The Holiday Inn Blackpool officially opened its doors to its first guests 100 days ago and has since welcomed over 14,000 guests from around the world.

The hotel has also sold over 8,000 rooms, 5,000 meals at Marco’s New York Italian Restaurant and provided 12,000 breakfasts to its guests. 

Blackpool claims that since opening, the hotel has made a significant contribution to local employment, with 98% of the team coming from the Blackpool area following a successful recruitment drive earlier in the year, where the hotel received 3,068 job applications. 

The Holiday Inn Blackpool, managed by RBH Hospitality Management, is Blackpool Council owned and part of the wider regeneration project, Talbot Gateway, developed in partnership with Muse Places.  

TSpeaking on the successful hotel launch, General Manager, Mark Winter, said: “What a fast-paced 100 days it’s been opening our doors in May. It only seems yesterday we were cutting the ribbon with Corrie legend Jack P Shepherd and it’s amazing to think we’ve had 14,000 guests through our door since that day.  

The feedback we’ve received since opening from our guests, colleagues, partners and stakeholders has simply been overwhelmingly fantastic and we couldn’t have asked for a better start.  

We’ve got plenty of exciting plans on the horizon so please stay tuned and we can’t wait to welcome new families, business travellers and food fanatics over the coming months – there really is something for everyone here so come and see for yourself.” 

The hotel sits above an improved underpass connecting passengers from Blackpool North train station with a new tram stop and extension connecting to the Blackpool tramway along the Promenade. Since opening in June 2024, over 80,000 trips have started or ended at the new tram stop. 

Cllr Mark Smith, Cabinet Member for Levelling Up (Place) at Blackpool Council, added: “The response to the opening of the new hotel and tram stop has been phenomenal and both are being well used.  

The development has transformed the appearance around the train station, but also offers real economic benefits, in terms of attracting new businesses to Blackpool, creating new jobs and improving transport options, making Blackpool better for everybody.” 

The wider £350m Talbot Gateway programme is regenerating Blackpool town centre, by bringing 8,000 professional workers and students to the area in the coming years.