Set to open in 2020, the hotel will sit in the city’s downtown core, about a 30-km drive from Senai International Airport, with the upcoming Singapore-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Johor Bahru to Woodlands in Singapore close by.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to debut its Holiday Inn brand in capital of Johor, Malaysia with the inking of a management agreement with SKS Hotel Residences and Resorts Sdn. Bhd., a member of SKS Group for a new 318-room Holiday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre.
Set to open in 2020, the hotel will sit in the city’s downtown core, about a 30-km drive from Senai International Airport, with the upcoming Singapore-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Johor Bahru to Woodlands in Singapore close by.
The hotel will be part of the Komtar JBCC mixed-use development comprising retail and commercial office spaces, and will enjoy direct connection to the Persada Johor International Convention Centre via the Persada Link Bridge covered skywalk. Komtar JBCC and Johor Bahru City Square are also located close by.
Rajit Sukumaran, chief development officer AMEA, IHG said: “Johor Bahru holds enormous economic potential that is further fuelled by its strong connectivity to Singapore – with heightened visitor influx expected with the completion of the Singapore-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System in 2024.”
“The state government is also investing in developing the downtown area into a tourism and business hub. These factors bode well for us, representing an excellent opportunity to bring the most recognised hotel brand in the world, Holiday Inn, to Johor Bahru,” he added.
The hotel will be equipped with six meeting rooms, a business centre, an outdoor pool and gym as well as an all-day dining restaurant and a lounge.
The owner, SKS Group, is one of Johor’s largest developers with a hotel portfolio that includes four upcoming hotels in Western Australia, as well as several existing and pipeline hotels in Johor Bahru and Desaru.
The Holiday Inn brand is present in the region with 23 hotels and resorts in South-east Asia. The group plans to grow its presence by more than double in the next three to five years, with a further eight hotels in the country’s development pipeline.