Amerilodge Group Opens 105-Room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo East

Amerilodge Group opened the 105-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo East on October 20, 2026, at 3700 East Cork Street Court in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The hotel ownership and management company announced the opening on October 22, 2026, according to GlobeNewswire.

Amerilodge's Kalamazoo Hotel Details

Amerilodge Group is a hotel ownership, development and management company based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, that operates properties under franchise licenses with IHG, Marriott and Hilton. The new Kalamazoo property has 105 guestrooms and suites, an indoor heated swimming pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and more than 1,100 square feet of flexible meeting space for functions of up to 100 attendees. The hotel is expected to bring more than 25 employment opportunities to the Kalamazoo community across hotel operations, guest services and housekeeping.

Asad Malik, President and CEO of Amerilodge Group, said: "Our investment in Kalamazoo reflects our confidence in the strength of this community and its continued economic potential." Jake Saucedo, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo East, said: "Opening a new hotel is an exciting opportunity, but what makes it truly special is the people behind it." The hotel uses the Holiday Inn Express brand's Formula Blue 2.0 design concept and sits near Interstate 94, close to employers including Stryker Corporation and Pfizer, as well as Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College.

Amerilodge's Prior Openings

Amerilodge Group celebrated the grand opening of the 90-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Stevensville Benton Harbor on August 26, 2025, at 5120 Red Arrow Highway, a hotel that created more than 25 new jobs, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show the company opened the 146-room Holiday Inn & Suites in Detroit Troy in February 2023, featuring the H4 design concept, a Toast to Toast restaurant and more than 4,000 square feet of meeting space. Amerilodge Group was ranked #44 on Crain's Detroit Business "Fast 50" list of Michigan's fastest-growing companies.

Other Hotel Openings Across the Sector

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts opened three Ramada Encore hotels in Ayodhya, Vrindavan and Kochi, India, on October 19, 2026, bringing the brand to 17 operational hotels and over 1,000 keys, EIN Presswire reported. Marriott International opened the 56-room City Express by Marriott Udaipur Nathdwara Highway in India on October 13, 2026, WebWire reported. Travelodge Hotels opened Travelodge Gangnam Yeoksam Seoul, its fifth Korean hotel with 360 rooms, on October 15, 2026, FinancialContent Business Page reported.

Bird Group's 2030 Expansion Target

The Times of India reported on October 21, 2026, that Bird Group of Companies plans to double its hospitality keys to nearly 1,200 by 2030, with Roseate Hotels & Resorts managing 15-20% of its portfolio.