Arora Group has announced the appointment of James Street as General Manager of the new Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Terminal 2, opening Summer 2019.

James leads the pre-opening team with over 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and joins from Arora Group sister property, Renaissance London Heathrow, where he held the position of Operations Manager since 2015. Prior to this, James led the team at Holiday Inn London Heathrow T5 as General Manager, following the hotel's refurbishment in June 2014.

Vincent Madden, Director of Hotel Operations at Arora Group, said: “We are thrilled to welcome James asGeneral Manager at Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Terminal 2. I am confident that James’ wealth of experience will guide the hotel's team to success in line with the Arora Group’s ambition.”.

James Street commented: “I am delighted to be taking on this new challenge. As the first Hilton Garden Inn to be added to the Arora Group portfolio, we look forward to delivering the highest levels of service in a hotel situated at Heathrow’s most prime location. I am truly excited and looking  forward to the opening of the hotel later this summer.”

Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Terminal 2 opens Summer 2019 and will host 369 guest rooms, 335 sq.metresof meeting space, 24-hour fitness centre, 2 restaurants and sky bar with  360º airport views. The hotel will be the first to open at Terminal 2 and the only property to directly connect to TheQueen’s Terminal via a covered walkway. The hotel will approximately be a 5-minute walk from the lobby to the terminal.

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Notes to Editors

Arora Group

The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.

For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com or @Arora_Group

Arora Hotels

Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’s leading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow, Sofitel London Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), InterContinental® London ‒The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5, Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal4, Holiday Inn Express® London Heathrow Terminal 4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora Hotel Gatwick/Crawley. Two additional hotels currently under development are Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow as well as a luxury country house hotel in Windsor. For more information please visitthearoragroup.com/business/hotels or @AroraHotels

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