NH Hotel : and Make-A-Wish® International enter into a strategic agreement in Europe

• Thanks to this agreement, the Company will help Make-A-Wish to fulfil the wishes of seriously ill children by providing hotel rooms to children who are traveling for their most heartfelt wishes
• The nearly 600 rooms donated by NH Hotel Group will be made available in over 15 European cities across Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Portugal
• The arrangement falls under the scope of the Company's Hotels with a Heart programme which has been donating rooms to families in need since 2003

NH Hotel Group will donate nearly 600 rooms to seriously ill children and their families who are traveling for their most heartfelt wishes, as part of a strategic agreement with Make-A-Wish International.

The Company will help bring joy to the lives of these children by enhancing the wish experiences, giving them the strength to battle their illnesses and overcome adversity.

Specifically, the rooms the Company will donate to Make-A-Wish will be located in hotels in over 15 cities across Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the UK and Portugal.

Ramón Aragonés, CEO of NH Hotel Group, said that 'for NH Hotel Group it is an honour to collaborate with Make-A-Wish and help them grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. This agreement marks a new milestone in our firm commitment to building responsible alliances that create value by leveraging our wide experience in the hotel sector'.

The agreement signed by NH Hotel Group and Make-A-Wish International falls under the scope of the Company's Hotels with a Heart programme. Created in 2003, this programme was set up with the aim of helping foundations and non-profit organisations bring comfortable living spaces to families with children or teenagers hospitalised outside of their regular places of residence while they receive treatment.

'We look forward to collaborating with NH Hotel Group to make life-changing wishes possible for children who need it most, and are so honoured to be a part of NH Hotel Group's 'Hotels with a Heart' programme. The comfort and ease brought to our wish families through stays at NH Hotel Group properties, gives them the ability to relax, enjoy and focus on spending quality time together while on their wishes', said Make-A-Wish International President and CEO, Jon Stettner

Today's agreement mainly consists of the donation of rooms in several of the countries in which the Company has presence, but the aim is to extend it to new countries and cities in the future.

'Hotels with a Heart', history and international recognition

Through Hotels with a Heart, NH Hotel Group has been working for nearly 15 years to support families with seriously ill children and teenagers in collaboration with various foundations and NGOs. Throughout this time, the Company has donated over 12,000 overnight stays to nearly 4,000 families with limited resources in the Company's hotels around the world. The initiative also fosters voluntary engagement on the part of the Group's employees and creates the opportunity to work with diverse charities at an international level, namely around 500 organisations since the project got underway.

About Make-A-Wish® International

Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Make-A-Wish is the world's largest wish-granting organization, serving children in more than 50 countries on five continents (through 42 affiliate offices). With the help of generous donors and more than 40,000 volunteers worldwide, Make-A-Wish grants a wish somewhere in the world every 17 minutes on average. Since 1980, it has granted more than 415,000 wishes to children around the world (30,000 wishes last year alone). For more information about Make-A-Wish International, visit worldwish.org.

About NH Hotel Group

NH Hotel Group is a world-leading urban hotel operator and a consolidated multinational player. It operates close to 400 hotels and almost 60,000 rooms in 31 markets across Europe, the Americas and Africa, including top city destinations such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bogota, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Munich, New York, Rome and Vienna.

As a responsible company and benchmark in the hospitality industry, NH Hotel Group's commitment to a sustainable tourism and the communities in which it is present is endorsed by public recognitions such as the Best Initiative in CSR for its Hotels with a Heart programme in the Worldwide Hospitality Awards, among others.