EVEN® Hotels and Well+Good Search for the Next Healthy Travel Innovation

Wellness brands host entrepreneur competition to discover trailblazing product that empowers healthier travel

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Sep 19, 2016, 10:31 ET

ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:	Mission Wellness: Seeking the Next Healthy Travel Innovation

	EVEN^® Hotels and Well+Good are on the search for the next breakthrough in healthy travel, aiming to turn the winning product into the next wellness necessity. The two brands have teamed up to host this entrepreneur competition to find a new product or service that will make travelers' lives healthier and easier while on the road.

WHEN:	Application Deadline:	September 29, 2016
	Finalists Announced:	October 10, 2016
	Voting Deadline:	October 20, 2016
	Winner Announced:	October 24, 2016

	Full application process listed here.

WHERE:	Innovators can apply here, explaining why the submitted product is the best in the good-for-you game. Follow along on social media by searching the hashtags #MissionWellness and #EVENHotels.

PRIZE:	One winner will be awarded the following prize, providing incredible exposure and publicity to put their company on the healthy travel map!

	Featured spot on a Times Square billboard
	Advertising and editorial coverage on Well+Good
	Product placement in multiple EVEN Hotels
	Feature on WellWellWell.com
	Cash prize

ENTRY RULES + GUIDELINES:
	For all rules and guidelines, please visit
	www.wellandgood.com/mission-wellness-competition-guidelines.

About EVEN^® Hotels
EVEN^® Hotels, the newest brand from IHG, meets the large and growing demand for a hotel brand to help wellness-minded travelers keep their balance on the road. An industry first, EVEN Hotels invites wellness on every journey by providing solutions for all aspects of travelers' wellness needs. With an emphasis on four components, Eating Well, Resting Easy, Keeping Active and Accomplishing More, the brand serves as a travel partner, helping guests feel better about their experience and themselves based on the choices they are able to make.

The brand was first announced in 2012 and is expected to be a key pillar in the IHG portfolio of preferred brands. EVEN Hotels opened its first two properties in June 2014 in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Rockville, Maryland and its third property opened in midtown Manhattan in November 2015. The brand has an additional seven properties in the pipeline, including one in midtown Manhattan. For more information, visit http://www.EVENHotels.com/. Find EVEN Hotels on Twitter https://twitter.com/EvenHotels or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/EvenHotels.

About Well+Good
Well+Good is the premier lifestyle and news publication devoted to the wellness scene -- and its chic lifestyle components. Created by two journalists -- and joined by many more -- Well+Good is known for its impeccable reporting and trend-spotting on the healthy living beat. In five years, Well+Good has become the leading source of intel on boutique fitness and the juice industry, plus cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, and more. Well+Good is your healthiest relationship.

Notes to Editors:
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,000 hotels and nearly 750,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with more than 1,400 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty programme, with more than 96 million members worldwide.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 350,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.

Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: www.ihg.com/media and follow us on social media at: www.twitter.com/ihg, www.facebook.com/ihg and www.youtube.com/ihgplc.

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