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October 22, 2007
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport Wins IHG 2007 Torchbearer Award
ATLANTA – The Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport has received the
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) 2007 Torchbearer Award, the company's most prestigious award. IHG is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.
The Torchbearer Awards were presented at a special ceremony during the 2007 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas, October 22-24, 2007. David Smith, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport accepted the award.
The Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport is one of only 69 properties chosen from the IHG system of more than
3,800 hotels for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation – from quality to customer satisfaction. A 2007 Torchbearer trophy, the company's symbol of excellence, will be on permanent display at the hotel. This is the ninth time the hotel has received this prestigious recognition.
"It is my pleasure to name the Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport as one of the finest hotels in our industry," said Steve Porter, president, the Americas, IHG. "This hotel embodies the spirit, product and service that continue to make our properties known and admired throughout the world."
More than 4,000 franchise owners, operators and company officials attended the 2007 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference.
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Note to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,800 hotels and more than 563,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognized 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 Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards with over 33 million members worldwide.
The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus.
IHGoffers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at
www.priorityclub.com.
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