Board Appointment

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
01 June 2004

1 June 2004

                       InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
                               Board Appointment

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) today announces that David Kappler has
been appointed as senior independent non-executive director of the company and
chairman of the company's audit committee. Kappler will join the IHG board with
effect from 21 June 2004.

Kappler, aged 57, recently retired as chief financial officer of Cadbury
Schweppes plc where he had been a main board director responsible for finance
since 1995.   Previously Kappler had worked for Cadbury Limited and for the
group's health and hygiene division from 1965 to 1984, rejoining the company in
1989 following the acquisition of the Trebor Group, of which he was finance
director.  Following this, he held a number of senior positions within Cadbury
Schweppes' confectionery divisions and as director of corporate finance.  He is
a non-executive director of Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc and HMV Group plc,
and was seven years on the board of Camelot Group plc.

Commenting on his appointment, David Webster, IHG's non executive chairman said
"I am very much looking forward to welcoming David to our board.  He brings with
him extensive business acumen, as well as a wealth of financial experience which
will be invaluable in his role as chairman of IHG's audit committee."

David Prosser was previously senior independent non-executive director of IHG
and will continue to serve as a non-executive director for the IHG board.

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For further information please contact:

Dee Cayhill           Corporate Affairs                  [phone]
Gavin Flynn           Investor Relations                 [phone]

Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG
(ADRs)) is the world's most global hotel company and the largest 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 (www.ichotelsgroup.com).
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 Indigo(R), and also has a controlling
interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.

InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on
the Internet - www.intercontinental.com for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts,
www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for
Holiday Inn hotels, www.hiexpress.com for Holiday Inn Express hotels,
www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels,  and
www.candlewoodsuites.com for Candlewood Suites, and for the Group's rewards
programme, www.priorityclub.com.

For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press
Office at www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com.


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