Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — International hotel chains Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group plan to open their first hotels in Bukhara. Hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn brands, along with a congress hall, are under construction in the city. Total investment in the projects will amount to US$136.6 million.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed construction progress during a working visit to Bukhara Region, according to the official website of the head of state.
The Hilton Garden Inn hotel will have 212 rooms, with construction investment estimated at US$37 million. The main structural work on the seven-storey building has been completed. Workers are now building internal walls, installing engineering systems and finishing the facade.
Another seven-storey hotel, also with 212 rooms, will operate under the Holiday Inn brand, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group portfolio. The project is valued at US$39.6 million. A two-storey business centre is being built next to the hotel, with concreting of its underground section nearing completion.
A congress hall with a total area of 14,500 square metres is also being constructed in Bukhara. Investment in the project will amount to US$60 million.
The main concreting work has been completed. Construction teams are now installing external engineering networks and working on the facade and roof.
According to the information presented, Hilton Worldwide Holdings currently operates 10 hotels in Uzbekistan, located in Tashkent and Samarkand.
InterContinental Hotels Group is represented in the country by one hotel in Tashkent.
The new projects will expand the presence of international hotel operators in Bukhara’s tourism sector.
