18th Oct 2007 07:02
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC18 October 2007 18 October 2007 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Third Quarter US RevPAR Growth InterContinental Hotels Group's ("IHG") annual conference for hotel owners inthe Americas region commences next week. The RevPAR performance of IHG's brandsin the United States for the nine month period to 30 September 2007 will bedisclosed at this conference. Details of RevPAR for IHG's brands in the US for the third quarter 2007 and forthe nine month period to 30 September 2007 are accordingly disclosed below,demonstrating strong growth and continued segment out performance. US Comparable RevPAR Nine months to Third Quarter Growth (constant currency) 30 September 2007 2007 InterContinental 10.2% 8.9%Crowne Plaza 7.2% 7.7%Holiday Inn 4.8% 4.5%Holiday Inn Express 7.1% 5.9%Staybridge Suites 3.5% 3.5%Candlewood Suites 2.2% 2.6%Indigo 18.8% 16.1%Total 5.9% 5.4% 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 hotelsand more than 563,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories aroundthe world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brandsincluding InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels &Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), StaybridgeSuites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(R), and also manages theworld's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 33million members worldwide. The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response toenvironmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and EnvironmentInitiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnershiplaunched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG isstill a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heartof IHG's global corporate responsibility focus. IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands atwww.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme atwww.priorityclub.com For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media For further information, please contact:Investor Relations (Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson; Heather Wood): +44 (0) 1753 410 176Media Affairs (Leslie McGibbon; Claire Williams): +44 (0) 1753 410 425 +44 (0) 7808 094 471 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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