Nearly 130,000 IHG colleagues came together to join in its inaugural Giving for Good month

Denham, United Kingdom, 2018-Nov-05 — /Travel PR News/ — IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) has today (01 NOVEMBER 2018) announced that nearly 130,000 colleagues from its hotels and corporate offices around the world came together to join in its inaugural Giving for Good month.

During the month, IHG colleagues were invited to make a positive contribution through volunteering, doing their bit for the environment, or doing something extra to take care of their health and wellbeing. For each colleague that took part, IHG contributed funds to one of 11 charity partners of the colleague’s choosing, donating a total of US $400,000 over the course of the month. IHG’s list of charity partners was specially curated to support causes that tie closely to our business, including building skills and education in the hospitality industry and providing aid when disasters strike.

A truly global effort
From the food kitchens of Atlanta and beaches of the UAE, to the Swiss mountains and rivers of China, nearly 130,000 of our people took part in activities to make a positive difference to their communities and those around them. Working together, over the month IHG colleagues achieved:

• More than 125,000 hours of volunteering
• More than 23,000 donations of food and belongings
• Almost 4,500 blood donations for those in need
• More than 38,000 acts of care for the environment

Keith Barr, Chief Executive Officer, IHG, commented: “I am incredibly inspired by the thousands of colleagues that came together to join in our first Giving for Good month. A passion to help and care for others is at the heart of all we do and central to our promise of True Hospitality for everyone. I am proud of the dedication shown to the worthy causes we supported around the world. With more than 5,500 hotels in almost 100 countries, we are in a unique position to make a real difference on a global scale and in our local communities.”

True Hospitality for Good
Launched earlier this year, True Hospitality for Good is IHG’s new flagship programme for communities and charitable giving. Giving for Good month, which took place in September, is just one component of this programme. It gives colleagues a greater say in how we support important causes around the world, as well as more choice over which charity partners we support, more opportunities to volunteer and more funding from IHG.

About IHG®

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

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,400 hotels and 800,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 375,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.

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For further information please contact:

Tieran Bhuhi
tieran.bhuhi@ihg.com
+44 (0) 7976 178 485

Source: IHG

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