Budget hotel brand Premier Inn is set to further expand in Northern Ireland with a new 81-bedroom property at Belfast International Airport.
Hospitality conglomerate Whitbread – which owns Premier Inn – confirmed the plan as part of a wider Northern Ireland expansion plan for the accommodation brand.
Jill Anderson, Acquisition Manager for Whitbread, said: “Securing such a prime location at Belfast International Airport reinforces our commitment to growing our network in key travel hubs across the UK and Ireland. The site offers an exceptional opportunity to serve the airport’s six million passengers annually, providing them with the quality, comfort, and affordability Premier Inn is known for. The Belfast acquisition is the third airport hotel we have signed in six months, reflecting the consistently strong and growing demand for travel and the excellent investment opportunities these locations offer.”
The new Belfast International Airport hotel will be constructed at the junctions of Airport Road, Antrim Road and British Roads – opposite the airport’s popular long-stay car park and within easy walking distance of the airport terminal building.
It is the first Premier Inn to be built in Northern Ireland since the opening of Premier Inn Lisburn hotel in 2019, with Whitbread set to invest more than £6 million in the new hotel (on a capitalised lease expenditure basis)
Beyond Belfast, Whitbread is actively looking for new locations for Premier Inn in Belfast City Centre, Enniskillen and Newry to add to its network of trading hotels in Belfast, Bangor, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Derry.
