EFD applauds InterContinental Hotels step forward for best practice
7th December 2007
InterContinental Hotels Group has, as part of its continuing commitment to accessibility for disabled guests, installed ceiling track hoists in two further UK hotels.
IHG, which was joint winner of the Employers Forum Disability Standard Diamond Award for Recruitment in November, has already installed ceiling track hoists at three of its London properties.
These specialised facilities are now also provided at Holiday Inn Birmingham and Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre.
Christopher Rawstron, Vice President Operations UK and Ireland, said: "We are excited about our sustained development in this arena and feel confident that as the only large hotel chain to offer ceiling track hoists in a number of its hotels, we are now better positioned to welcome a wider range of disabled guests. Furthermore, the hoists are a point of difference, which will undoubtedly attract more conference business, especially from those public sector organisations with a duty to promote disability equality."
Susan Scott-Parker, Chief Executive of EFD says: "I am extremely pleased that IHG have gone to great lengths to accommodate more disabled customers within their hotels. In doing so they have demonstrated a commitment to disability confidence with great recognition for the business case and I look forward to seeing more examples of best practice from them in the future."
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG)
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,800 hotels and more than 571,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.
IHG's portfolio within the UK numbered 244 properties as of 30 September 2007, comprising one InterContinental, 16 Crowne Plaza, 117 Holiday Inn and 110 Express by Holiday Inn hotels.
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About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.