InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts named World's Leading Hotel Brand for the seventh time at World Travel Awards

London, Monday, 2nd December: InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, part of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has been recognised by the 2013 World Travel Awards in Doha, Qatar as the World's Leading Hotel Brand 2013 for the seventh time and fifth consecutive year. The InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand was also recognised as the World's Leading Luxury Resort 2013.

In addition, the brand was voted Europe's Leading Hotel Brand 2013 and Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand, among 41 other awards that also recognised individual InterContinental Hotels & Resorts properties around the globe this year.

Simon Scoot, Vice President, Global Brands, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts remarked, “We are honoured to be the recipients of such prestigious awards that recognise the dedication of all our colleagues working in 174 properties around the world, and demonstrate their pride in IHG’s iconic international luxury brand.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is dedicated to providing genuine insider experiences that inspire our guests to feel more like a local rather than a tourist when they stay with us.”

The scale and diversity of the IHG family of brands means that its hotels can meet its guests’ needs whatever the occasion. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is IHG’s luxury hotel brand, with local insight that comes from over 65 years’ experience on the international scene. The brand has a presence in more than 60 countries worldwide in most of the world’s key cities and many resort locations.

Hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry” by the Wall Street Journal, the World Travel Awards celebrate their 20th Anniversary this year and are widely acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade. The awards aim to celebrate brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence and are decided based on votes by the public and travel professionals worldwide.

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Media contact:

Jovana Lakcevic, IHG Global Communications │ t: +44 1895 512 864 │e: [email protected]

 

Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts picked up the following awards at the 2013 WTA:

Global Awards

World's Leading Hotel Brand 2013

World's Leading Luxury Resort 2013 - InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort

Awards in Asia & Australasia

Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand 2013

Asia's Leading Honeymoon Resort 2013 - InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort

Asia's Leading Hotel Brand 2013

Asia's Leading Luxury Resort 2013 - InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort

Asia's Leading New Resort 2013 - InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort

Kazakhstan's Leading Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Almaty

Philippines' Leading Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Manila

Singapore's Leading Conference Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Singapore

Thailand's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Bangkok

Thailand's Leading Resort 2013 - InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort

Vietnam's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel

Vietnam's Leading Conference Hotel 2013 - Intercontinental Asiana Saigon Hotel

Vietnam's Leading Hotel 2013 - Intercontinental Asiana Saigon Hotel

Vietnam's Leading Resort 2013 - InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort

Australasia's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Australasia's Leading Conference Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Australasia's Leading Golf Resort 2013 - InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa, Fiji

Australasia's Leading Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

Australasia's Leading Hotel Brand 2013

Australasia's Leading Spa Resort 2013 - InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia

French Polynesia's Leading Resort 2013 - InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa

French Polynesia's Leading Spa Resort 2013 - InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia

Awards in Central America

Mexico & Central America's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - Real InterContinental Hotel & Club Tower Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

El Salvador's Leading Hotel 2013 - Real InterContinental San Salvador

Guatemala's Leading Hotel 2013 - Real InterContinental Guatemala

Honduras' Leading Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Real San Pedro Sula

Mexico's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Presidente Mexico City

Awards in Europe

Europe's Leading Hotel Brand 2013

Belarus' Leading Business Hotel 2013 - Crowne Plaza Minsk

Belarus' Leading Hotel 2013 - Crowne Plaza Minsk

Malta's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Malta

Malta's Leading Resort 2013 - InterContinental Malta

Mediterranean's Leading Family Resort 2013 - InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel, Cyprus

Romania's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Bucharest

Russia's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - Crowne Plaza Moscow World Trade Centre

Awards in Middle East

Lebanon's Leading Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut

Lebanon's Leading Spa Resort 2013 - InterContinental Mzaar Mountain Resort & Spa

Qatar's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Doha

Awards in South America

Argentina's Leading Business Hotel 2013 - InterContinental Hotel Mendoza

 

About IHG

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