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  Press Release: 30 May 2006  

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  EXPRESS BY HOLIDAY INN PETERBOROUGH PRESENTS 'SMART' PRIZE TO LOCAL WINNER  
             
 

The General Manager of Express by Holiday Inn Peterborough, Molly Turner, as well as James Snowden of Mercedes-Benz, presented the winner of the nationwide Express by Holiday Inn prize draw with a smart prize – a brand new smart car - on 30 May 2006 at the hotel.

Stewart Barrett from Lincolnshire will be driving away in his brand new 'smart fortwo' car, in stunning blue and silver, as the result of winning the free prize draw he entered at Express by Holiday Inn Bradford in February 2006.

Over 100 Express by Holiday Inn hotels in the UK have Meet Smart facilities which offer convenient meeting spaces ideal for interviews, brainstorming sessions and training days. Whether you're travelling on business or leisure, our contemporary hotel rooms offer both comfort and value, and include everything you need to relax, recharge and start the day with a smile.

 


 

Stewart Barrett, winner, commented, "I regularly stay at Express by Holiday hotels for both business and leisure trips. I'm stunned and delighted to have won a smart car! I was at the Express by Holiday Inn Bradford when I entered the prize draw and cannot believe that I am the lucky winner of this brilliant prize!"

Molly Turner, General Manager of Express by Holiday Inn Peterborough added, "Express by Holiday Peterborough is really pleased, as Stewart Barrett's local hotel, to hand over the keys to his brand new smart car. The Meet Smart promotion was a real success for the brand and a real success for Stewart Barrett too! Visit www.hiexpress.co.uk

For further information or images please contact: Molly Turner, General Manager, Express by Holiday Inn Peterborough, East of England Way, Orton Northgate, Peterborough, PE2 6HE. Tel: 0870 720 1197. Email: Peterborough@morethanhotels.com

Mercedes-Benz, 6th Floor, West World, West Gate, London W5 1DT. Tel: 08708 500 522. Email: london.corporate@mercedes.co.uk

Kate Prescott, Communications Co-ordinator, Europe Middle East & Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group, Tel: 01753 410259, Email: kate.prescott@ichotelsgroup.com

 

   
 

Note to Editors: 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 534,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.

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®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with more than 24 million members worldwide.

In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.

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