KOLKATA, 12 JUNE, 2007: The Park Hotels is the winner of 2007 Gallup Great Work Place Award, by the Gallup Orgnisation USA. At a glittering ceremony held at Washington DC on the evening of 11 th June, 2007, the award for The Park Hotels was received by Vijay Dewan, Managing Director, The Park Hotels.

On this occasion, Mr. Dewan said, "The Park Hotels' record of commitment to creating an engaged culture both for customers and employees in a past few years is a great success story. This award is the recognition of the team's continuous efforts to be world class. My congratulations to each and every member of The Park Hotels family for making this great achievement possible."

The Park Hotels across the country thrives on a great performance culture and is rated at the top of the list of great places to work and have fun by its young, motivated, dynamic team of employees. The company works consciously to encourage personal development and training for each and member on its team.

The Gallup Great Workplace Awards are based on the most rigorous workplace research ever conducted. The 12 award-winning organizations were evaluated by a panel of workplace experts. The Park Hotels is among the winners because their results demonstrate they have one of the most productive and engaged workforces in the world.

Gallup Organisation USA nominated The Park Hotels as one of the less than 20 clients for Gallup's inaugural Great Workplace Award for employee engagement. The Park Hotels achieved a Grand mean score as high as 4.21 against a qualifying score of 4.15.

"Studying more than 10 million employees worldwide allowed us to set an extraordinarily high bar for this award," said Tom Rath, who leads Gallup's Workplace and Leadership Consulting practice. "The winners have gone far beyond just offering nice perks and benefits. They have created an environment that truly engages people every day, throughout the organization."

The process involved a detailed application with strategies and best practices at the hotels and was reviewed by an eminent panel of judges before they selected The Park Hotels as the only award winning company from India. Indian companies qualifying for this award included Taj Hotels. Other international nominations included Lexus, Marriott Vacation Club International, Hampton Inn, Ritz-Carlton, Wells Fargo and many others. And winners include reputed brands like Starbucks, Wells Fargo, Marriott, Campbell's, Winegardner & Hammons.

About the Gallup Great Workplace Awards

The Gallup Great Workplace Awards recognize the best-performing workforces in the world. Applicants' results are compared across a workplace research database comprised of millions of work teams in more than 100 countries. A panel of workplace experts assesses the applicants' results to select the winners.

The physical award's weight and design equal the merit of the winners' accomplishments. To create the award, Gallup designers collaborated with R.S. Owens & Co., the company that produces many of the world's most prestigious awards, including the Academy Awards. The award consists of two components. The top design features 12 etched crystal planes, layered to convey the kinetic energy of an engaged workforce. The crystal sits atop a concave-shaped pedestal base comprised of polished silver-plated legs and a satin finish front display. The combination of these parts results in a piece that evokes the nature of engagement.

For more information please call

Salmoli Mukerji, Director Communications & Public Relations
The Park Hotels
17 Park Street, Kolkata - 700 016.
T +33 2249 9000 Extn. 3200
F +33 2249 4000
E smukerji@theparkhotels.com

Amita Malhotra, Associate
Genesis Burson-Marsteller
3rd Floor, Orchid Square | Sushant Lok - I | Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana, India
T + 91 124 404-4999 Extn. 186
F + 91 124 404-04744-45
E amita.malhotra@bm.com
Mobile: +91 9873083212

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