Offer Will Last Only Within a 72-Hour Sale Period

Tokyo, 18 March 2009 � For a limited period, IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan will offer 50% off the best flexible rate at 16 InterContinental� Hotels & Resorts and Crowne Plaza� Hotels & Resorts in Japan. The sale period will last only for 72 hours*.

Sale period - 2 April � 4 April 2009

Stay period - 2 April � 30 June 2009 (excluding 1 May � 7 May)

Rates - 50% off the best flex rate

Participating hotels in Japan - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts � ANA InterContinental Tokyo � The Strings by InterContinental � Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay � InterContinental Yokohama Grand � ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort � ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts � ANA Crowne Plaza Chitose � ANA Crowne Plaza Niigata � ANA Crowne Plaza Toyoama � ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa � ANA Crowne Plaza Narita � ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka � ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima � ANA Crowne Plaza Fukuoka � Crowne Plaza Kobe � Okinawa Harborview Crowne Plaza

Note - � This offering requires advanced purchase and is non-refundable. � This is an offering with limited number of rooms. � Priority Club Rewards points can be earned.

Bookings can be done via www.ihg.com/japan72h or by calling the following numbers:

Australia 1 800 774 535 China 800 830 7228 Thailand 001 800 656 888 Hong Kong 800 968 333 Malaysia 1800 801 881 India 1800 111 000 Singapore 800 1861 309 Japan 0120 455 655

*Terms & conditions apply

Media Contact: Takako Ushio IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan +81 3 3505 9626 Takako.Ushio@ihganahotels.com

Notes to Editors: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [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 4,150 hotels and almost 620,000 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� Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo�, Crowne Plaza� Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn� Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express�, Staybridge Suites� and Candlewood Suites�, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club� Rewards with 42 million members worldwide. IHG has more than 1,700 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 200,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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