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Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronic City named India’s Leading New Business Hotel at World Travel Awards 2011

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced that Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronic City has been awarded with the coveted ‘India’s Leading New Business Hotel’ at the World Travel Awards 2011 - the most prestigious awards ceremony in the global travel and tourism industry.


The winners were judged by voting. This year, a phenomenal 213,000 industry professionals participated in the voting process, which is scrupulously monitored and independently audited. The voters reflect the expectations of today’s corporate travelers and decision makers.

This award has been instituted to acknowledge outstanding quality service delivery and consistent brand standards to its guests. Receiving the award at World Travel Awards 2011 in Bangkok, Ranjan Malakar, Hotel Manager, Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City said, “It is an honour to receive this prestigious award for ‘India’s Leading New Business Hotel’ and this represents yet another milestone for our hotel team and is a testimony of our commitment towards delivering great guest experience.” Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City is an upper upscale business hotel designed for today’s discerning traveler who appreciates value and excellence complemented by successful interactions.

Besides offering unique guest experiences to business and leisure travelers, Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City resonates well with Bengaluru’s information technology market and is Electronics City’s business solution. Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City was conferred the distinguished ‘Best Business Hotel – South India 2010’ by Today’s Traveller. Shaun Langdon, Regional General Manager and Director Projects, South West Asia said, “Crowne Plaza is IHG’s upper upscale dynamic brand with hotels located in urban centres, gateway cities and resort destinations.

Truly international, Crowne Plaza offers premium accommodation, designed for the discerning business and leisure traveller. Crowne Plaza brand is recognized as ‘The Place to Meet’ because it provides best-in-class amenities for both meeting planners and attendees.

The World Travel Awards is now in its 18th year and is voted for by 183,000 travel tourism and hospitality professionals across the globe. Described by the Wall Street Journal as the Oscars of the global travel and tourism industry, the awards are becoming instrumental in increasing international brand recognition and customer loyalty.

For more information on the World Travel Awards, please visit http://www.worldtravelawards.com/