IKEA Hotels coming?
“Golden Tulip Hospitality Group and Inter IKEA Systems Holding B.V. initiate the development project through the signing of a letter of intent for the first Tulip Inn developed in co-operation with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. and located next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft.
Amersfoort (NL), Lausanne (CH), Delft (NL) 21st March 2006, Golden Tulip Hospitality and Inter IKEA Systems B.V. together announce their intent for the joint development of a Tulip Inn next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft, The Netherlands.
The hotel’s exterior and interior is being jointly developed by a team of experts from both companies using the stylish Golden Tulip and IKEA designs, including some of the latest IKEA furniture suitable for the hotel sector.
The IKEA Concept Center consists of all the parts of Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in Delft, including the IKEA Pilot Store and the IKEA Business College. This is a learning center for all IKEA retailers from all over the world. This creates a strong demand for appropriate hotel accommodations to meet their needs. For this reason, Inter IKEA Systems B.V. has been considering this hotel idea for several years and is now in co-operation with Golden Tulip to realise it next to the IKEA Concept Center in Delft along highway A13, between The Hague and Rotterdam….”
Yay! Now I have yet another reason to go back to Delft!