IBIS opening new hotels in Belfast
Thursday, 5 November 2009 12:23Two new IBIS hotels have been launched in Belfast today.
Northern Ireland Tourism Minister, Arlene Foster, welcomed the chain to the city this morning as it unveiled its first hotel in King Street.
A second hotel will open in the Queen's Quarter in the city in the coming weeks.
50 jobs have been created following the £12 million investment by the IBIS chain.
Arlene Foster said the decision by IBIS to open a total of five new hotels in a £50 million programme over the next few years, was a 'significant sign of confidence in Northern's Ireland's tourism potential'.
Details of the locations of the remaining three hotels have yet to emerge, as have the final number of jobs created by the budget hotel chain.
Ibis hotels are part of the French-owned Accor Group, which currently operates 831 hotels in 42 countries around the world.
