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• InterContinental is a brand of hotels and resorts owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). The first InterContinental hotel opened in Belem, Brazil.

• Fast Facts

  1. Stock symbol: IHG (NYSE)
  2. Annual revenue (2006): $1.88 billion
  3. Year established: 1946, IHG in 2003
  4. Industry: Hotel
  5. Phone: +44-1753-410-100
  6. Phone (toll free): (800) 424-6835
  7. Fax: +44-1753-410-101
  8. HQ: Windsor, England, United Kingdom
  9. Chairman: David Webster
  10. CEO: Andres Cosslett
  11. Staff: 11,456
  12. Locations: 147 (2007)

• Key Dates

  1. 1946: First InterContinental hotel opens
  2. 1998: Bass brewery (which had moved into the hotel business with their 1990 purchase of Holiday Inn International) acquires InterContinental
  3. 2000: Brewery is sold, name is changed to Six Continents
  4. 2003: Six Continents splits in two; one company is InterContinental Hotels Group

• Brands

  1. Candlewood Suites
  2. Crowne Plaza
  3. Holiday Inn
  4. Hotel Indigo
  5. Staybridge Suites

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Crowne Plaza | Staybridge Suites | Candlewood Suites | Holiday Inn | Holiday Inn Express | Hotel Indigo | Best Western | Ramada International | Comfort Inn | La Quinta

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