Awards

Every year IHG, our brands and our people win hundreds of awards around the world. We're very proud of each of them. Below is a sample of the awards we have won over recent years.

2023

IHG was named a Kincentric Best Employer for 2023. The views of IHG colleagues were counted from responses in our annual Colleague HeartBeat survey, in which our overall engagement score increased to 87%.
Holiday Inn was ranked the Most Trusted Brand in US Travel and Hospitality by global data intelligence and market research group Morning Consult.
In its first full year, IHG One Rewards continued to receive recognition for its industry-leading benefits. It won seven Freddie Awards, including Programme of the Year in Europe and Africa, as well as in the Middle East & Asia/Oceania.
Several IHG brands were recognised at the prestigious World Travel Awards, including voco for World’s Leading Premium Hotel Brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts for World’s Leading Business Hotel Brand, and Holiday Inn for World’s Leading Budget Hotel Brand.
IHG was ranked 2nd of 850 companies on the Financial Times Europe’s Diversity Leaders list for promoting change and creating an inclusive environment.
Our Luxury & Lifestyle properties made a big impact at awards ceremonies across the globe, including picking up 31 Condè Nast Readers’ Choice Awards – 10 more hotels than last year!
In recognition of the talent we have at IHG, several colleagues won prestigious individual awards. This included Julienne Smith, Chief Development Officer, Americas, who was the recipient of the AHLA Foundation’s 2023 Peggy Berg Castell Award, which highlights women trailblazers who are paving the way for others in the hospitality industry.
IHG was officially certified a Great Place To Work and a Great Place To Work For Parents in the US. Forbes also recognised IHG as one of the World’s Best Employers, along with being one of the World’s Top Companies For Women.
IHG was named A Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality – earning a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for the ninth year in the US, and the third in MLAC.
IHG was the recipient of several prestigious people accolades in Greater China, including the Top Employer China award for the 11th year running.

2022

2022

  • We were recognised in the 2022 Stella Awards, where IHG won best hotel chain. These awards distinguish suppliers around the world that deliver high quality service.
  • IHG was named a 2022 best place to work for LGBTQ equality, earning a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for the eighth year running.
  • Luxury travel intelligence put Six Senses as the world best luxury hotel brand in 2022, the third year consecutive year the brand has been named in the top spot.
  • Our Holiday Inn brand was ranked the most trusted brand in us travel and hospitality, according to the latest survey by global data intelligence and market research group morning consult.
  • Our Intercontinental brand won hotel brand of the year at the HM awards.
  • Our Holiday Inn Express brand was readers' choice winner for best affordable hotel brand in the The Points Guy awards.
  • Several of our brands were recognised at the prestigious World Travel Awards. Here are the highlights:
    • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts - World's Leading Business Hotel Brand
    • Holiday Inn - World's Leading Budget Hotel Brand
    • voco Hotels - World's Leading Premium Hotel Brand

2021

2021

  • IHG was highly commended at the European diversity awards in the company of the year category.
  • Our meet with confidence programme was recognised at the 2021 stella awards, where IHG won best global hotel chain. These awards distinguish suppliers around the world that deliver high quality service.
  • IHG was named a best place to work for LGBTQ equality, earning a 100% score on the human rights campaign foundation's corporate equality index for the seventh year running.
  • IHG’s CEO, Keith Barr, was ranked #1 on involve - the inclusion people's 50 advocate executives for women in business.
  • Luxury travel intelligence announced Six Senses hotels resorts spas as the best luxury hotel brand for 2021. They rated brands across 131 different touchpoints from passion to commitment, ethos and values.
  • Our Holiday Inn brand was ranked the most trusted brand in US travel and hospitality, according to the latest survey by global data intelligence and market research group morning consult.
  • Several of our brands were recognised at the prestigious world travel awards. Here are some of the highlights…
    • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts - Celebrated a double win for World's Leading Hotel Brand’ & World's Leading Business Hotel Brand’
    • Holiday Inn Express - World's Leading Budget Hotel Brand
    • voco Hotels - World's Leading Premium Hotel Brand’
       

2020

2020

  • IHG won Accommodation Chain of the Year 2020 at the Hotel Management (HM) Awards in Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific
  • IHG was named a 2020 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ equality, earning a 100% perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for the sixth year running
  • Our InterContinental and Crowne Plaza brands ranked in Meadin's Brand Index amongst the Top 10 most influential international luxury and upscale hotel brands. Our Hotel Indigo brand ranked in the top 10 most influential boutique hotel brands
  • Very East China named IHG a Best Employer in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry
  • Our Holiday Inn Express brand was named the World's Leading Budget Hotel Brand 2020 at the World Travel Awards
  • IHG was named 'Green Hotel Chain of the Year' at the Finder Green Awards
  • IHG was named 'Smart Service of the Year' at the WeChat Open Class Awards
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked second for the Best Business Hotel Brand in Europe as well as the Middle East/ Africa at the Business Traveller Asia Pacific awards
  • Our Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands ranked #36 in Entrepreneur's 41st Annual Franchise 500 world list
  • IHG hotels took home several accolades at the Scottish Hotel Awards, including 'City Hotel of the Year' for Hotel Indigo Dundee and 'Luxury Brand Hotel of the Year' for Kimpton Blythswood Square

