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IHG LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE Website will aid existing and prospective owners in exploring opportunities with IHG

Singapore, 25 September 2007 – IHG (InterContinental Group) [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announces the launch of its new global website for hotel developers. The site offers an interactive experience that helps investors and developers learn more about IHG and its brands. The IHG family of brands includes InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts and .

Through the use of videos, downloads and creative displays, the easy-to-use site gives hotel developers an overview of the IHG brand value proposition and the operating systems that drive consumer demand such as Global Sales, Distribution Marketing, Priority Club Rewards, Global Technology, Procurement and Food & Beverage.

The site provides prospective owners with information about the type of available licensing arrangements and the prototype designs for some of IHG's brands, as well as details about the support owners receive from IHG to help fill their hotel rooms and grow their portfolio.

The new IHG global development website can be accessed at www.ihg.com/development or through www.ihg.com

Notes 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® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, ® ® and ®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club 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.