Jurys Inns in €97.4m plan for Britain

THE Jurys Inns budget hotel chain has announced a further €97.4 million expansion plan for the British market, which will see it open four new properties on top of the seven already due to open during the course of this year.

The four new hotels — earmarked for Glasgow, Newcastle, Portsmouth and Bradford — will open next year and represent a £90m (€97.4m) investment by Irish property development and investment company, McAleer & Rushe — which acts as strategic development partner to Jurys Inns owner, Quinlan Private.

“It is a significant vote of confidence in the Jurys Inn brand and business model that we can announce plans for four new hotels in today’s challenging economic climate,” said Jurys Inns’ acting chief executive John Brennan.