Holiday Inn Oceanside Marina receives IHG 2011 NEWCOMER Award

Nov. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- ATLANTA (Oct. 24, 2011) -- The Holiday Inn Oceanside Marina received the IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON- IHG, NYSE- IHG (ADRs)] 2011 Newcomer Award as one of the best properties to join the system within the last year as either a new development or a conversion property.

The hotel was recognized during the 2011 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Oct. 24-26, 2011. As one of 26 hotels selected for the award, the Holiday Inn Oceanside Marina had to meet the highest standards of quality and customer service.

“We are extremely proud to have the Holiday Inn Oceanside Marina join our hotel system,” said Kirk Kinsell, president, the Americas, IHG. “We look forward to strengthening our relationship with The Chhatrala Group as they have clearly made the guest experience a top priority when visiting this new property.”  
   
Nearly 5,000 franchise owners, operators and company officials attended the 2011 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference.


Notes to Editors:

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON-IHG, NYSE-IHG (ADRs)] is a global company operating seven hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with almost 60 million members worldwide.

IHG is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms and franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,400 hotels and more than 656,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories, and has more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline.  

IHG expects to recruit around 160,000 people worldwide over the next few years and is committed to gender balance throughout its business. We aspire to continue retaining a minimum of 25% female representation on the Board.

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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Full Service Holiday Inn Hotel located 800 yards from Camp Pendleton and 700 yards from the beach in Oceanside, CA. 110 Guest rooms, meeting room, pool, and other amenities.