CELEBRATE SERVICE WEEK – THE IHG WAY
IHG hotels in India join a week-long global celebration to say ‘Thank You’ to its employees

New Delhi, India, July 27, 2010 / IndiaPRLine / — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, is celebrating a week-long ‘Thank You’ marathon from 26-30 July 2010 across their 4,400 hotels globally. The participating IHG hotels in India are organizing various fun-filled activities for their employees to say ‘Thank You’ and reward them for their achievements.

“Celebrate Service Week” – an initiative launched by IHG in partnership with its Owners’ Association, the IAHI, is designed to give back to their people who work tirelessly every day for their guests. The week is dedicated to celebrating the 330,000 people, from accountants to chefs and housekeeping to HR, who work across its hotels and offices, for their invaluable contribution. This is the largest recognition initiative in the hospitality industry.

Says Shaun Langdon, IHG’s Regional General Manager for India, “IHG has always been recognized as one the best companies to work for and it is our people who set us apart from our competitors. The Celebrate Service Week is an opportunity to thank our people and recognize them as the driving force of our success. At IHG, we always strive to develop excellent working relationships and share our experiences to find new ways to deliver great service.”

As part of the celebrations, IHG hotels in India have planned a number of exciting activities to celebrate and thank its employees.

Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronic City is welcoming families of employees for a full day program of sports and cultural events along with a barbeque in the evening. The hotel is also hosting lunch with the General Manager for the best employee nominees.

At the same time, Crowne Plaza Okhla is encouraging its employees to be environment friendly by planting trees. Recognizing the need for a healthy life style, the hotel is also arranging for a distressing yoga session for all. As a token of appreciation of the efforts of their people, the General Manager of the hotel will manage the front desk and handle all check-in and check-out for 1 hour.

At Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, the entire week will be celebrated with different theme lunches featuring regional delicacies every day. The celebrations will be concluded with a video presentation of the activities recorded throughout the week.

Similarly, Crowne Plaza Today Gurgaon will capture the experiences of the employees during the week. The hotel will choose four lucky winners daily, who would be treated with beauty treatments, and a luxurious limousine pick-up. Other lucky staff members will also stand to win a complimentary night stay at the hotel.

Additionally, all the hotels will extend their gratitude by crafting special personalized thank you cards to all the team members and their families.

Mark Carrier, Chairman of the IAHI, the Owners’ Association, said: “The IAHI, our hotels’ owners and IHG have come together to dedicate a week to thanking our people and letting them know how important they are to the success of our businesses. It’s their hard work and professionalism that makes our hotels places that guests want to return to again and again.”

Celebrate Service will call attention to the work that team members do through their many acts of service, hospitality and graciousness.

To find out more about Celebrate Service Week, working in the hotel industry and the opportunities available at IHG, visit www.ihg.com/celebrateservice.

Notes to Editors:

About IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms.  IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, over 4,400 hotels and more than 650,000 guest rooms in 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 48 million members worldwide.

IHG has 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 160,000 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

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