HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, CHAMBERSBURG, PA  WINS
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP
2005 TORCHBEARER AWARD

ATLANTA (September 23, 2005) – The Holiday Inn Express, Chambersburg, PA has received the

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world’s largest and most global hotel company, 2005 Torchbearer Award, the company's most prestigious award.  

The Torchbearer Awards were presented at a special ceremony during the 2005 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21 & 22, 2005.  Aaron J. Smith, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express, Chambersburg accepted the award.

The Holiday Inn Express, Chambersburg is one of only 59 properties chosen from the IHG system of more than 3,500 hotels for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation -- from quality to customer satisfaction. A 2005 Torchbearer trophy, the company's symbol of excellence, will be on permanent display at the hotel.

"It is my pleasure to name the Holiday Inn Express, Chambersburg as one of the finest hotels in our industry," said Steve Porter, president, the Americas, IHG.  "This hotel embodies the spirit, product and service that continue to make our properties known and admired throughout the world."

 More than 3,500 franchise owners, operators and company officials attended the 2005 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference.

 

Note 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 recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental^® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza^® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn^® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express^®, Staybridge Suites^®, Candlewood Suites^® and Hotel Indigo^TM, and also manages the world's
largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club^® Rewards, with over 25 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 program at www.priorityclub.com.

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