an arrayof activities, including swimming, climbing, fishing, horseback ridingand nature trails for walking and bicycling. IHG also has a HolidayInn located in the city of Cordoba that is within short proximity tothe Taravela International Airport and is 5.9 km away from downtownCordoba. £ The Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba Golf & Resort has become onemore destination for Priority Club(R) Rewards members to accrue and/orredeem miles or points. As with all hotels in the Crowne Plazaportfolio, the Crowne Plaza San Miguel Cordoba offers "The Place toMeet," a comprehensive meetings package to ensure a seamless planningprocess and exceptional meeting experience. The program consists ofthree key components: a Two-Hour Response Guarantee, Crowne MeetingsDirector and a Meetings Daily Debrief. With a convention center andthe capacity to host up to 380 people, the hotel provides the perfectvenue for business meetings and social functions. £ Additionally, all guestrooms feature the Crowne Plaza SleepAdvantage Program, which encompasses the entire sleep experience, fromtraining staff on how to create and maintain a restful environment toproviding innovative products and services. Program components includenew bedding, guaranteed wake-up calls, designated quiet zones, nightlights, drape clips, sleep CDs, sleep tips and amenities such as eyemasks, ear plugs and lavender spray. £ As part of the InterContinental Hotels Group global portfolio,Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has 250 hotels in 48 countries, all ofwhich are located in major urban centers, gateway cities and resortdestinations. For reservations at Crowne Plaza properties, visitwww.crowneplaza.com. £ Note to Editors: £ InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom ((LON:IHG)(NYSE:IHG) (ADRs)), is the world's largest hotel group by number ofrooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases orfranchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,650 hotels and540,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around theworld. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respectedhotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, CrownePlaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, HolidayInn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and HotelIndigo(R), and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program,Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 28 million members worldwide. £ InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and onlinereservations for all of its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com andinformation for the Priority Club Rewards program atwww.priorityclub.com. £ For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit ouronline Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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