IHG to support the UK economy with 3,000 new jobs (United Kingdom)
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IHG to support the UK economy with 3,000 new jobs (United Kingdom)
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Category: Europe - United Kingdom
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2010-11-10
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel company by number of rooms, is creating over 3,000 new jobs across the UK as it plans to open 37 hotels over the next few years.
The vacancies have been created as IHG - which owns a portfolio of major hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo - today announced plans to open over 1,200 new hotels worldwide, creating 160,000 jobs.
The roles include a wide range of different posts including management, hotel porters, waiting and bar staff, some of which are among the quickest and most flexible routes back to employment. All employees will also receive opportunities through IHG's highly-acclaimed training and development programmes.
Andy Cosslett, IHG's chief executive, said: "We are the world's biggest hotel group and investment in new hotels and the people that make them successful is vital to our growth. Whether you want to be a hotel porter, waiter or manager, in Birmingham, Bangkok or Berlin, we offer a terrific range of opportunities".
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