Hicham Aidarous gets promotion within InterContinental Hotels Group

Dubai, 4 August, 2004:  InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Hicham Aidarous as general manager at its largest Red Sea Resort, the Holiday Inn Resort Safaga Palace.

Aidarous has spent 10 years at senior level within InterContinental Hotels Group properties in Egypt and Jordan, most recently as assistant general manager at the InterContinental Pyramids Park Resort.

In total, Aidarous has 27 years of hotel experience working in well known chain hotels in Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The impressive Holiday Inn Resort Safaga Palace is situated at the gateway to Safaga City and offers leisure and business travellers extensive outdoor sports facilities, a variety of restaurants and bars and extensive children's play facilities including a dedicated children's pool.

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Note to Editors
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

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