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Monday, November 9 - 2009

InterContinental Hotels Group announces new ADOSM of Egypt

InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel operator has proudly announced the promotion of David Traynor to Area Director of Sales and Marketing for InterContinental Hotels Group in Egypt.

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  • David Traynor.
    David Traynor.
Having spent most of his life in hospitality sales, Traynor will remain based at the newly developed InterContinental Citystars overseeing all sales and marketing operations of this property as well as the sales strategies and market positioning of the 11 hotels within InterContinental Hotels Group Egyptian portfolio.

"I am very excited about this promotion," said Traynor. "I plan to use my knowledge and experience to maximise business within the area for the individual hotels and resorts and look forward to building and working with our colleagues, to strengthen and grow the InterContinental Brand within Egypt.

David who is of Scottish origin has been working in the hospitality industry for over 12 years gaining international experience by working in a variety of regions including Thailand, Singapore, Philippine, Indonesia, Asia & Australia.

"InterContinental Hotels Group currently has 11 properties operating in the Egyptian market with a further two in the pipeline and we are pleased to have Traynor, with his background, drive and ambition overlooking our Sales and Marketing strategies,"


said Tom Rowntree, Vice President Sales and Marketing, InterContinental Hotels Group, Middle East and Africa.

Previous to working with InterContinental Hotels Group, Traynor worked with an American based Marketing Hospitality Co. as Asia Pacific Area Director of Sales and Marketing for five years joining Marriott International Hotels as Director of Sales and Marketing in 1999 based within the Asia / Pacific Region. Group Director of Sales and Marketing with a boutique Hotel Company followed and in February 2005 he was asked to be part of InterContinental Citystars hotel team.

Included in Traynor's Egypt portfolio are InterContinental Citystars Cairo, InterContinental Pyramids Park Resort Cairo, InterContinental Abu Soma Resort Red Sea, InterContinental Resort & Casino Hurghada, Holiday Inn Safaga Palace, InterContinental Garden Reef Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Crowne Plaza Sharm El Sheikh Resort, Amphoras Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, Sultan Garden Holiday Inn Resort Sharm El Sheikh, and Holiday Inn Resort Taba, InterContinental Taba Heights Resort (due to open April 2006) and Holiday Inn Citystars (due to open end of 2006).
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About InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels across the region can be booked with toll-free calls to the InterContinental Hotels Group Middle East Central Reservations Office in Bahrain (80000 880), Egypt (0800-4433322), Jordan (0800-22666), Kuwait (473 2100 ext 6233), Lebanon (01 426-801 - ask operator to connect to 866 866 7556), Oman (800 777 999), Pakistan (00800 909 971234) Qatar (0800 971234), Saudi Arabia (800 897 1465), and the UAE (800 4642).
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and the largest 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 (www.ichotelsgroup.com). The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn ® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, and Candlewood Suites®, and also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - www.intercontinental.com for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts,
www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn hotels, www.hiexpress.com for Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels, and www.candlewoodsuites.com for Candlewood Suites, and for the Group's rewards programme, www.priorityclub.com For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com

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