Brand Support

InterContinental Supports UNICEF

Causes dedicated to the welfare of children play a central role in the charitable initiatives of the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand. InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is the presenting sponsor of Designs of Hope, a series of fashion-themed fund-raising events benefiting UNICEF’s programs to provide support to orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. Hosted at InterContinental Hotels in the U.S., Designs of Hope evenings celebrate the diversity and talent of each city’s civic, business and arts communities with a program that includes a gourmet dinner, auction, fashion show and headliner entertainment. Through 2006, the Designs of Hope event series has raised more than $3.1 million for UNICEF.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is the most far-reaching and well-respected organization working for the survival, protection and development of children throughout the world. UNICEF works in more than 160 developing nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe and its programs help save the lives of more than three million young children each year and contribute to the development of millions more.

Crowne Plaza Supports the Community

Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts has partnered with the Colonial Country Club and the PGA TOUR to title sponsor the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. This tournament is the longest running event on the PGA Tour still being held at the original site. The players of today know they are competing on the same hallowed ground as the great Ben Hogan, who won the championship five times in his hometown. And Colonial just happens to be Texas' most famous golf course. That's just part of the tradition that helps make the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial what it is, one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour. The 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial will be staged May 21-27 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and televised live nationally on The Golf Channel and CBS. The common theme among all PGA Tour events is their support of charities in their local communities. The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is equally committed to this cause, and supports dozens of area charities each year.

Holiday Inn Express Supports Reading is Fundamental

Holiday Inn Express and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) have teamed up to share the joy of reading with children in our communities. RIF, founded in 1966, motivates children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year. Holiday Inn Express hotels will support and encourage kids to get a smart start in education by providing literacy tips and activities for families and donating books directly to local RIF programs. For more information and to access reading resources, visit RIF’s website at www.rif.org.

Staybridge Suites Supports Give Kids The World

Staybridge Suites hotels are proud supporters of Give Kids The World. Give Kids The World is a non-profit organization that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Give Kids The World provides accommodations at its whimsical resort, donated attractions tickets, meals and more for a cost-free, week-long fantasy vacation. With the help of many generous individuals, corporations, and partnering wish-granting organizations, Give Kids The World has welcomed over 75,000 families from all 50 states and more than 50 countries since its founding in 1986. For more information on the Staybridge Suites / Give Kids the World partnership click here.

Candlewood Suites supports Habitat for Humanity

Candlewood Suites hotels are proud supporters of Habitat for Humanity International. In honor of their 10th anniversary, Candlewood Suites hotels are building a total of ten Habitat houses in the United States, Mexico and India. Habitat is an ecumenical Christian ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses around the world, providing more than one million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.

Hotel Indigo Supports Arts in the Community

One of the hallmark features of Hotel Indigo, IHG’s new collection of “branded boutique” hotels, is a continuously changing look for its guest rooms and public spaces. This prompted the development of a new program called “Future In.pressionists,” through which each Hotel Indigo property partners with its local visual arts community to allow up-and-coming artists to use the hotel as an exhibit space. In some cases, these local artists will be commissioned to create works for use across the brand.