Inaugural MICHELIN Keys recognize IHG Hotels & Resorts

International

14 Prestigious MICHELIN Keys awarded to properties within IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle portfolio.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the respected recognition of MICHELIN Keys awarded to 14 of its luxury and lifestyle properties in Europe and Asia. The MICHELIN Key serves as the hotel equivalent to the MICHELIN Star awarded to restaurants and recognizes hotels for providing exceptional stays that meet the highest standards of hospitality. This included a trio of hotels receiving the elevated 2 MICHELIN Keys distinction:

· Six Senses Samui

· Six Senses Yao Noi

· InterContinental Phuket Resort

The MICHELIN Guide’s inaugural hotel awards program, MICHELIN Keys, highlights hotels offering so much more than a room for the night, with key recipients selected from over 5,000 hotels included within the long-standing MICHELIN Guide. Distinction is based on five criteria: excellence in architecture and design, service quality, overall personality and character, value for the price and meaningful contributions to the local community. Among the 14 awarded IHG properties, eleven received 1 Key, while 3 earned 2 Keys. This achievement reinforces IHG Hotels & Resorts' position as a leader in luxury hospitality.

The following IHG Hotels & Resorts properties have been recognized on MICHELIN Guide's inaugural list:

EUROPE	ASIA
1 MICHELIN Key Six Senses Rome InterContinental Bordeaux Grand Hôtel	2 MICHELIN Keys Six Senses Samui Six Senses Yao Noi InterContinental Phuket Resort
	1 MICHELIN Key Six Senses Kyoto Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok Kimpton Kitalay Samui ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort InterContinental Osaka InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8 InterContinental Bangkok InterContinental Khao Yai Resort

EUROPE

ASIA

1 MICHELIN Key

Six Senses Rome

InterContinental Bordeaux Grand Hôtel

2 MICHELIN Keys

Six Senses Samui

Six Senses Yao Noi

InterContinental Phuket Resort

1 MICHELIN Key

Six Senses Kyoto

Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok

Kimpton Kitalay Samui

ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa

ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort

InterContinental Osaka

InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8

InterContinental Bangkok

InterContinental Khao Yai Resort

Strategic acquisitions and new brand launches over the past five years have transformed IHG’s presence in Luxury & Lifestyle. The portfolio has expanded from one to six brands, spanning more than 500 properties in over 70 countries, making IHG’s collection one of the largest in the world.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle offering is unique in its breath and variety. From urban escapes to chic retreats and breath-taking resort locations, the portfolio is comprised of distinctly different brands that each, in their own unique way, provide a solution for every travel scenario today’s modern traveller may navigate, further enhanced by IHG’s world-leading loyalty platform, IHG One Rewards.