By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterInterContinental Hotels Group PLC has launched a new hotel in Taichung under the Holiday Inn Express brand with the aim of achieving 80 percent occupancy next year. It is targeting young, individual leisure and business travelers, general manager Wilson Chang (張惟森) said by telephone. The hotel is a collaboration with Taipei-based Earnest Development and Construction Co (誠意開發), which is expanding into the hospitality industry after three decades of property development, Chang said. InterContinental, which operates 5,603 hotels under 15 brands worldwide, is keen to expand its business presence in Taiwan and the rest of Asia. It is soon to add Hotel Indigo Taipei in the Dazhi (大直) area to its portfolio, which also includes Indigo Kaohsiung, Indigo Hsinchu, Crowne Plaza and Kimpton.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2019 15:56 UTC