InterContinental Hotels & Resorts celebrates milestone with opening of 150th property

This milestone will be followed days later when the brand opens its first hotel in Vietnam - the 359-room InterContinental Hanoi Westlake.

These two hotels join an impressive collection of new properties. In the last year (Oct 2006 - Sept 2007), 11 new hotels in 6 countries have been opened, including flagships InterContinental Boston and InterContinental London Park Lane; the conversion of InterContinental Los Angeles Century City; two InterContinental hotels in Greater China - Shenzhen and Jiuzhai Paradise and Japan's first two co-branded ANA InterContinental properties -- ANA InterContinental Tokyo and The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo.

Currently, InterContinental's pipeline consists of 50 hotels in more than 20 countries. Some of the hotels scheduled to open in the next several months include:

InterContinental Century City Chengdu, China - October 2007
Prior to InterContinental Dubai Festival City's grand opening, InterContinental Century City Chengdu will open this month. Located in the dynamic Century City complex, InterContinental Century City Chengdu will combine the latest in communication and business technologies, high-end food and beverage options and conference facilities with InterContinental's trademark "in the know" service.

InterContinental Dubai Festival City - November 2007
Located on Dubai Creek and with stunning views in every direction, InterContinental Dubai Festival City is set to become a new city landmark. At 36-floors high, the property will boast 498 exquisitely designed rooms, including 121 suites, three Presidential Suites and one Royal Suite.

The hotel will offer exceptional dining and entertainment options, including Bistro Madeleine - Quintessential Parisian Bistro Café; Al Sultan Brahim Beirut - Lebanese seafood restaurant, an authentic multi-station Japanese restaurant, Edamame, created by the award-winning interior design team from Super Potato, and an "experiential" restaurant which will be brought to life by one of the world's most highly-awarded Michelin-star chefs Pierre Gagnaire. In addition, guests will have ample opportunity to relax and unwind, thanks to five pools, a sun terrace and leisure garden, and Spa InterContinental. There will also be 40,300 square-foot multi-level Event Centre with meeting space that can be divided into 8 break-out rooms that can accommodate as many as 1,600 guests.

InterContinental Hanoi Westlake, Vietnam - November 2007
Built entirely on and over Hanoi's largest lake, this unique and beautiful hotel is a seven minute drive from the historic heart of the city. The property will boast 359 guest rooms, including 19 suites, all with private balconies and most with water views, as well as three distinctive Island Pavilions, which will be connected to the main hotel building by elegant Venetian style bridges and contain 60 rooms and suites each. Other features include two restaurants - a contemporary French brasserie and an international multi-cuisine restaurant - and three bars, such as the spectacular Sunset Bar, which is built on its own island. Guests can take advantage of an outdoor swimming pool and recreation area, including children's pool, health club and spa. The hotel will be able to accommodate up to 700 guests in its grand InterContinental Ballroom and will feature seven meeting rooms.

In 2008, the following openings are planned:

Grand Hôtel InterContinental Stockholm - January 2008
InterContinental San Francisco - January 2008
InterContinental Qingdao, China - March 2008
InterContinental Beijing North, China - April 2008
InterContinental Milan Grand Hotel Duomo - June 2008
InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona - Summer 2008
InterContinental Resort & Spa, Krems, Austria, Autumn 2008

In addition to the properties already primed to open in 2008, a number of new hotels have recently been signed for an expected debut in 2009 and 2010, including InterContinental Porto Palacio Das Cardosas in Portugal, InterContinental Queenstown in New Zealand, InterContinental Moscow, InterContinental Kuwait, InterContinental Belgrade, InterContinental Davos Resort & Spa, InterContinental Dresden in Germany, InterContinental Hua Hin Resort in Thailand, InterContinental Tripoli in Libya, InterContinental Resort & Residences Orlando at Palazzo del Lago in Florida, USA, and InterContinental Nashville, Tennessee, USA. As the first truly international hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts will continue to grow its presence worldwide.