Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, part of InterContinental Hotels Group, has added a new 10-storey extension to the property.
The hotel, the only one located outside the transit area of Changi Airport, now has a 563-key inventory, an increase of over 75 per cent from its original 320 rooms. All 243 rooms at the new Jewel Wing are Business Rooms in King (28m2) or Twin (38m2) configuration.
Rooms cater well for business travellers, with amenities such as an ergonomic work station, complimentary Wi-Fi, wireless printing of documents, and a Handy smartphone for free unlimited local and international calls to 11 countries.
General manager Sunshine Wong told TTGmice he hopes to continue reaching out to one essential group – the MNCs.
He said: “There is definitely one segment of the MICE business that we’re looking for, which is all the multinationals based in Singapore. We also believe that this hotel can be positioned as a hub, meaning regional MNCs can have their meeting here for two, three days and off they go. That’s what we’re targeting and we’ve been quite successful in going after that segment.”
Jewel Wing welcomed its first guests on August 1. The new wing is named as such as it will overlook the Jewel Changi Airport retail complex once the building is completed in 2019.
The property expansion is also coming ahead of the airport’s Terminal 4 opening slated for 2017. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport first opened in 2008.
