IHCL Bags Community Partner Award at Virtuoso Travel Week 2021
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Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has received the ‘Outstanding Community Partner Award’ by Virtuoso for its COVID response initiative – #MealsToSmiles that delivered meals to hospital staff and other frontline workers through the Taj Public Service Welfare Trust.
These awards were presented as a part of the Virtuoso Travel Week 2021 at the Gala Awards Ceremony held in Las Vegas and recognize those who have made exceptional efforts in serving their community.
“This global recognition reiterates our culture of Tajness that keeps community at the heart of all that we do. We are humbled to have had the opportunity to play a role in supporting the nation’s battle against the pandemic. We remain committed to promoting the well-being and betterment of the communities in which we live and work in,” Gaurav Pokhariyal, Senior Vice President & Global Head – Human Resources, IHCL, said.
The #MealsToSmiles initiative delivered over 4.5 million meals to healthcare and frontline workers, covering 38 hospitals in 12 cities across 10 states through the Taj Public Service Welfare Trust.
The cities include Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysore, New Delhi, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam.
The Taj Public Service Welfare Trust was established in 2008 to provide relief and support victims of natural or man-made disasters.