IHG®’s avid™ hotels brand continues growth with new properties now open in US and Mexico

200+ new avid^™ hotel properties under development to serve resilient mainstream market

Avid^™ hotels brand continues to grow throughout the Americas with multiple new hotels opened recently and more than 200 properties in the development pipeline, including 40 under construction and more than 90 with plans submitted to or approved by IHG.

As one of the latest brands added to IHG’s strong mainstream brand portfolio, which also includes trusted hotel brands such as Holiday Inn^® and Holiday Inn Express^®, avid hotels is well positioned to serve business and leisure travelers returning to the road following the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Recently opened and coming soon avid hotels properties include; avid hotel Denver Airport Area, avid hotel Fresnillo, avid hotel Nashville – Lebanon, avid hotel Boston Logan Airport – Revere, avid hotel Fort Worth – Fossil Creek

Launched in 2017, avid hotels is one of IHG’s newest brands in the midscale, mainstream category. The brand offers the type of hospitality its guests value most – the essentials done exceptionally well and experiences that feel just right, every time. Guests at avid hotels properties can expect a superior guest stay, including a great night’s sleep, a grab-and-go, complimentary breakfast and seamless technology

“We are thrilled to have opened the first avid hotels property in Denver and are excited to participate in this new brand’s growth and success. As a member of the avid hotels’ Owner Advisory Board, we were extremely pleased to be able to play a significant role helping to shape the development of the brand with the guest and the owner in mind. We, at Baywood Hotels, believe that, with both business and leisure travel showing modest recovery as we further navigate the pandemic, avid hotels is well-positioned to satisfy the current consumer appetite for travel while also supporting travel demands in the future", said Chet Patel, Owner of avid hotel Denver Airport Area, Senior Vice President, Baywood Hotels