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InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi, 2006.

InterContinental is a brand of upscale luxury hotels owned by InterContinental Hotels Group. The chain operates over 200 hotels and resorts in approximately 75 nations. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2304, 839 KB) Summary InterContinental The Grand hotel, New Delhi. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2304, 839 KB) Summary InterContinental The Grand hotel, New Delhi. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. ... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools. ... For other uses, see Nation (disambiguation). ...


InterContinental began in 1946 when Pan American Airways decided that there was a lack of quality hotels in many of its destinations. The first hotel, the Hotel Grande, opened that year in Belem, Brazil. The company was purchased by Bass Hotels & Resorts of the United Kingdom (now InterContinental Hotels Group) in 1998. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pan Ams seaplane terminal at Dinner Key in Miami, Florida, was a hub of inter-American travel during the 1930s and 1940s. ... Bel m is a city in the nothern part of Brazil. ... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


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Intercontinental Toronto – A Luxury Hotel in Toronto, Canada (684 words)
The 586 spacious guestrooms of the InterContinental Toronto Centre are exquisitely furnished and marry luxury with comfort while offering stunning views of either Lake Ontario or Toronto's bustling downtown.
Club InterContinental offers the boutique feel of a 'hotel within a hotel', and provides guests with exclusive executive services.A variety of hotel suites are also available.
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Chyna's last Intercontinental Championship reign began after she pinned Trish Stratus in a tag-team match at the 2000 edition of SummerSlam (Val Venis and Trish Stratus vs. Eddie Guerrero and Chyna) thus leading her to hold the title three times in her career.
The plan was abandoned and the Intercontinental Championship was unified with the World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 2002, when then-World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Kane.
The next-highest number of reigns is six, held by Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam, then Triple H and Edge with five, Chris Benoit and Razor Ramon with four, and Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Christian, Shelton Benjamin and Goldust with three.
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