USA Water Polo Name InterContinental Hotels Group as Official Hotel Partner

September 28, 2011

USA Water Polo have entered into a multi-year partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, making IHG the official hotel partner of USA Water Polo.

IHG owns a portfolio of well-recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. IHG’s loyalty program, Priority ClubRewards is the world’s largest with 60 million members worldwide.

Del Ross, vice president, U.S. Sales & Marketing, IHG, said: “We are extremely pleased to announce this new long-term relationship with USA Water Polo. This partnership provides a terrific opportunity for IHG to showcase its eight brands and bring to life our award-winning loyalty program for USA Water Polo’s membership base of players from around the country.” 

USA Water Polo, Inc. is the national governing body for water polo in America, overseeing our United States Olympic program as well as 20 different championship events annually, such as Junior Olympics and Masters National Championships. With more than 40,000 members, USAWP is also the sanctioning authority for more than 500 Member Clubs and more than 400 tournaments nationwide.

Jennifer Rottenberg, Chief Marketing Officer, USA Water Polo, said: “IHG will take full advantage of the multitude of media platforms available within USA Water Polo. We are confident that the IHG portfolio of brands will become the place to stay for participants and fans attending events both here at home and around the globe.”