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Intercontinental Hotels

The Intercontinental Hotel Group is a family of hotels with thousands of quality hotels around the world. The namesake of the group is the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel which you will find at leading resorts. The company also owns many of the most prized prized hotel properties in industry including The Willard in Washington, DC, The Barclay in New York City and Mark Hopkins in San Francisco.

Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express

The most recognized portion of IHG Group family is the venerable Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express. You will find Holiday Inns in most US destinations. Holiday Inn tends to be a cut above the competition. The Holiday Inn is often centrally located in the town served. Many Holiday Inns have large conference facilities. The Holiday Inn Express is often on routes into town and generally have smaller meeting rooms. The web site indicates the meeting capacity of each hotel and the number and types of rooms in the hotel. Often you will find a Holiday Inn in the center of town with a Holiday Inn Express serving the suburbs.

Holiday Inn generally include amenities such as high speed internet access, continental breakfasts, pools, spas and exercise rooms. The web site gives a detailed description of the amenities at each of the company's properties.

Candlewood and Staybridge Suites

The Candlewood Suite and Staybridge Suite brands are all suite hotels. These comfortable inns are ideal for extended stays.

Priority Club Rewards

IHG has a loyalty program called Priority Club Rewards that lets you earn points for airline miles or free stays.

About Company

The company IHG Group was founded in 2003, when its parent company, Six Continents, split into two entities. Mitchell Brothers PLC took over the pubs and restaurants while IHG maintains the hotel franchise.

At the time of this review (1/2008), IHG reported that the chain included 571,071 hotel rooms in 3,863 hotels.

Intercontinental Hotels is headquartered in Windsor, UK. They trade on the NYSE with the symbol IHG. The investor relations site is IHGplc.com