Holiday Inn Pittsburgh International Airport Achieves Highest Regional Overall Satisfaction Score

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. July 21, 2011

Philadelphia, PA - July 20, 2011 - The Holiday Inn Pittsburgh International Airport announces their latest accomplishment, achieving the highest regional Overall Satisfaction score for 2010/2011, as recognized by IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), owner of the Holiday Inn brand. The Holiday Inn Pittsburgh International Airport is managed by HIPA Associates, LLC, an operating affiliate of Philadelphia-based GF Management, one of the nation's leading hospitality management and development companies.

This honorable recognition was awarded at a Town Hall Meeting held in Monroeville, PA, by Tom Kennedy, the representing Area Manager for IHG. The region surveyed by IHG that includes the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh International Airport is comprised of approximately 40 hotels within the western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia area.

The Hotel puts a focus on guest interaction and an overall commitment to providing every guest with a memorable experience. In conjunction with quarterly employee luncheons at the Hotel when these goals are brought to the forefront and achievements are honored, the staff at the Hotel is continually encouraged to think outside of the box to go above and beyond for their guests. The General Manager, Vince Fricke states “We are creating a culture. The success that the Hotel has had is attributable to the staff. The employees are the key factor that wow our guests.”

The Holiday Inn Pittsburgh International Airport features 255 guestrooms, complete with complimentary high speed wireless Internet. In addition, guests enjoy the full service on-site restaurant and lounge, the Iron City Grille. Other features include 12,000 square feet of meeting space, indoor pool, 24-hour fitness center and business services.

About GF Management

GF Management is an award-winning, full-service hospitality ownership, management and advisory company founded in 1988 and based in Center City Philadelphia. With more than 115 hospitality assets under management, including hotels, resorts, conference centers, catering facilities, condominiums and golf courses in 31 states, GF Management, through affiliates, specializes in third-party management, receiverships, asset management and advisory services for a variety of private, institutional and banking clients. Many of GF's core hospitality assets within the property portfolio are owned by its principals and therein provide the strength and balance of ownership and management. The Company is currently seeking to expand its portfolio of full-service ownership and management assignments through long-term contracts and joint-venture investment opportunities.

For more information about GF Management call 215-972-2222 or visit www.GFHotels.com.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global company operating seven well-known hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty program with 58 million members worldwide.

IHG is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms and IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, a portfolio of over 4,400 hotels and more than 652,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world.

IHG has more than 1,200 hotels in its development pipeline and expects to recruit around 160,000 people worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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