Intercontinental Hotels Group President To Present During The Annual Global Travel & Tourism Summit

(Monday, April 10, 2006) - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announces that Steve Porter, president, the Americas, will present at the Annual Global Travel and Tourism Summit, April 10-12, in Washington, D.C.


Porter will participate in an interactive discussion entitled, "2025: 7.8 Billion People and the Challenge of Demographics." He will discuss how the demographics of the world are changing and how IHG is working to continually address these changing and expanding consumer needs across the globe. Part of this strategy focuses on creating strong brands that create excellent travel experiences for IHG guests in virtually every demographic in nearly 100 countries. This approach has helped IHG create the largest pipeline in the industry under the InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo™, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® brands.


Porter brings with him his experiences as a 30-year veteran of the hospitality and related industries. In his role as president, the Americas, Porter is responsible for the management, growth and profitability of the company's largest operating region, spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The Americas represents a portfolio of more than 2,800 hotels and resorts under all of IHG's brands.


The Annual Global Travel and Tourism Summit brings CEOs and Chairmen of the world's foremost travel and tourism businesses, Cabinet Ministers, senior government officials and influential journalists together from around the globe. The summit encourages interactive debate and dialogue among industry leaders and those who can shape the future of travel and tourism. The theme of this year's summit is Open Mind, Open World.



The summit is co-hosted by the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and the Travel Business Roundtable (TBR). For more information about this conference, please visit http://www.globaltraveltourism.com/default.asp.

Contact:

Charlotte Wood, InterContinental Hotels Group, charlotte.wood@ichotelsgroup.com, (770) 604-2429

Carolyn Hergert, InterContinental Hotels Group, carolyn.hergert@ichotelsgroup.com, (770) 604-8248


Note 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 3,600 hotels and 537,500 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® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards.

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

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