It might be hard to believe, but a new year is almost upon us. Before you know it, we’ll be ringing in 2025 and making a resolution or two. As 2024 draws to a close, we’d like to look back at what’s been a remarkable year of celebration and service for IHG® Army Hotels.
2024 was an especially big year for us. In August, we celebrated our 15th anniversary with a party at IHG’s North American Headquarters in Atlanta. Our offices were decorated with all things Army Man—there was even a larger than life version of him in the lobby. And no IHG
Army Hotels celebration would be complete without a giveaway! Three lucky winners each received 50,000 IHG® One Rewards points, for a total of 150,000 points. That’s enough points for each winner to enjoy several reward nights at many IHG Hotels & Resorts worldwide. It’s one of the many ways we love to give back.
Doing good is at the heart of our mission of providing True Hospitality to our military communities. September is our Giving for Good Month, and we’re honored to have been a part of many wonderful service projects this year. They included:
- Handing out water at the Annual Run/Walk for the Fallen on Fort Leavenworth
- Collecting pet food for animal shelters on Fort Gregg Adams
- Treating the local fire department to lunch and donating $1,500 worth of items to Hope House Family Substance Abuse on Fort Eisenhower
- Donating 15 cases of food, winter coats and Halloween costumes to a low-income school near Fort Sill
- Supporting Covenant House Georgia, a shelter that provides unconditional love and comprehensive support for young people experiencing homelessness or trafficking.
We also continued to support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that helps provide mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families and veterans. We’re proud to announce that in our 2024 fiscal year ending September 30, our hotel teams raised $175,000 for the organization.
Giving back also means raising awareness for our veterans. They’re at the heart of what we do—as guests and colleagues. We were thrilled to honor our heroes again this year by giving away 1 million IHG One Rewards points in our biggest sweepstakes of the year. To enter the sweepstakes, you needed to tell us how you were spending Veterans Day to honor those who served. It was so gratifying and often moving to read all the ways people were showing their support for those who have given so much.
As we wrap up 2024, we thank you for choosing IHG Army Hotels. It’s been an honor to provide you 5-star hospitality this year, and every year, since 2009. Wherever and however you welcome 2025, we wish you a year full of peace and prosperity. See you soon!
Rest Easy is the owner, design-builder, asset manager, and the exclusive developer for the Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) portfolio, the Department of Defense’s only lodging privatization program. IHG Hotels & Resorts is the hotel operator and manager of IHG Army Hotels.