Disposal

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
04 March 2005

4 March 2005


                INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP ANNOUNCES SALE OF
                     CROWNE PLAZA AMERICAN HOTEL, AMSTERDAM


InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") today announces it has sold the Crowne
Plaza, American in Amsterdam to The Eden Hotel Group, for Euro 37 million (£25
million), equivalent to net book value. The transaction, a sale of the company
which owns the hotel, completed today. Proceeds will be used for general
corporate purposes.


The Crowne Plaza, American (174 rooms) will leave the IHG system.


Further transaction details

1. No tax is payable on IHG's sale of the company which owns Crowne Plaza
  American.


Since Separation in April 2003, including today's announcement, IHG has sold or
agreed to sell 48 hotels with proceeds of approximately £750 million. 89
properties remain on the market with a net book value of £1.5 billion.


Crowne Plaza American, Amsterdam disposal announced today:

                                                2004e                       2003
                                                   £m                         £m

Revenue                                           7.9                        7.7
EBITDA                                            2.4                        2.2
EBIT                                              1.7                        1.3


Hotels disposed of or agreed to be disposed of since separation:


Hotel                                              Location          Rooms

IC Austin                                                US            189
IC Central Park South                                    US            208
IC Chicago                                               US            807
IC Houston                                               US            485
IC Miami                                                 US            641
IC San Juan                                     Puerto Rico            402
IC Toronto                                           Canada            210
IC Mayfair                                               UK            289
CP Amsterdam                                    Netherlands            174
CP Hilton Head                                           US            340
CP Los Angeles Airport                                   US            613
CP Redondo Beach                                         US            346
CP White Plains                                          US            401
CP Midland Manchester                                    UK            303
CP Vanuatu                                          Vanuatu            140
HI Anaheim                                               US            264
HI Atlanta Airport                                       US            190
HI Memphis                                               US            243
HI South Bend                                            US            229
HI Gatwick Crawley                                       UK            217
HI Middlesbrough/Teeside                                 UK            134
HI Preston                                               UK            129
HI Plymouth                                              UK            112
HI Sheffield West                                        UK            138
HI Swansea                                               UK            106
HI Adelaide                                       Australia            193
HI Darwin                                         Australia            183
HI Newcastle                                      Australia             72
SBS Alpharetta                                           US            118
SBS Anaheim                                              US            143
SBS Atlanta Perimeter                                    US            143
SBS Auburn Hills                                         US            118
SBS Austin                                               US            121
SBS Boston                                               US            133
SBS Burlington                                           US            141
SBS Carmel Mountain                                      US            116
SBS Charlotte                                            US            117
SBS Columbia                                             US            118
SBS Denver                                               US            115
SBS Eatontown                                            US            131
SBS Fort Lauderdale                                      US            141
SBS Houston Galleria                                     US             93
SBS Myrtle Beach                                         US            119
SBS Portland                                             US            117
SBS San Antonio                                          US            118
SBS Sorrento                                             US            131
SBS Toronto Markham                                  Canada            120
Posthouse Epping                                         UK             79
Total                                                    48         10,190



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Notes to Editors


InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel company by number of rooms.
InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, manages, leases or owns, through
various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 536,000 guest rooms in nearly
100 countries and territories around the world. The Group 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
IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority
Club(R) Rewards, with more than 23 million members worldwide. In addition to
this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic, the
second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.


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Office at www.ihgplc.com/media


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