Laura Eggleton, general manager, Holiday Inn London Heathrow - Ariel

Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) has announced the appointment of Laura Eggleton​ as the new general manager of Holiday Inn London Heathrow - Ariel​.

Eggleton has more than five years’ experience working for the IHG group,  joining the team at Holiday Inn London Heathrow - Ariel after stints at Holiday Inn Express Slough and Holiday Inn Gatwick – Worth, taking the latter through a £5m refurbishment which reopened in April 2012.

“It’s a really exciting opportunity for me," she said. "My role will be to build on the solid foundations that already underpin IHG’s success. I also aim to continue and develop the growth of the hotel as a market leader in Heathrow’s competitive meetings and events sector.

“The M&E industry is extremely competitive, but I’m confident our product is one of the strongest out there, and in terms of location, we are situated superbly in terms of close proximity to the airport.”

Paul Harnedy, IHG's director of operations for the UK and Ireland, said: “We are delighted to appoint Laura as General Manager of Holiday Inn London Heathrow - Ariel. It’s a very exciting time, as we launch and develop a number of plans which will contribute to be the market leader in M&E. We have been very impressed with her results, and cannot wait to see her plans unfold for this hotel.”