Airport hotel to be shipped in from China

A NEW 178-bedroom hotel will be made in China and imported in pieces to a new site at Birmingham Airport.

The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel will be created using a modular construction technique where its rooms are manufactured in the Far East and shipped over for assembly.

The hotel will be next to the airport’s terminal building and follows a franchise deal between Hilton and Castlebridge Hotels Bir- mingham Airport Ltd, a subsidiary of Wylam Investments.

Jo Lloyd, commercial director for the Airport said: “We are delighted to be working with both Castlebridge and Hilton to develop this new hotel, which is an exciting addition to our hotel offering at Birmingham Airport. We have been experiencing record passenger growth as more and more passengers and airlines realise the enormous benefits of travelling from Birmingham and we are delighted to provide our customers with more choice and a great hotel product which we look forward to opening in 2018.”

Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president for development with Hilton said: “Often cited as the best place to invest in the UK outside of London, demand in Birmingham is growing fast. Infrastructure projects will only boost that and Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport is in a terrific location.”

The hotel will open next year.