Holiday Inn Express to be opened at Sheremetyevo Airport

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RUSSIA Holiday Inn Express Moscow - Sheremetyevo Airport with 192 guest-rooms will be opened in 2017 in the vicinity of the the airport’s ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ terminals.
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“We’re delighted to have signed our first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Russia’s capital,” commented Aron Libinson, InterContinental Hotels Group’s associate vice-president of development for Russia and the CIS. The hotel will operate under a management agreement with Palmira. The announcement comes only months before Russia’s first Holiday Inn Express hotel is due to open in Voronezh. There are currently 215 Holiday Inn Express hotels in Europe and 43 in the pipeline (as of December 31st 2013).

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schedule 18 May 2026
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The Auchan Bielany Shopping Centre is expanding its sportswear offerings. A Martes Sport store has taken over a 1,600 sqm unit.

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Poland Praga to tower up over Warsaw

schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 18 May 2026
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schedule 15 May 2026
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schedule 15 May 2026
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schedule 15 May 2026
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schedule 15 May 2026
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schedule 15 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 14 May 2026
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schedule 13 May 2026
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schedule 07 May 2026

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schedule 04 May 2026

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schedule 30 April 2026

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schedule 16 October 2025

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schedule 11 August 2025

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