Source: IHG

The new InterContinental® London - The O2 is scheduled to open in late 2015, providing extensive facilities for leisure and business travellers visiting the capital. The luxury 453-bedroom 18-storey hotel and conference centre currently in construction as part of a 7.6 acre development scheme on the Greenwich Peninsula, a destination enjoying a huge surge in visitors following the 2012 Olympic regeneration project.

Designed to the highest sustainability standards and located immediately adjacent to The O2, the InterContinental London - The O2 will feature a dedicated conference centre complete with 20 multi-functional meeting rooms and an impressive 3000sqm pillar-free ballroom, one of the largest single event spaces in any European hotel. Accommodating as many as 3000 delegates, the hotel's ballroom will rival many of its current London counterparts, attracting a range of events from congresses, exhibitions to banquets and award ceremonies as part of its full service offering.

With its enviable position on the banks of the River Thames, visitors can enjoy breathtaking views of the water and neighbouring Canary Wharf. The hotel's location also benefits from easy riverboat access into Greenwich Pier and is only 400m from North Greenwich tube station where guests can reach London's West End within 15 minutes. London City Airport, carrying more than 3 million visitors each year and serving the many business travellers into Canary Wharf and the City of London, is within six miles of the hotel.

Facilities at the InterContinental London - The O2 include a luxury spa, hotel bar, two restaurants - comprising a fine dining and all-day dining experience - as well as a 18th floor Sky Bar boasting an uninterrupted, panoramic view across the water to Canary Wharf and beyond.

Raj Shah, Arora Group's Commercial Director, commented: "We are excited to be opening the largest and most luxurious hotel in Greenwich with the largest single pillar free ballroom within a London hotel. With the Olympics, this area of London has undergone a dramatic transformation and we are delighted to be part of that ongoing regeneration that renders this area one of the most visited destinations in the city. This hotel will bring a new dimension of leisure and business facilities to Greenwich and Canary Wharf and we believe a welcome new option for meeting planners looking to place large events in the capital with a globally

recognised hotel brand." InterContinental London - The O2 is managed and operated by The Arora Group under a franchise agreement with the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®).

About Arora Group
One of the UK’s fastest growing privately-owned hotel companies, Arora has made a name for itself through the design, construction and operation of luxury hotels, with exceptional levels of hospitality. The group is currently operating 2,838 bedrooms and 114 meeting rooms across 7 hotels: Sofitel London Heathrow & Sofitel London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), Holiday Inn London Heathrow – T5 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), as well as Arora London Heathrow and Arora London Gatwick/Crawley. Additionally the InterContinental London – The O2, currently under construction and due to open in late 2015 will add an additional 453 bedrooms to the portfolio together with a 3,000 square metre pillar free ballroom, one of the largest in Europe.

The property arm of the Arora Group – Arora Management Services – is involved in property asset management of a portfolio of landmark office buildings at key UK airports. The development arm, trading as Grove Developments has secured an agreement to design and construct four new budget hotels for Premier Inn at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. Excel Hospitality is another division created in June 2011, to bring in house all food and beverage services that were once provided by an external company. www.arorainternational.com

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