InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Named Asia's Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand clinching 22 World Travel Award wins across Asia and Australasia

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts triumphed at the recent 2014 World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Australasia held in New Delhi, India, with 22 prestigious accolades. The brand, which is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, was also recognised as Asia’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand for the first time.

The world’s first truly international hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts also took home Asia’s Leading Business Hotel Brand for the third consecutive year and Australasia’s Leading Hotel Brand for the third time. InterContinental properties in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific also claimed a plethora of wins as top hotels and resorts in their respective countries.

Bruce Ryde, Director Brand Management, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts said, “To have won 22 awards at this year’s WTA is testament to our commitment as a brand to provide guests with exceptional and authentic experiences when they stay at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. More than half of the awards won are repeat wins, and this shows the consistent quality of our properties and shows us that as a team we are on the right track and staying true to our core brand values.”

The WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry and is now in its 21^st year. Heralded as the ‘travel industry's equivalent to the Oscar's’ by The Wall Street Journal, the awards are decided based on votes by the public and travel professionals worldwide.

“With InterContinental Hotels & Resorts making up over a third of IHG’s pipeline in Asia, Middle East and Africa, we are confident that we will continue to deliver more award winning properties in this exciting and diverse region,” added Bruce Ryde.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts won the following awards at the 2014 WTA Asia & Australasia:

 

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Brand:

- Asia's Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand

- Asia's Leading Business Hotel Brand (also awarded in 2012 and 2013)

- Australasia's Leading Hotel Brand (also awarded in 2009 and 2013)

 

Properties in Asia:

InterContinental Bali Resort, Indonesia:

- Bali's Leading MICE Hotel

InterContinental Bangkok, Thailand                   

- Thailand's Leading Business Hotel (2013)

- Thailand's Leading Hotel

InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort, Thailand

- Asia's Leading Honeymoon Resort (2013)

- Thailand's Leading Resort (2013)

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam (resort opened in 2012):

- Asia's Leading Hotel Dining & Entertainment Experience

- Asia's Leading Luxury Resort

- Vietnam's Leading Resort (2013)

- Vietnam's Leading Spa Resort

InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel, Vietnam:

- Asia's Leading City Hotel

- Vietnam's Leading Conference Hotel (2013)

InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel, Vietnam:

- Vietnam's Leading Business Hotel

InterContinental Manila, Philippines

- Philippines' Leading Business Hotel (2007 and 2013)

 

Properties in Australia:

InterContinental Sydney, Australia:

- Australasia's Leading Business Hotel

- Australasia's Leading Hotel

InterContinental Melbourne the Rialto, Australia

- Australasia's Leading Conference Hotel (2013)

InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia

- Australasia's Leading Spa Resort (also awarded in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013)

- French Polynesia's Leading Spa Resort (also awarded in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013)

InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa, French Polynesia

- French Polynesia's Leading Resort (2011, 2012, 2013)

There are currently 18 InterContinental hotels (3,400 rooms) in India and 68 hotels and resorts (21,600 rooms) across Asia, Middle East and Africa. For more information on InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, visit www.intercontinental.com. 

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Notes to Editors:

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of nine hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts.

IHG manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with over 82 million members worldwide. The programme was relaunched in July 2013, offering enhanced benefits for members including free internet across all hotels, globally.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,700 hotels and 697,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with almost 1,200 hotels in its development pipeline.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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