IHG Group (including Holiday Inn)

With Easter just around the corner, there might be time no better time to go back to the gym, or to try a gym for the first time – especially after all those hot cross buns and chocolates.

Two Papua New Guinea hotels have shut their doors temporarily because of the COVID-19 state of emergency and others have put in place tough measures to guarantee their survival.

A new Chief Operating Officer at Nautilus Minerals, a new regional Manager at Peopleconnexion and a new Hotel Manager at the Crowne Plaza 

An area director and a managing associate

Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby is the latest in a succession of new hotels opening – or set to open – in Papua New Guinea’s capital. Business Advantage PNG asks InterContinental Hotels’ Tim Pollock where this three-star property fits in PNG’s hospitality market, and discusses the challenges of running a hotel in PNG.

The next 12 months or so is a time to digest and consolidate, says Peter Langslow, the incoming head of one of Papua New Guinea’s largest and oldest companies, Steamships Trading Company. He told Business Advantage PNG, however, it is also a time to prepare for fresh opportunities.