Abu Dhabi UAE - 28 March 2016

IHG's Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island has appointed Allana Thomas as Hotel Manager.

Joining from Stamford Plaza in Auckland, New Zealand as Hotel Manager, Allana brings with her 19 years of experience.

After graduating from college in 1997 Allana joined IHG and stayed with the company for 17 years before she moved to Stamford Plaza in 2014. Thomas rejoins IHG again after being away for two years.

"The team and myself are very excited to have Allana join our Crowne Plaza Yas Island family," said Rami Serhal, General Manager of Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Yas Island, "Allana comes with great knowledge and experience that will definitely have a great impact on the hotel and colleagues".

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About Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
Crowne Plaza is an upscale brand in major urban centres, gateway cities and resort destinations offering business travellers high levels of comfort, service and amenities.

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is a dynamic hotel brand currently located in nearly 50 countries around the world.

Truly international, Crowne Plaza offers premium accommodation, designed for the discerning business and leisure traveller who appreciates simplified elegance combined with the practicality of the latest features, as well as value for money. At Crowne Plaza, guests can enjoy a 24-hour business service, wireless high speed internet access in the lobby plus state of the art gym and leisure facilities.

About IHG 
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,200 hotels and more than 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 43 million members worldwide.

IHG has nearly 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create around 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

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