IHG Boosts Talent Development in China with Launch of Second Academy

IHG Boosts Talent Development in China with Launch of Second Academy

February 13, 2007

    CHONGQING, China, Feb. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel
group by number of rooms, has established its IHG Academy
in Chongqing.  The new hospitality training centre opens
today, following the successful launch of the Group's first
IHG Academy in Shanghai in September 2006.

    Mr Edmond Ip, IHG's chief operating officer, Greater
China, said: "With a second campus in one of China's
major cities, we effectively broaden the reach of our
training programmes to serve an even larger group of
aspiring talent.  The establishment of our second IHG
Academy also demonstrates our commitment to China and to
talent development.  As an employer of choice, we
appreciate the importance of sharing our knowledge and
experience with our communities and take great pride in
building capability among local residents."

    The IHG Academy in Chongqing is launched in partnership
with Chongqing Industrial Polytechnic College and Chongqing
Tourism School.  Both institutions are affiliated with the
Australia China (Chongqing) Vocational Education and
Training Project (ACCVETP), a bilateral project jointly
funded by the governments of Australia and China. 

    IHG Academy in Chongqing will offer a two-year Advanced
Certification programme that combines theoretical sessions
by university lecturers with industry lectures delivered by
IHG executives from InterContinental Chongqing and Holiday
Inn Yangtze Chongqing.  In addition to learning from and
interacting with practising industry professionals,
students can also look forward to internships and potential
employment opportunities with IHG's hotels. 

    The academy will also offer a series of four to
eight-week certification programmes designed to impart the
skills required for front office, housekeeping and food and
beverage functions. 

    For more information on career opportunities with IHG,
log on to http://www.careers.ichotelsgroup.com .

    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.  IHG owns, manages, leases or
franchises, through various subsidiaries, 3,680 hotels and
543,775 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 Indigo(TM), and also manages the
world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R)
Rewards.

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


    For further press information and photos, please
contact:

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


SOURCE  InterContinental Hotels Group