Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Opens 2007 With Portfolio Growth

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Opens 2007 With Portfolio Growth

January 10, 2007

Los Angeles Debut Marks Important West Coast Presence


    LONDON, Jan. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- InterContinental
Hotels Group (IHG) (LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)) and Sumitomo
Realty & Development Co., Ltd. announce the debut of the
InterContinental Los Angeles Century City, located at 2151
Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles, California.

    The 363-room hotel, owned by Tokyo-based Sumitomo
Realty, will be managed by IHG's Americas operations
division, The Hotel Management Group, under a long term
management contract, effective today.  

    "The addition of the InterContinental Los Angeles
Century City to our global portfolio reinforces IHG's
strategic growth plan," said Andrew Cosslett, Chief
Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group.
"InterContinental is growing at a faster pace than
ever, fueled by an enhanced brand position that is highly
relevant to today's traveler including a world leading
concierge program.  We are pleased to be working with
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. on this
exciting project."

    The announcement of the InterContinental Los Angeles
Century City hotel kicks off a third year of good growth
for the InterContinental brand with the addition of 16 new
properties opened across 10 countries over the last two
years.  November 2006 saw the introduction of new
generation of flagship properties with the openings of
InterContinental Boston and InterContinental London Park
Lane.  The brand will continue its global expansion
throughout 2007 including three new openings planned in
China -- Chengdu, Shenzhen and Jiuzhaigou -- and the
opening of the InterContinental Dubai Festival City. 

    Formerly the Park Hyatt, the re-flagged 363-room
property offers private balconies with city and mountain
views and 12,500 square feet of function space.  Guests can
take advantage of the central location in the heart of
Century City, just minutes away from Westwood, Bel Air and
Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.  

    "We have been looking for an opportunity to expand
IHG's presence in Los Angeles with the introduction of the
InterContinental brand to the market," said Kirk
Kinsell, SVP and chief development officer, The Americas,
InterContinental Hotels Group.  "This new deal
reflects the brand vision and further solidifies our growth
of luxury properties in the United States."

    InterContinental Hotels & Resorts continues to
strengthen its collection of properties in the Americas
region.  The InterContinental Milwaukee opened its doors at
the end of 2006. The company also announced several new
hotels that will open over the next few years, including
InterContinental San Francisco, InterContinental
Sacramento, InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in
Scottsdale, Ariz., and the InterContinental Resort &
Residences Orlando, Fla.

    The InterContinental brand is located in more than 60
countries, operating 138 hotels worldwide and 48 hotels in
the Americas region.  For reservations, visit
http://www.intercontinental.com .

    About InterContinental Hotels Group 

    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, 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
IndigoTM, 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.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:

     Lisa Beachy
     InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 

     Charles Yap
     IHG Asia Pacific
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 
				
    For Greater China, please contact: 

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


SOURCE  InterContinental Hotels Group