Disposal

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
11 August 2005

11 August 2005



                INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP ANNOUNCES SALE OF

                           HOLIDAY INN DUBLIN AIRPORT



InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") today announces it has sold the
Holiday Inn, Dublin Airport (248 rooms). The property will leave the IHG system.
The hotel will be owned by Adelphi Way Developments & Investments Limited.



Proceeds before transaction costs were Eur33.5 million (£23.3m), approximately
in line with net book value.



Further transaction details

 1. No tax charge arises and no cash tax is expected to be payable as a result of
    the transaction.
 2. IHG has sold the entity owning the hotel, International Airport Hotel Ltd..



Since Separation in April 2003, including today's announcement, IHG has
announced the disposal of 126 hotels with proceeds of approximately £1.8
billion. 19 properties remain on the market with a net book value of
approximately £370 million.



Disposal announced today:


                                               2004                       2003
                                                 £m                         £m
Revenue                                         6.5                        7.3
EBITDA                                          1.5                        2.4
EBIT                                            1.2                        1.8

Hotel                                                                    Rooms
Holiday Inn, Dublin Airport                                                248



A list of IHG's owned and leased properties detailing those disposed of, on the
market and not on the market is available at http://www.ihgplc.com/investors







For further information, please contact:


Investor Relations (Gavin Flynn, Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson):  [phone]
                                                            [phone]
Media Enquiries (Leslie McGibbon):                          [phone]
                                                            [phone]





Notes to Editors



InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.  InterContinental
Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,
more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 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 programme, Priority Club(R)
Rewards, with over 24 million members worldwide. In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two
leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.



InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all
its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club
Rewards programme at www.priortyclub.com .



For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press
Office at www.ihcplc.com/media .





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