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www.travelweeklyweb.com www.travelweeklyweb.com FEBRUARY 2014 | TRAVELWeekly AsiA ■ | 15 HOTELS SINGAPORE – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, was recognised for its commitment to environmental practices, with two properties in Singapore picking up the prestigious ASEAN Green Hotel Award 2013. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport and Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium were among ten hotels named in Singapore to receive the accolades at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2014 held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. In addition, four IHG hotels in Singapore were recognised in the 2013 annual Benchmarking Assessment Report by EarthCheck, which tracks the environmental impact resulting from the operations of each property. InterContinental Singapore, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium and Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre each earned the EarthCheck Silver Certification 2013 for performing better than the Best Practice Level in energy consumption. The four hotels also received the Singapore Green Hotel Award 2013, with InterContinental Singapore bagging an additional Water Efficient Building (Silver) Award which acknowledges the hotel for its water efficiency measures in its operations. The annual ASEAN Green Hotel Award, now in its fourth year, recognises environmentally-conscious hotels that have shown excellence in green practices. These hotels have also performed IHG Hotels in Singapore take home ASEAN Green Hotel Award Crowne Plaza Changi Airport and Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium recognised for green excellence at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2014. InterContinental Singapore exceptionally well under the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard – one of six ASEAN Tourism Standards that the ten ASEAN member states consider essential for promoting ASEAN as a quality single destination. The strict 11-point judging criteria, and mandatory conditions that hotels need to meet, covers areas including solid waste management, energy and water efficiency, air quality management and toxic chemical substance disposal. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport