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IHG to Open Australia’s First Holiday Inn Express in Cockburn in 2026

A franchise partnership with SKS positions a 170-room tower within a mixed-use precinct near major employment hubs.

Overview

  • IHG and SKS signed a franchise agreement for Holiday Inn Express Cockburn, slated to open in September 2026.
  • The 170-room hotel will anchor a mixed-use project with a separate residential tower about 26 km south of Perth’s CBD.
  • Developers say the location will serve demand from the Australian Marine Complex and the Murdoch medical precinct.
  • SKS says it repositioned the project to the Holiday Inn Express brand based on confidence in IHG’s commercial performance.
  • IHG frames the signing as an important expansion of its Western Australia portfolio, with the development already under construction.