InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Crowne Plaza Dubai Business Bay, scheduled to open in 2010, will be located at the heart of Business Bay set to be the city's new central business district. Located next to Sheikh Zayed road and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the property will be perfectly situated to capitalise on the thriving corporate travel market in the city.

The hotel will comprise 367 rooms and several diverse dining options as well as the business and corporate facilities which will include a 500 square metre function room and further meeting rooms. Leisure travellers will also be able to enjoy a health club, spa, an outdoor pool and terrace.

Commenting on the signing, John Bamsey, Chief Operating Officer, IHG, Middle East & AfricaIHG, Middle East & Africa said: "We are thrilled to be partnering with one of IHGIHG's long-time trusted partners, The Chelsea Group, to develop Crowne Plaza Dubai Business Bay and believe the upscale brand is a perfect fit for this major urban centre which is currently taking shape in Dubai. Crimson Hotels have already proved a valued partner for us in the UK and we hope to continue working with them, in the future, both in the UK and now also in Dubai.

"With an increasingly discerning class of business traveller arriving in the UAE and the country leading the way in corporate travel, the Crowne Plaza brand is reassurance of high levels of comfort and service combined with the practicality of the latest amenities."

"Chelsea Group already has a very close relationship with IHGIHG in the UK through Crimson Hotels, following the recent opening of Crowne Plaza Gatwick-Crawley, the first of several planned UK projects with the Group," said Karim Kassam, Executive Director, Chelsea Group. "Having recently broken into the Middle East tourism market, Chelsea also has several hotel projects under development in Dubai and are pleased to be working with IHGIHG, one the world's leading hotel management companies, on this landmark property in Business Bay. We hope that this is the first of many projects with IHGIHG in this region and we wish to grow our portfolio with them over the coming years."

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is a dynamic hotel brand currently located in nearly 50 countries around the world.

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About IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG)InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHGIHG, NYSE:IHGIHG (ADRs)] is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms. IHGIHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, nearly 4,000 hotels and more than 585,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHGIHG 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 Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 37 million members worldwide.

The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHGIHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHGIHG's global corporate responsibility focus.

InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com/ and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com/.

For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

About Crimson Hotels
Crimson Hotels operates 6 Hotels in the UK and 2 in Portugal. The Dubai development projects are managed by Chelsea Group Hospitality and there are currently 5 Hotel projects under development and 3 operational Hotels under the Chelsea Brand. For further information please visit www.crimsonhotels.com.

For further press information please contact:
Impact Porter Novelli
PO Box 19791
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Contact: Nora Feidi,
Senior Account Executive
Tel: 9714 3304030 Ext: 431
Fax: 9714 3304031
E-mail: n.feidi@ipn.ae

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