Chris Bates is a Senior Area Manager-Hotel Consulting Expertise at Intercontinental Hotels Group (Ihg®). He possess expertise in hospitality, hotels, revenue analysis, hospitality industry, hospitality management and 45 more skills. He is proficient in English and Spanish. Colleagues describe him as "Chris is an amazing business partner and friend. He is dependable, loyal, forward thinking, motivating, innovative, a team player and above all…an incredible person. Chris has a tremendous amount of knowledge in all areas of the hospitality industry. The best part is that he is willing to teach and share what he knows with the team to help us grow. Chris is passionate about what he does to assist IHG’s portfolio of hotels and we are so lucky to have him on our team!" and "I have work with Chris for over 4 years and have seen his passion, professionalism, and drive to assist hotels in driving profitability. He has assisted me in setting goals for my hotel and provides tools to reach them. His focus is on business analysis, strategic planning, and key implementation of training and development. I consider Chris a great leader and someone who takes pride in getting the job done."