Hush trips are becoming the new norm as Aussies are striking a new work-life balance by secretly working from holiday destinations without telling their boss.

In response to this rising trend, IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched bespoke 'Hush Trip' packages across the country, allowing travellers to cheekily and effortlessly mix work and leisure.

IHG's new custom-built packages support guests who wish to seamlessly blend their working hours with rejuvenating travel experiences, all while keeping their holiday destination undercover. For a limited time, guests can book a range of 'Hush Trip' packages and enjoy complimentary perks at eight IHG Hotels & Resorts properties across Australia, simply by writing 'Hush Trip' in the special request field when booking. Tailored to each property, the perks range from espresso martinis in branded I Promise This Is Coffee keep cups to $50 'hush money' vouchers to use at on-site restaurants and bars, complimentary 5pm knock off drinks, and even dedicated 'WFH' assistants who will field calls, manage printing needs and run errands. Each package has been playfully designed to meet the needs of the modern remote and hybrid worker.

The series of packages will also include the 'Boss Bust' guarantee: a first-of-its-kind perk that eligible guests can redeem if they can prove they've been caught hush-tripping by their boss. Getting caught could see 'busted' guests redeem their next stay free* at one of over 6,300 IHG hotels, anywhere in the world, across IHG's luxury and lifestyle, premium and essentials portfolio.  

Hush Trip Packages

A variety of complimentary perks are included in the below 'Hush Trip' Packages when booked by the guest:

InterContinental Sorrento Mornington Peninsula 

• Feel like the big boss around-the-clock with printing and errand services
• Unlimited coffee and tea to keep you caffeinated
• 5pm knock-off work drinks made easy breezy, to end the workday the right way
• Early check-in and late check-out

Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley 

• Enjoy luxurious comfort and relaxation with a very sweet upgrade to a beautifully designed, expansive suite
• $50 'Hush Money' voucher to use at Barracks Bar for 'work' lunch or drinks
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated 

Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific  

• Enjoy your hush trip poolside knowing you'll have your very own Personal Assistant to run your errands
• 5pm late check-out to accommodate those work calls that run over time
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated
• 'Hush trips' tote bag
• 'I Promise This is Coffee' keep cup

Holiday Inn Dandenong 

• Check-in and check-out thanks to your very own Personal Assistant to help field those calls
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated
• Welcome snack pack to kick the 3pm hunger pangs

Holiday Inn Express Newcastle 

• Receive an Espresso Martini in your very own branded 'I Promise This is Coffee' keep cup
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated
• 'Hush trips' tote bag

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast 

• Receive an Espresso Martini in your very own branded 'I Promise This is Coffee' keep cup
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated
• 'Hush trips' tote bag

voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley

• Enjoy a change of scenery and wake up to panoramic country views with a sweet suite upgrade
• $50 'Hush Money' voucher to use at the hotel's restaurants for 'work' lunch or drinks
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated

Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong 

• Work around your schedule with complimentary early check-in and late check-out
• Wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed with a room upgrade
• Unlimited barista coffee to keep you caffeinated
• 'Hush trips' tote bag
• 'I Promise This is Coffee' keep cup

IHG's Hush Trip Packages are available at eight participating IHG Hotels & Resorts properties^ across Australia, from now until 1 October, or until sold out.

“IHG has really carved its niche in offering guests highly flexible, unique experiences and 'hush trips' are set to be no exception,” said Dean Jones, Vice President Commercial, East Asia & Pacific, IHG Hotels & Resorts. “Hush trips are about fostering wellbeing and defining your own journey, and at IHG, we're all about encouraging a personalised 'guest how you guest' approach. So, whether it's working poolside at InterContinental Sorrento Mornington Peninsula or fielding calls in the Hunter Valley, we hope these packages and perks spark some fun and allow guests to experience the very best of both worlds.”

The newly introduced hush trip packages emphasise IHG's dedication to meeting the needs of modern-day bleisure and business travellers across its portfolio of hotel brands. With free and effortless Wi-Fi connection and purpose-designed spaces, travellers can work from IHG Hotels & Resorts anywhere in the world.

Packages are available exclusively on IHG.com (https://www.ihg.com/hushtrips), including terms and conditions, and vary per property.

 *The first 50 eligible entrants of the boss busting guarantee will receive 50,000 IHG One Rewards points. 

^ Participating hotels include:

• Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley
• Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific
• Holiday Inn Dandenong 
• Holiday Inn Express Newcastle 
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast 
• Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong 
• InterContinental Sorrento Mornington Peninsula
• voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley

For more information on the campaign and full T&Cs, visit https://www.ihg.com/hushtrips.

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