IHG Signs Agreement with HMC to Bring Priority Privilege Program To China

IHG Signs Agreement with HMC to Bring Priority Privilege Program To China

August 27, 2007

    SHANGHAI, Aug. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- IHG
(InterContinental Hotels Group) announced today it will
enter a nationwide agreement with Hospitality Marketing
Concepts (HMC), the leading solution provider of loyalty
membership programs, to introduce the Priority Privilege
Program to China market.    

    Priority Privilege is a paid membership program,
offering members dining savings and extra benefits on hotel
amenities in all the participating IHG hotels under the
InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, and Holiday Inn brands. 

    "Priority Privilege is offered alongside IHG's
global loyalty program Priority Club Rewards, which is the
world's largest hotel loyalty program with over 33 million
members worldwide and 600,000 members in China. Priority
Privilege will help create brand preference for IHG hotels
among consumers throughout China," said Dexter Chia,
vice president, sales & marketing, IHG Greater China.  


    "We are delighted to be working with IHG in
China," said Stuart McAusland, corporate vice
president and general manager Asia Pacific for Hospitality
Marketing Concepts. "HMC is committed to this
substantial project, and will be focusing significant
efforts and resources to ensure the program's success in
China.  HMC will be bringing more than a decade of local
China market knowledge into this partnership and, together
with IHG, will be establishing Priority Privilege as the
leading hotel loyalty product to strengthen patronage at
IHG hotels in this country."

    The world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, IHG
is expanding rapidly in China.   IHG currently has a
portfolio of 70 hotels in over 30 cities across Greater
China and is on track to have 125 hotels open by the end of
2008.   

    About InterContinental Hotels Group

    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 recognised 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 programme, 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 http://www.ihg.com and information for
the Priority Club Rewards programme at
http://www.priorityclub.com .

    For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press
Office at http://www.ihg.com/media

    About HMC

    Headquartered in Newport Beach, Southern California,
HMC is the leading provider of travel industry paid
consumer membership and database management programs. HMC
provides services to more than 1,000 full-service hotels
worldwide. HMC has an extensive partnership with
international hotel companies which include IHG. HMC is a
global company with offices in more than 50 countries
including Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Portugal,
Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, UAE, Egypt,
Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom and United
States. More information about HMC may be found on the
company's website http://hmc.clubhotel.com or by contacting
Peter Gorla, Vice President of Marketing, at 949-833-8000
Ext. 218 or via email at [e-mail].


    For more information, please contact:

     Sharona Tao
     IHG Greater China
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]