2019

2019

  • IHG was recognised as a 2019 Aon Global Best Employer for the third consecutive year, gaining accreditation in a further 37 countries
  • IHG was listed on Glassdoor’s Best Places To Work 2019, based on feedback from UK-based employees
  • IHG was named a 2019 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ equality, earning a 100% perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for the fifth year running
  • Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas was voted the world’s number one hotel brand for the third year in a row by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Indigo were recognised in the top 50 most influential hotel brands at the Meadin awards, China’s largest hospitality industry portal
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts took home more than 20 accolades at the 2019 World Travel Awards Europe, including Europe’s Leading Business Hotel Brand
  • For the tenth consecutive year, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants was listed on Forbes’ list of The Best Employers for Diversity 2019
  • For the ninth consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal Constitution listed IHG as a 2019 Top Workplace in the Large Workplaces category
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts was voted Best Upscale Brand at the British Travel Awards
  • A number of IHG hotels were recognised in the Condé Nast Traveler reader's choice awards: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam; Kimpton Gray Hotel, US; Kimpton Hotel Monaco, US; Six Senses Duoro Valley, Portugal; Six Senses Zil Pasyon, Seychelles
  • IHG Rewards Club won the top spot in five categories at the 2019 Freddie Awards, including Best Loyalty Program in the Middle East, Asia, Oceania
  • IHG Concerto won a 2019 Hotel Visionary Award from Hospitality Technology for outstanding achievement, vision and leadership in technological innovation
  • For the seventh year, IHG was listed as one of China's Most Attractive Employers by Universum, based on feedback from 50,000 Chinese university students
  • IHG Rewards Club took home two accolades at the Loyalty 360 Awards, including a Silver Award for B2B Customer Loyalty, and a Platinum Award for Influencer Marketing
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants was listed on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2019

2018

2018

  • IHG was named an industry leader on the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the second consecutive year. We achieved first place in RobecoSAM’s Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines industry group, with the highest score for the industry on our Corporate Sustainability Assessment
  • More than 60 IHG hotels won at the Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards 2018. This includes InterContinental Budapest as Top Hotel in Central Europe, Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa as Top Hotel in the Caribbean, and Kimpton Van Zandt as Top Hotel in the U.S
  • In 2018, IHG was named an AON Global Best Employer for the second year running
  • Readers of USA Today ranked Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants on its 10Best Readers’ Choice 2018 list for Best Luxury Hotel Brand
  • IHG received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the fourth year straight
  • IHG awarded ‘Top Employers United Kingdom 2018’ and ‘Top Employers China 2018’ certification by the Top Employers Institute
  • The Values Institute named Holiday Inn the most trusted travel-industry brand in the Americas
  • Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts was named best Mid-Range Hotel Brand in Greater China 2018 at the TTG China Travel Awards
  • Our InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand was named Asia’s Leading Hotel Brand 2018 at the World Travel Awards – Asia and Australasia and Europe’s Leading Business Hotel Brand at the World Travel Awards – Europe

2017

2017

  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named IHG in their ‘2017 Top Workplaces in Atlanta’ list
  • IHG awarded ‘Top Employers United Kingdom 2017’ and ‘Top Employers China 2017’ certification by the Top Employers Institute
  • IHG won a Gold award for ‘Best Management of Investor and Analyst Relations’ and Bronze for ‘Best FTSE 100 corporate website’ in Communicate Magazine’s Corporate & Financial Awards, which showcase excellence in all aspects of city and financial communications
  • IHG named as one of ‘India’s Best Companies to Work For’ by the Great Place to Work® Institute
  • IHG received a Silver award for ‘Best Corporate Website’ at the 2017 Digital Impact Awards
  • EVEN Hotels Times Square South listed one of the ‘Top 25 Hotels in the US’ in TripAdvisor’s 2017 Traveller’s Choice Awards
  • IHG received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the third consecutive year
  • IHG named as one of ‘Asia’s Best Multinational Workplaces 2017’ by Great Place to Work
  • Holiday Inn ranked #2 in the top 10 ‘Most Powerful Hotel Brands’ and #5 out of the world’s top 50 ‘Most Valuable Hotels Brands’ in the Brand Finance Report
  • SKYTRAX awarded Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel as the ‘World’s Best Airport Hotel’ for the third consecutive year in the 2017 World Airport Awards
  • For the fifth consecutive year, IHG was recognised by Universum as one of the ‘Most Attractive Employers’ across all industries, and in the top three in the tourism, hospitality and leisure industry
  • IHG ranked #1 Graduate Employer in the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism sector and third overall out of the ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’ by The Job Crowd
  • IHG globally recognised as an ‘Aon Global Best Employer’ by Aon Hewitt, based on employee engagement scores
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Express all listed as ‘Top 10 Most Influential Hotel Brands’ in their respective segments by Meadin
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts named ‘World’s Leading Hotel Brand’ for the eleventh time by the 2017 World Travel Awards.
  • IHG crowned industry leader for sustainability in the 2017 S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, which are the gold standard for recognising sustainability performance
  • IHG ranked #1 in Management Today’s ‘Britain’s Most Admired Companies’ list (Leisure & Hotels category)
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked ‘Best Business Hotel Chain Worldwide’ in the Business Traveller Awards
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ranked third in the KPMG Nunwood 2017 US Customer Experience Excellence Analysis, moving up 64 places in the last 12 months
  • Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites ranked highest in guest satisfaction in the ‘Upper Extended Stay’ and ‘Extended Stay’ categories, respectively, in the J.D. Power 2017 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.

