Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has held its annual ‘Celebrate Service’ week, thanking staff around the world with a range of activities including a dragon-boat race, beach outings and karaoke lunches.
Now in their fifth year, the celebrations, which took place from June 9 to 13, were designed to acknowledge the contribution of frontline teams to the company’s success.
In addition to the activities, corporate office colleagues showed their appreciation for their hotel counterparts by serving them lunch.
IHG hotels in the Middle East planned an event on each day throughout the week; among them was a karaoke lunch, ‘Housekeeping Talent and Dart Competition’ and a gala dinner were organised by Holiday Inn Bur Dubai.
Holiday Inn Dubai - Downtown Dubai also planned a ‘Movie Afternoon’ and an awards dinner to recognise the efforts of their colleagues.
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"At IHG, our brands represent our promise to our guests and it is our people who deliver that promise and bring each brand to life,” said IHG COO India, Middle East and Africa Pascal Gauvin.
“We often don’t take enough time out to say 'thank you' to the people who work tirelessly to deliver great experiences to the guests that walk through our doors, so this is our way of appreciating our colleagues on a week when we make it all about them.”
IHG has 81 hotels across the InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites brands in the Middle East, with another 25 hotels due to open in the next three to five years.
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