IHG has announced the expansion of its Holiday Inn Express brand in Brazil, with three openings slated for the rest of 2013, and a fourth next year.

InterContinental Hotels Group announced an expansion of its Holiday Inn Express brand in Brazil that will see its brand portfolio in the country grow to 15 establishments through the beginning of 2014, increasing its presence by 542 rooms.The first of the openings as part of this expansion was the Holiday Inn Express Belem-Ananindeua hotel (156 rooms). Two more openings are slated for tlater this year, the Holiday Inn Express Porto Velho hotel (174 rooms) and the Holiday Inn Express Marilia hotel (102 rooms).IHG also has plans for an opening in 2014, the new-build Holiday Inn Express Manaus hotel (110).