IHG Wins 28 World Travel Awards at Hong Kong Gala

By BW Hotelier INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS and resorts outdid its performance at last year’s awards to scoop an amazing 28 wins at the recent World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2015 held at Intercontinental Grand Stanford, Hong Kong. The brand, which is part of the intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, also claimed one of the most coveted awards, Asia’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel Brand, for the second year in a row. Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, also took home Asia’s Leading Business Hotel Brand and Australasia’s Leading Hotel Brand for the fourth consecutive year. Intercontinental hotels and resorts in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific also achieved major wins in a variety of categories. Bruce Ryde, Director of Brand Marketing for luxury and lifestyle brands, IHG, Asia, Middle East and Africa (see photo) said; ’With 28 wins, six more than the previous year, for both the Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts brand and properties at such a prestigious event demonstrates how we are committed to providing our guest with exceptional experiences, whether at a luxury resort or city hotel. ’Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts make up a significant proportion of our development pipeline and we know that we will continue to offer award winning properties to our guests in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.’ The WTA was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry and is now in its 22^nd year. The prestigious ceremony saw the gathering of government and industry leaders, luminaries, and international print and broadcast media. Awards are presented across three tiers: country, regional and world awards, based on votes by the public and travel professionals worldwide. There are currently 67 Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts across Asia, Middle East and Africa, representing over one third of a total 182 of the brand’s properties globally, with 23 in the development pipeline set to open in the coming three to five years.