Get Into the Spring of Things with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

Brand Revitalizes Guests with Magical Packages, Romantic Escapes and a Touch of Honey

ATLANTA - A global hotel brand committed to offering guests authentic and exclusive experiences, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has a bevy of new packages in time for spring and summer travel.   Be it a culturally chic girlfriend getaway to the ballet and post-theater cocktails in Manhattan, re-invigorating weekend escapes amidst Arizona's stunning natural landscape, or very vernal honeybee spa treatments in Boston, every Insider Experience is an opportunity to create unforgettable memories.

• InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta - Get Around the Green Way
  For "green" driving around the Sun Belt, InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta has implemented the latest eco accessory - an electric vehicle charging station. As part of the brand's commitment to run an environmentally responsible business, the hotel has created 15 Low Emission Vehicle parking spaces in its garage. www.intercontinental.com/buckhead
  
  
• InterContinental Boston - Honey Bee Pampering in Beantown
  Fit for a Queen Bee, InterContinental Boston's SPA InterContinental offers ‘apitherapy,' organic treatments using honey that take advantage of the hotel's dedicated roof deck apiary, which launched last year and is home to more than 40,000 bees. One sweet treatment of note is La Peau au Miel (translated as "skin of honey"), which uses pure olive oil and sugar to exfoliate and polish the skin for a truly radiant glow. A layer of warm honey is brushed over the body and after a quick rinse skin feels noticeably smoother and brighter. High-quality ingredients come straight from the kitchen of the hotel's signature restaurant, Miel "Brasserie Provençale," which celebrates the organic wonders of Provence (of which honey and olive oil are among the indigenous products of this region in France). www.intercontinental.com/boston
  
  
• InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile - Slam-Dunk Cuisine
  Be it basketball, baseball, golf, or steakhouses - what can't Michael Jordan do? The sports heavyweight and Chi-Town legend brings his latest sizzling steak restaurant to InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile this August 2011. Featuring a 7,000 sq. ft. dining room (seating 160), a bar accommodating 70 and two private rooms fitting 18 people each, bigger is better with Jordan's latest epicurean venture. www.intercontinental.com/icchicago
  
  
• InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa Scottsdale - Mother Knows Best
  Treat mom to a weekend getaway of relaxation at InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa Scottsdale, Arizona's premier resort destination. Bookable now through May 8, 2011, the "Mother's Day Escape" package includes accommodations for one night in a signature guestroom, Mother's Day Brunch for two adults and two children, flower arrangement delivered to room, U.S. $100 credit to the resort's signature restaurant Prado, and three hours of childcare at the resort's kids club, Planet Trekkers. Package is valued at U.S. $475 per night, based on double occupancy; valid for travel May 7-8, 2011. www.intercontinental.com/montelucia
  
  
• InterContinental New York Times Square - Electrify Your Palate in Times Square
  Guests can amplify their taste buds amongst New York's dazzling midtown epicenter with a custom six-course menu for two at Ça Va Brasserie, the newest restaurant from celebrity Chef Todd English. The hotel's "Brasserie Date Night" package includes a cookbook and one-on-one time with the executive chef during dinner to discuss ingredients, cooking techniques, and recipes. Package requires minimum stay of two nights; based on availability. www.intercontinental.com/timessquare
  
  
• InterContinental New York Barclay - An Urban Fairytale in the Big Apple
  The InterContinental New York Barclay and American Ballet Theatre (ABT) have partnered to add more sparkle to glittering Manhattan. With the artistic and fabulous "Cindi and the City" package, New York TV icon Carrie Bradshaw transforms into another glamorous, wistful blonde - Cinderella. Featuring suite accommodations, a welcome Cinderella Cocktail at The Barclay Bar, an exclusive Glass Slipper amenity, and Prime Orchestra Seats to ABT's production of Cinderella - set to Profokiev's enchanting score - this is a girlfriend getaway for which guests will want to break their midnight curfews. This pas de deux between the InterContinental New York Barclay and ABT is complemented by a two-month photographic exhibition in the hotel's lobby, which is open to the public 24 hours a day. Digital portraits of ABT's productions and famed Principal Dancers will be on exhibit from May 9 through June 25, 2011. www.intercontinental.com/newyork
  
  
• Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. - To Your Heart's Content
  Providing a delightful couples retreat in the national capital, the "Heart to Heart" package at the Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. includes lavish accommodations for two in a stylish guestroom, all-American breakfast in bed, and complimentary champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries, as well as valet parking for a stress-free red, white and blue romantic getaway. Package is available through December 31, 2011. www.intercontinental.com/washington
  

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Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, over 4,400 hotels and more than 640,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® and also manages the world’s largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club® Rewards with 56 million members worldwide.

IHG has almost 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which is expected to create 160,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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