Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts Wins Regional and Global Business Traveller Awards for Sixth Consecutive Year

Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts Wins Regional and Global Business Traveller Awards for Sixth Consecutive Year

September 20, 2006

    SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts has been named Best
Mid-Scale Hotel Brand in Asia Pacific and Best Mid-Scale
Hotel Brand in the World at the Business Traveller
Asia-Pacific Awards for the sixth consecutive year.  The
accolades clearly show that Holiday Inn Hotels &
Resorts continue to deliver the levels of service, comfort
and value that appeal to frequent travellers. 

    The coveted Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards
reflect the views of frequent business travellers who take
part in its annual survey of travel-related services.  The
survey results are independently analyzed by market
information group Taylor Nelson Sofres. 

    A. Patrick Imbardelli, chief executive,
InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific, said: "It
is heartening to know that those who travel frequently on
business have consistently rated Holiday Inn Hotels &
Resorts as the best brand in the mid-scale segment, year
after year since 2001.  We certainly do not take Holiday
Inn's leadership position for granted, as we are always
looking for ways to ensure that our expanding portfolio of
Holiday Inns will continue to meet and exceed the
expectations of our guests.  We are grateful for this
endorsement and will continue to work as a team to maintain
the brand's enduring popularity."

    Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts was established in
1952 and is today one of the most widely recognized brands
in the world. There are currently over 1,400 Holiday Inns
globally, including 89 in Asia Pacific.  The most recent
Holiday Inn launches in the region include Holiday Inn
Shifu Guangzhou, Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou, Holiday Inn
Seaview Qinhuangdao, Holiday Inn Yueyang and Holiday Inn
Chengdu West Century City in China.  Scheduled to open soon
are Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-Am in Thailand,
Holiday Inn Wellington in New Zealand, as well as Holiday
Inn Binhai Tianjin and Holiday Inn Jiuzhai Jarpo, both in
China. 

    Earlier this year, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts
also won the prestigious China Hotel Pioneer Award, which
was presented at the China Hotel Development and Financing
Seminar.  The award recognises the groundbreaking efforts
and tremendous success of the brand in China since the
opening of Holiday Inn Lido Beijing 22 years ago. 

    Notes to Editors:

    InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom
(LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel
group by number of rooms.  InterContinental Hotels Group
owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various
subsidiaries, over 3,650 hotels and 540,000 guest rooms in
nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.  The
Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected
hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels &
Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday
Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R),
Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel
IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel
loyalty programme, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with over 28
million members worldwide.

    Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region for
InterContinental Hotels Group worldwide. The Group's
portfolio in this region includes 165 hotels and over
46,000 guest rooms under the InterContinental(R) Hotels
& Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts,
Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, and Express by Holiday
Inn(R) brands.

    InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and
online reservations for all its hotel brands at
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the
Priority Club Rewards programme at
http://www.priorityclub.com .

    For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group,
visit our online Press Office at http://www.ihgplc.com/media
.

    For more information, please contact:

     Sharona Tao
     Manager, Brand Public Relations & Communications
     Greater China
     InterContinental Hotels Group
     Tel:   [phone]
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  InterContinental Hotels Group PLC