IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Hotel Eastern Nepal Pvt Ltd to open Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dhulabari in south-eastern Nepal in 2026.

This will be their second partnership after Holiday Inn Resort Kathmandu Budhanilkantha.

The new hotel will have 99 rooms and suites, an all-day dining outlet (including a rooftop option), a banquet hall, a fitness centre, and parking. It will be located in Dhulabari, Jhapa District, near the Nepal–India border at Kakarvitta and close to Chandragadi Domestic Airport.
The Pathibhara Devi Temple, a major pilgrimage site, is about 15 km away.

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