InterContinental Hotels Group Appoints Bill Linehan, Vice President, Marketing & New Business Develo

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. October 14, 2008

ATLANTA, GA, September 15, 2006.InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has named Bill Linehan, vice president, marketing & new business development.

Based in Atlanta and reporting to Steve Sickel, senior vice president, multi-brand relationship marketing, IHG, Linehan is responsible for developing marketing strategies and strengthening IHG's development positioning as well as identifying new business opportunities that grow the distribution of IHG's brand portfolio. He also directs the design, prioritization and implementation of all marketing activities in support of our regional development teams to ensure increased owner and franchisee demand across all seven InterContinental Hotels Group brands, including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

"We are delighted that Bill will be rejoining the InterContinental Hotels Group team," said Steve Sickel. "He has a strong background in hospitality marketing, and he will play an instrumental role in our organization as IHG moves toward our global expansion goal of 50,000 to 60,000 net organic rooms by the end of 2008."

With more than 18 years in the hospitality industry, Linehan previously worked for IHG as the company's director of the New York City-based worldwide sales team, as well as brand director of Staybridge Suites, where he played a significant role in bringing the brand from concept to execution. Most recently, Linehan was employed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts where he served as the vice president, marketing and strategic development partnerships. In this position, he was responsible for leading global marketing efforts for Starwood's Real Estate Group, which maintains the Starwood asset portfolio; investment initiatives; and global distribution growth for Starwood's six upscale and luxury hotel brands. In his prior role with Starwood he was responsible for distribution growth of Starwood's new-build prototype development. Linehan has also held sales and marketing positions for other major hotel companies including Hilton International, ITT Sheraton and Hyatt.

Linehan earned his Bachelor of Science from Johnson & Wales and his Executive MBA from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.

Contact:

Caroline Sanfilippo, InterContinental Hotels Group, [email protected], (770) 604-2495

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 3,650 hotels and 540,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized 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(R), and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 28 million members worldwide.

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

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