InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ website has won the Best in Class Award for the Hotel/Resort category as part of the 2009 Interactive Media Awards. With an overall score of 480 out of a maximum possible score of 500, InterContinental.com was recognized over 113 other hotel and resort entries from around the world. The judges considered design, content, feature functionality, usability, and standard compliance and cross-browser compatibility to determine which websites within the category deserved top marks.
The judges remarked that the InterContinental website is "a testament to high quality usability research and excellent planning," adding that "the design is beautifully simplistic. The well-thought-out use of modern technologies is also apparent."
