Record net room additions
up 
at 34,757 rooms
Total hotels open under
IHG brands
up 
to 4,186 hotels
Signings
of 
rooms, 693 hotels
taking development pipeline
to 
rooms,
1,775 hotels
Revenue per available room†
up 
Total gross revenue‡ from all hotels in IHG system
up 
to $19.1bn
Continuing revenue
up 
to $1,854mº
Continuing operating profit*
up 
to $535mº
Adjusted continuing earnings per share
up 
to 117.8¢
Final dividend maintained
at 
- † Total system room revenue divided by the number of room nights available.
- ‡ Total room revenue from franchised hotels and total hotel revenue from managed, owned and leased hotels (not revenue attributable to IHG, as it is derived mainly from hotels owned by third parties).
- * Operating profit before exceptional items.
- º Includes the benefit of four significant liquidated damages receipts totalling $33m. (No such individually significant receipts in 2007).
- § The Group’s reporting currency changed from sterling to US dollars in 2008. Dividends are now determined in US dollars and converted into sterling immediately before announcement. The sterling final dividend equivalent is 20.2p per share.
