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169 hotels
57,034 rooms
49 hotels in the pipeline
28 March 2013
IHG announces sale of InterContinental London Park Lane for £301.5m ($457m*)
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts believes that superior, understated service and outstanding facilities are important, but what makes us truly different is the genuine interest we show in our guests.
At InterContinental, it is every team member’s desire to help guests make the most of their time. Every day, we connect our well-travelled guests to what’s special about a destination, by sharing our knowledge so they enjoy authentic experiences that will enrich their lives and broaden their outlook.
17,756 rooms
53 hotels
4 hotels in the pipeline
1946
InterContinental Hotels Corporation founded by PanAmerican World Airlines.
1947
The first property, the Hotel Grande in Belem, Brazil, is inaugurated.
1981
InterContinental Hotels Corporation is sold to UK-based company Grand Metropolitan.
1988
Grand Metropolitan sells InterContinental Hotels Corporation to Japanese based Saison Group.
1998
Bass PLC acquires InterContinental Hotels Corporation.
2001
Prestigious InterContinental Hong Kong purchased for £241 million.
2006
InterContinental celebrates 60 years of history.
2006
6 November – InterContinental Hotels & Resorts simultaneously launch two flagship hotels – InterContinental London Park Lane and InterContinental Boston, US.
2007
InterContinental celebrates opening of its 150th hotel - the InterContinental, Dubai Festival City.
2008
InterContinental opens two new hotels in China in celebration of the 2008 Olympics – InterContinental Beijing Beichen as the closest luxury hotel to the National Olympics Stadium; InterContinental Qingdao within the Olympic Sailing Village.
2009
A first, two new co-branded luxury rooms opens in Okinawa, Japan-ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort and ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort.
InterContinental Fiji Gold Resort & Spa opens as the sole destination resort on Natadola Beach.
2010
InterContinental New York Times Square opens in July. The largest new build hotel to open in Manhattan since 2002.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts launches industry first App for iPad with Concierge Insider Guides
2011
Launch of InterContinental Alliance Resorts with The Venetian and The Palazzo in Las Vegas.
InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya opens in December, situated on Russia's most famous street and close to landmarks like the Kremlin and Red Square.
2012
InterContinental Doha The City opens in February, offering a range of luxury accommodation and facilities, including an InterContinental Residence Suites, the country's highest dining experience and an in-house chocolatier.
2009
Best Website in the Hotel Industry – Interactive Media Awards 2009
Top environmental honours at Condé Nast Traveller World Savers Awards in 2009 went to the InterContinental Willard Washington
World's Leading Hotel Brand – World Travel Awards 2009 & 2010
2010
Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards 2010
Best Business Hotel Brand – Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards 2010 & 2011
2011
2011 Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List included: InterContinental New York Times Square, Willard InterContinental Washington, DC, InterContinental Boston, InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, and the InterContinental Montreal. The Gold List is an exclusive list of 200 of the world's finest properties and cruise lines.
Web Marketing Association's Best Travel Mobile Application of 2011 for the InterContinental Concierge Insider's Guide iPad App
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa was voted best resort in Asia-Australasia and one of the top 25 hotels in the world by Condé Nast Traveller's 2011 Reader Travel Awards UK.
2011 World Travel Awards included: World's Leading Hotel Brand for the third consecutive year, World's Leading Business Hotel Group, Europe's Leading Hotel Brand, Mexico & Central America's Leading Hotel Brand, and England's Leading Conference Hotel for InterContinental London Park Lane.
Figures as at 31 December 2012
Last updated 19 February 2013
