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Encyclopedia > InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group
Image:Ichotelsgroup.gif
Type Public (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG)
Founded 15 April 2003
Origins trace back to 1777
Headquarters Windsor, Berkshire, UK
Key people David Webster, Chairman
Andrew Cosslett, Chief Executive
Industry Hotel
Products Brands include:
InterContinental
Crowne Plaza
Holiday Inn
Revenue £2,204m GBP (2004)
Operating income £243m GBP (2004)
Net income £299m GBP (2004)
Website ichotelsgroup.com

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. The largest hotel company by number of rooms (537,500 as of March 2006 [1]), its headquarters are in Windsor just outside Greater London and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Intercontinental Hotels Group logo[1] This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... This article is about the stock exchange itself. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, South East England. ... The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ... InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi, 2006. ... Crowne Plaza is a chain of upscale hotels catering to the business/meetings market. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... This article is about the stock exchange itself. ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, South East England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalized companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, begun on January 3, 1984. ...


History

InterContinental Hotels Group can be traced back to 1777 when William Bass began a brewery in Burton upon Trent. In 1876 their red triangle trademark was the first registered in the United Kingdom. Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The entrance of a brewery. ... Map sources for Burton-upon-Trent at grid reference SK2422 Burton upon Trent also known as Burton-on-Trent, or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, which originally grew up around the monastery of St. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


In 1989 the British Government limited the number of pubs brewers could directly own, so Bass began to grow their small line of hotels. In 1990 they purchased Holiday Inn International from Kemmons Wilson, expanding themselves into North America. In March 1998 they acquired the InterContinental brand, expanding into the luxury market. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913 – February 12, 2003) was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi, 2006. ...


In 2000 the company sold its brewing assets (and the rights to the Bass name) to the major Belgian brewer Interbrew for £2.3 billion and changed its named to Six Continents plc. InterContinental was created in 2003 after the company – then Six Continents Plc – split into two daughter companies: Mitchells and Butlers plc to handle restaurant assets and InterContinental to focus on hotels and soft drinks. This article is about the year 2000. ... Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. ... InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mitchells & Butlers plc run managed pubs, bars and restaurants in over 2,000 outlets. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ...


Britvic, the company's soft drinks division, was retained by IHG. It is the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the United Kingdom by volume. It owns the Robinsons, Tango, Britvic, R Whites and J2O brands, and also has the franchise for the Pepsi and 7UP brands in Great Britain. In December 2005, IHG sold its interest in the company by an initial public offering. Britvic LSE: BVIC is a British producer of soft drinks. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporations common shares to public investors. ...


InterContinental brands

Brands of IHG
Brands of IHG
An Uptown Houston Hotel Indigo.
An Uptown Houston Hotel Indigo.

Image File history File links PriorityClub_logos. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 325 KB) Photo by Nick Juhasz. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 325 KB) Photo by Nick Juhasz. ... Uptown Houston Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. ... InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi, 2006. ... Crowne Plaza is a chain of upscale hotels catering to the business/meetings market. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... Nickelodeon Family Suites is a Holiday Inn hotel in Orlando, Florida near the Universal Orlando Resort and two miles from Walt Disney World Resort. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Staybridge Suites is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Hotel Indigo is a chain of Boutique Hotels started by the Intercontinental Hotels Group. ...

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InterContinental Hotels Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (357 words)
The largest hotel company by number of rooms (537,500 as of March 2006 [1]), it's headquarters are in Windsor just outside Greater London and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
InterContinental Hotels Group can be traced back to 1777 when William Bass began a brewery in Burton-upon-Trent.
InterContinental was created in 2003 after the company – then Six Continents Plc – split into two daughter companies: Mitchells and Butlers plc to handle restaurant assets and InterContinental to focus on hotels and soft drinks.
Overview of Intercontinental Hotels Group (1506 words)
Hotels are trying hard to compete with their competitors to create wonderful experience to every customer who visit the hotel.
However, for InterContinental Hotel and Resort, the geographical location, weather, and events are not the major factors that will affect the occupancies due to business people travel because of business purpose that is happening all year round.
InterContinental Hotel and Resorts is one of the major properties who have strong brand in providing quality service and all required business facilities.
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