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Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts honored with a host of awards

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts honored with a host of awards

Category: Worldwide -
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2005-11-30


InterContinental Hotels & Resorts will end 2005 by celebrating a myriad of awards garnered throughout the year. The global hotel brand’s properties and personnel have been recognized for excellence by industry leaders, customers and prestigious publications in the United States, Asia and the United Kingdom. Properties across the globe, such as the InterContinental Resort Bali, the Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam, InterContinental Hong Kong, the Barclay InterContinental New York and the Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat, have been recognized as some of the top hotels in the world. The InterContinental brand also received the coveted “World’s Leading Hotel Brand” and “Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand” by World Travel Awards.


“InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is proud to receive this recognition from such a diverse group of travel experts and customers,” said Jenifer Zeigler, senior vice president, global brand management, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. “These awards demonstrate the scale of the InterContinental brand around the world and our commitment to driving brand preference with our guests as well as our business partners.”


Following is a list of 2005 awards:


2005 World Travel Awards – November 2005

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts wins 20 prestigious “World Travel Awards” in various categories including the coveted award for “World’s Leading Hotel Brand,” “Europe’s Leading Hotels Brand,” and an award to the InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta for the United States’ Leading Business Hotel.

(expanded list of World Travel Awards listed below).


Condé Nast Traveler Magazine (USA): Readers’ Choice Awards – November 2005

Top 50 Asia Hotels - InterContinental Hong Kong voted #21

Top 10 Pacific Rim Hotels - InterContinental Wellington voted #10

Top 30 Pacific Rim Resorts - InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora voted #10

Top 30 Pacific Rim Resorts - InterContinental Resort & Spa Moorea voted #22

Top 15 Asia Resorts - InterContinental Resort Bali voted #12


Condé Nast Traveller (UK): Readers’ Choice Awards – November 2005

Best Overseas Leisure Hotels, Europe, Asia Minor, Russian Federation – InterContinental Carlton Cannes voted # 11

Best Overseas Leisure Hotels, Australia, South Pacific – InterContinental Sydney voted #8

Best Overseas Business Hotels – InterContinental Le Grand Hotel Paris voted #8


Business Traveller (UK) Magazine Awards – November 2005

Best Business Hotel Chain Worldwide - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts voted #3

Business Hotel Chain in Europe – InterContinental Hotels & Resorts voted #2

Best Hotel Loyalty Scheme - Priority Club Rewards voted #3

Best Business Hotel in Western Europe - InterContinental Paris voted #2


Institutional Investor Magazine: Survey of the World’s Best Hotels – November 2005

World’s Best Hotels - InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam ranked #44

World’s Best Hotels - InterContinental Willard Washington ranked #45


Travel + Leisure Magazine: World’s Best Awards – August 2005

Best Business Hotel in Amsterdam - InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam

Best Business Hotel in Johannesburg – InterContinental Sandton Sun & Towers


2005 HM Awards for Hotels and Accommodation Excellence – April 2005

Best 5 Star Hotel and Business Hotel of the Year - InterContinental Sydney

Conference Hotel of the Year - InterContinental Burswood Resort Perth

South Pacific Hotel Manager of the Year - Anne de Saint Pierre, General Manager- InterContinental Le Moana Resort Bora Bora


Global Traveler Magazine Awards – February 2005

Best Hotel Rewards Program in the World –Priority Club Rewards

Best Hotel in Asia - InterContinental Hong Kong

Best International Hotel Chain - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked #2

Best Domestic (USA) Hotel Chain - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked #3

Best Hotel Chain in Asia - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked #6

Best Hotel Chain in Europe - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked #3

Best Hotel Chain in Latin America - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked #2


Condé Nast Traveller (UK): 2005 Gold List – January 2005

Best for Service - InterContinental Hong Kong ranked #14

Best for Rooms - Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat voted #10

Best for Rooms - InterContinental Sydney voted #14


Conde Nast Traveler (USA): Gold List – January 2005

Gold List, Asia - InterContinental Resort Bali

Gold List, Asia - InterContinental Hong Kong


Travel + Leisure Magazine: The World’s Best 500 Awards – January 2005

World’s Best List, Asia - InterContinental Hong Kong


Global Traveler Magazine: Reader Survey, GT Tested Awards – January 2005

Best International Hotel Chain - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts voted #2

Best International Hotel Chain, Latin America - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts voted #2


InterContinental Hotels & Resorts was the first truly international hotel brand in the world, and quickly became the symbol of glamour, sophistication and success that years later, continue to define global travel. The brand is committed to providing its guests with memorable and unique experiences that enrich their lives and broaden their outlook. InterContinental offers services and amenities specifically designed for the international business traveler, while maintaining the delicate balance of luxury expectations with authentic local experiences that enhance the leisure stay as well. Located in more than 60 countries, InterContinental continues to expand in key destinations around the globe. Reservations for all InterContinental Hotels & Resorts may be made online at www.intercontinental.com

Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 3,600 hotels and 539,000 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, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with over 27 million members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.

InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.

For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihgplc.com/media.

2005 World Travel Awards

World's Leading Hotel Brand – InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand – InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

Hong Kong’s Leading Hotel – InterContinental Hong Kong

Kazakhstan’s Leading Hotel –InterContinental Astana

South Korea’s Leading Hotel - Grand InterContinental Seoul

Uzbekistan’s Leading Hotel - InterContinental Tashkent

French Polynesia’s Leading Hotel - InterContinental Moana Beach Bora Bora

Central & Latin America’s Leading Conference Hotel- Real InterContinental Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

El Salvador’s Leading Hotel- Real InterContinental San Salvador

Honduras’ Leading Hotel- Real InterContinental Hotel Tegucigalpa

Nicaragua’s Leading Hotel- Real InterContinental Hotel Metrocentro Managua

Germany’s Leading Business Hotel- InterContinental Berlin

Greece’s Leading Hotel- InterContinental Athanaeum IC Athens

Netherlands’ Leading Hotel- Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam

Abu Dhabi’s Leading Hotel- InterContinental Abu Dhabi

Israel’s Leading Hotel- InterContinental David Tel-Aviv

Lebanon’s Leading Spa Resort- InterContinental Mountain Resort & Spa Mzaar

Oman’s Leading Hotel- Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat

North America’s Leading Business Hotel- InterContinental The Barclay New York, New York

United States’ Leading Business Hotel- InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta



For further press information and photos, please contact:

InterContinental Hotels Group

Charles Yap

Mobile: (65) 9829 0310

E-mail: charles.yap@ichotelsgroup.com




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