IHG Signs China Deal

InterContinental Hotels Group announced on Wednesday the signing of a management contract to operate three hotels that total over 800 rooms in Changzhou, a city in eastern China, near Shanghai. The three hotels will be part of the Landmark International Commercial Center, located in the center of Changzhou. The hotels to be managed by IHG are Holiday Inn Express City Center Changzhou, with 208 rooms and scheduled to open by end of 2008; Crowne Plaza Changzhou, with 288 rooms and scheduled to open in 2011; and Holiday Inn Express Landmark Changzhou, with 308 rooms and scheduled to open in 2011. Visit [www.ihg.com].