2016

2016

  • IHG named ‘Britain’s most admired company in the leisure and hotels sector’ by Management Today
  • IHG received Universum’s ‘China’s Most Attractive Employers Award’
  • IHG awarded ‘Top Employers United Kingdom 2016’ and ‘Top Employers China 2016’ certification by the Top Employers Institute
  • IHG certified as one of the 2016 Best Companies to Work for in Singapore and India by the Great Place to Work® Institute
  • IHG listed as one of the ‘Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Fitness’ in Fast Company’s 2016 Most Innovative Companies issue for the creation of our EVEN Hotels brand
  • IHG awarded ‘ALIS Merger & Acquisition of the Year 2015’ at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in January 2016 for the acquisition of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in 2015
  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named IHG in their ‘2016 Top Workplaces in Atlanta’ list
  • IHG CEO Richard Solomons named one of Glassdoor’s 25 Highest Rated CEOs in the UK as part of its annual Employees’ Choice Awards
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants listed in Fortune Magazine’s ‘Best 100 companies to work for’ list
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts named ‘World’s Leading Hotel Brand’ by the World Travel Awards
  • IHG Rewards Club won four Freddie Awards, including ‘Best Customer Service’ and ‘Best Redemption Ability’
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts awarded ‘Best Hotel Chain’ by The Guardian and Observer Travel Awards
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts voted ‘Best Upscale Hotel Brand in North America’ by Business Travel News – up from eighth in 2015
  • Holiday Inn won ‘Best Mid-Scale Hotel Brand’ in the TTG China Travel Awards for the sixth consecutive year
  • The Flyer Travel Awards named HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts ‘Best New Hotel Brand in China’

2015

2015

  • IHG ranked as a ‘Most Admired Company 2015’ by Fortune Magazine.
  • IHG awarded 'Top Employers United Kingdom 2015' certification by the Top Employers Institute.
  • IHG named one of ‘Forbes Top 50 Green Brands’ and one of 'Forbes Most Reputable Companies 2015’.
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants named on FORTUNE's 100 Best Places to Work For® list and ranked highest of any hospitality company in the US.
  • IHG named a ‘Gold Learning Elite Organization’ by Chief Learning Officer Magazine.
  • IHG named in The Atlanta Journal Constitution's 'Top 100 Places to Work Atlanta’ list.
  • IHG awarded ‘China’s Most Attractive Employers’ award by Unversum.
  • IHG Rewards Club awarded ‘Best Customer Service in the Middle East and Asia’ and ‘Best Redemption Ability in Europe and Africa’ at the Freddie Awards.
  • IHG's app named 'Best Travel Mobile App’ at the 2015 Flyertea Travel Awards.
  • EVEN Hotels awarded Mobile Excellence Award for the ‘Best Mobile App for Health and Fitness'.
  • Holiday Inn named ‘Best Mid-Scale Hotel Brand’ at the TTG China Travel Awards.

2014

2014

  • IHG ranked third in The Sunday Times' list of the ‘25 Best Big Companies to Work For’.
  • IHG named on FORTUNE Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list, coming fourth in the Hotels, Casinos and Resorts Industry category.
  • IHG named in The Atlanta Journal Constitution's 'Top 100 Places to Work Atlanta’ list.
  • IHG named 'Best British Company' of the Year at the British Business Awards 2014 in China.
  • InterContinental Hotels & Resorts named 'World’s Leading Hotel Brand' at the 21st World Travel Awards Grand Finals.
  • IHG Rewards Club named 'Best Hotel Rewards Programme in the World' by Global Traveler Magazine for the tenth consecutive year.
  • IHG Rewards Club recognised with 5 awards at the 2014 Freddie Awards.
  • IHG's mobile app voted by Apptentive as the best iOS app in the world.
  • Hotel Indigo awarded the 'Platinum A Design Award' in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition 2013-2014.
  • The Holiday Inn brand named 'Most Improved Brand Pan Europe and Benelux' in the 2014 Hotel Brand Performance Awards.
  • Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts named 'Best Mid-Market Brand in the World' and 'Best Mid-Market Brand in Asia-Pacific' at the 2014 Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards.