Jobs Watch International: Hotels giant to create 2,600 roles in India
19 February 2013
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed deals to create 13 new hotels in India, creating 2,600 jobs – with recruitment touted as one of the expansion’s biggest challenges.
Tue, 19 Feb 2013InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed deals to create 13 new hotels in India, creating 2,600 jobs – with recruitment touted as one of the expansion’s biggest challenges.
IHG currently has 13 hotels in 10 cities in India, and this move sees the number of hotels in the pipeline in India rise to 47.
It also means the safeguarding of “hundreds of jobs in the UK where the company is headquartered”. The announcement was made during UK prime minister David Cameron's ongoing trade mission to India.
IHG chief executive officer in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Jan Smits, says: “Recruitment is one of our biggest challenges in India. We’re bringing the experience in international hotel management the country needs as it becomes a prime tourist destination.
“But we need more local graduates with hotel and tourism management training for the jobs we’re creating. We’re keen to work with universities and colleges in India through our IHG Academy programme to get that pipeline of talented people underway.”
IHG currently has 13 hotels in 10 cities in India, and this move sees the number of hotels in the pipeline in India rise to 47.
It also means the safeguarding of “hundreds of jobs in the UK where the company is headquartered”. The announcement was made during UK prime minister David Cameron's ongoing trade mission to India.
IHG chief executive officer in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Jan Smits, says: “Recruitment is one of our biggest challenges in India. We’re bringing the experience in international hotel management the country needs as it becomes a prime tourist destination.
“But we need more local graduates with hotel and tourism management training for the jobs we’re creating. We’re keen to work with universities and colleges in India through our IHG Academy programme to get that pipeline of talented people underway.”
