Intercontinental Hotels to create 3,000 jobs – BBC News

Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK.

The company, the world’s biggest hotelier, has 275 hotels in the UK.

The jobs will be created over the next three years, and will be supported by a new London-based training academy.

The training facility will be based close to the Olympic stadium in east London and will be run in conjunction with Newham College.

It is the latest announcement by a company in the catering and entertainment trade to announce job creation plans this year.

Subway the sandwich maker and McDonald’s have also announced they will be taking on staff.

via BBC News – Intercontinental Hotels to create 3,000 jobs.