InterContinental Sydney has been recognised among the globe's greatest industry talent, collecting three major accolades in the prestigious 24th annual World Travel Awards. InterContinental Sydney was acknowledged for its excellence as winner in the following categories:

• Australia's Leading Hotel 2017
• Australasia's Leading Business Hotel 2017 for the fourth consecutive year
• Australasia's Leading Executive Club Lounge 2017 for third consecutive year.

The Australia's Leading Hotel 2017 award category was awarded among a shortlist of 12 of Australia's leading five-star luxury hotels, and was awarded to InterContinental Sydney in both 2014 and 2015.

InterContinental Sydney's iconic Club InterContinental was awarded Australasia's Leading Executive Club Lounge 2017 for the third consecutive year, making InterContinental Sydney the only recipient of the accolade since the award's inauguration.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts was also proudly recognised as Australasia's Leading Hotel Brand 2017, marking the fifth consecutive win since 2013.

About InterContinental Sydney's Club InterContinental

InterContinental Sydney's Club InterContinental is perched atop level 31 with uninterrupted views spanning the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House and Royal Botanic Gardens all the way to the coast. It is Sydney's only five-star hotel with an outdoor wrap-around terrace on Sydney Harbour, making the 270 degree balcony one-of-a-kind. Club guests enjoy exclusive privileges as a Club InterContinental guest, including private check-in and check-out, deluxe buffet breakfast, all day light refreshments, twilight canapes and world-class business facilities.

About World Travel Awards™

World Travel Awards™ was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. The 2017 Asia & Australasia gala ceremony was celebrated on 15 October 2016 at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort. Each year, the World Travel Awards™ covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each geographical region.

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About InterContinental Sydney: InterContinental Sydney was established over 25 years ago within the sandstone facades of the historic 1851 Treasury building. The hotel boasts unique views of the world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, as well as across the Royal Botanic Gardens and out to Sydney's North Head. As the ultimate hotel of choice for visitors and locals alike, InterContinental Sydney offers leisure and business guests a series of delectable flavours from the Cortile, Cafe Opera and Club InterContinental venues. The hotel provides 15 meeting and event rooms to suit a range of functions. Guests of InterContinental Sydney can immerse themselves in majestic sunrises and sunsets from the hotel's harbour view rooms or from the city's only alfresco rooftop hotel lounge, Club InterContinental; internationally renowned as the world's best. Some people visit Sydney's icons, others stay in them. For more information, visit http://www.icsydney.com.au/