1. InterContinental voted as ‘Best Business Hotel’
2. InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut awarded ‘Best Business Hotel in Beirut’ for seventh year running
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) was recognised at the recent Business Traveller Middle East Awards, winning four awards for its upscale brand InterContinental, including ‘Best Hotel Chain’.
Having captured one third of the hotel awards, the brand won ‘Best New Business Hotel in the Middle East’ by InterContinental Dubai Festival City, ‘Best Business Hotel in Jeddah’ by InterContinental Jeddah, for the second year running and InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, IHG’s first venture in to the Middle East in 1961, won the award for ‘Best Business Hotel in Beirut’, for the seventh consecutive year.
The Business Traveller Middle East Awards are an important recognition of achievement, awarding exceptional levels of quality and service in the travel industry within the Middle East region. Voted for by business travellers across the Middle East, the awards cover a range of travel categories, including best hotels, airlines and airports.
“Business travel represents a substantial part of the industry. It is a sustainable and steadily growing segment and a key feeder to this region. As hoteliers we need to build our packages and services around today’s travellers, who are much more savvy and are differentiated primarily by their attitudes towards travel rather than by basic demographics. InterContinental offers superior services and amenities, while providing authentic local experiences that enhance a guest’s stay,†said John Bamsey, chief operating officer, InterContinental Hotels Group.
“InterContinental Hotels and Resorts is an internationally well known brand with a strong global footprint, enabling our loyal customers to experience the brand anywhere in the world. Regionally, our strength is mirrored with our current system of 31 hotels and resorts and a further ten in the pipeline. Our recent recognition at the awards verifies our unique offering, system size and scale are the key factors that influence a business traveller choice of hotel.â€
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 4,200 hotels and over 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®, and also manages the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 43 million members worldwide.
IHG’s portfolio within the UAE numbered 12 properties as of 31 March 2009, comprising three InterContinental, three Crowne Plaza, three Holiday Inn and three Express by Holiday Inn hotels
IHG has nearly 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media.
