InterContinental Hotels Group, the world’s most global hotel company, hosted a five-day FAM trip to Bangkok to introduce travel buyers to some of its most premier properties in the region. Aiming to raise awareness in the region about its overseas destinations, the FAM trip visited the city of Bangkok and concluded with a night of total relaxation in Bahrain.
“One of the best ways to communicate with major decision makers in the GCC is to take them directly to the destinations and that is why we have invested in this direct marketing approach,” said Chris Moloney, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group, Middle East and Africa.
Hosted at the Holiday Inn Silom and at the new Holiday Inn Bangkok, the travel agents enjoyed tours of both their host hotel as well as the InterContinental Bangkok with lavish lunches laid out in both properties. A city tour arranged courtesy of Discover Holidays was conducted on the third day giving the travel agents a chance to soak up some of the local flavour. The tour included the Klong River, the breathtaking Temple of Dawn and the Grand Palace.
The FAM trip was concluded in Bahrain, where the media enjoyed a night of leisure at the five-star InterContinental Regency Bahrain before transferring back to KSA.
“As well as providing the 10 travel professionals with a snap-shot of Bangkok and our properties, the FAM trip provided a unique opportunity for us to meet one-on-one in a relaxed environment and discuss ways in which all parties can move forward and benefit further,” said Chris Moloney, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group, Middle East and Africa.
About InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels across the region can be booked with toll-free calls to the InterContinental Hotels Group Middle East Central Reservations Office in Bahrain (80000 880), Egypt (0800-4433322), Jordan (0800-22666), Kuwait (473 2100 ext 6233), Lebanon (01 426-801 - ask operator to connect to 866 866 7556), Oman (800 777 999), Pakistan (00800 909 71005), Qatar (0800 971234), Saudi Arabia (800 897 1465), and the UAE (800 4642).
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 3,600 hotels and 539,000 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, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with over 27 million members worldwide. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.
