IHG Names Jorge Apaez President of Mexico Operations

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. October 14, 2008

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, September 19, 2007. IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has named Jorge Apaez area president for Mexico.

Based in Mexico City, Apaez will be responsible for optimizing the IHG business model and analyzing new opportunities that will allow IHG to maintain its leadership in Mexico, while also assisting in the creation of synergies across the company's Americas region.

"Jorge's experience with both IHG and the local market makes him the ideal candidate to fill the role of area president for Mexico," said Tom Murray, chief operating officer, IHG, The Americas. "His leadership will be instrumental in driving IHG's core purpose of creating great hotels guests love."

Prior to being named area president for Mexico, Apaez served as IHG's senior vice president and managing director for Mexico. He has also served as marketing director for the company. Before joining IHG in 1995, Apaez worked for Howard Johnson Hotels, Radisson-Paraiso Hotels and for POSADAS, Mexico's largest hotel management company.

There are currently 102 IHG properties in Mexico, with another 48 scheduled to open within the next three years. The IHG family of brands includes InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

Media Contacts:

---|Dolores 'Avalos Raz Guzm'an, 'Avalos Asociados, Comunicaci'on Corporativa, davalos@avalosyasociados.com, Tel. (52-55)5251-5247 or (52-1-55)3703-1713

---|Edilia Larios Aguilar, 'Avalos Asociados, Comunicaci'on Corporativa, elarios@avalosyasociados.com, Tel: (52-55)5251-5247

Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) 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, over 3,800 hotels and more than 563,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG 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 33 million members worldwide.

The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media.