InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has partnered with Pro-invest to open Australia’s first Holiday Inn Express hotel – Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park – which is scheduled to welcome business travellers on April 11, 2016.

“This is an important milestone for the Holiday Inn Express brand globally, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary,” says IHG chief executive Richard Solomons. “I’m delighted to be here for the occasion, and to celebrate with our partners from Pro-invest.”

Located in Macquarie Park – Sydney’s second largest business district – the 192-room hotel features high quality bedding; free and fast wifi in guest rooms and throughout the hotel; Free Express Start Breakfast or a Grab & Go option; a self-service business centre and laundry room; as well as the Great Room, a public space for guests to meet, work or relax.

“Since announcing our partnership with IHG and this portfolio of Holiday Inn Express hotels to open in Australia, our team has scoured the country for prime positions for our hotels,” says Ronald Barrott, CEO at Pro-invest Group. “Macquarie Park is one of Sydney’s leading business precincts for this, our first Holiday Inn Express hotel, perfectly-suited for corporate travellers.”

In addition, a 226-room Holiday Inn Express will open in Spring Hill Brisbane later this year, followed by Adelaide with a further 245-room property in the centre of the city, opening 2017. www.ihg.com