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MIAMI----InterContinental Hotels
Group (IHG) Latin America today announced that Luis Fernando Estefan
has been appointed Director of Development for the Andean Region
(Bolivia , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela), Central America, as
well as assisting IHG with its development plans in the Caribbean.
"Luis has significant management and finance experience, which
will help in the future expansion of IHG in this part of the
continent," says Diago.

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13. The portfolio
includes 19 InterContinental hotels , 6 Crowne Plaza hotels, 27 Holiday
Inn hotels, and a Staybridge Suites hotel, spread across 16 countries
in the region.

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"IHG is the most important international hotel
group in Latin America, and I look forward to furthering these
excellent brands within my area of responsibility, an area in which
InterContinental has been a major force for decades. That, coupled with our long-standing relationships in the
area should afford us significant opportunities for growth.

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newscom. In broadband, the most popular technology
is ADSL, which grew by 104% in 2004. Paraguay
22. Puerto Rico
24. The Group owns a portfolio of well
recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R)
Hotels + Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels + Resorts, Holiday Inn(R)
Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express (R), Staybridge Suites(R),
Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(TM), and also manages the
world 's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with
more than 23 million members worldwide . In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic,
the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.

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GSM has become the most popular mobile technology for Latin Americans. Colombia
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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the
Telecommunications Market in Latin America covering:

- Infrastructure Issues
- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure
- Datacomms Infrastructure , Leased Lines, ISDN
- Public and Value Added Data Services
- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM
- Brief overviews on all of the major telecommunications carriers and
service providers in 26 Latin American countries

Latin America's economic woes, which peaked in 2001 -2002, began to lift in
mid-2003, and 2004 proved to be a year of exceptional growth. The two most
outstanding deals in 2004-2005 involved BellSouth's sale of all its Latin
American assets to Spain 's Telefonica, and AT+T Latin America's sale of its
operations to Telmex.
Based out of Bogota, Colombia, and reporting to Alvaro Diago, Area
President of InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America , Estefan will
be responsible for new development and conversions, franchises and
management contracts for all IHG brands within the Andean region.

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com/reports/c17936 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin American - Telecommunications Markets to their offering.

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Venezuela
27.
IHG's brands in Latin America include InterContinental Hotels,
Crowne Plaza Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Hotels + Suites, Holiday
Inn Express, Holiday Inn SunSpree and Staybridge Suites."
"I am honored to be a part of InterContinental Hotels Group Latin
America," says Estefan.

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The key issue is whether VoIP should be classified as a
telecom service or as a value-added service.
The drive towards consolidation in the region is continuing.ihgplc.com/media

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researchandmarkets. When it
comes to fixed lines, it is not easy for new entrants to build out a network
that can compete with the incumbent 's. Many ISPs in the region are terminating and
originating international long-distance traffic despite not having government
approved licences. Haiti
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Telecommunication infrastructure varies
from nonexistent to rudimentary and from adequate to well advanced in some
major cities. Regulators are undecided as to
how to regulate (or not regulate) these services and as a result, the
situation in each country is different. Argentina
4. Bolivia
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So, fixed-line growth is stagnating
even in the major economies such as Brazil, where operators have reached their
service goals for line installation and consumers are increasingly favouring
mobile. Besides AT+T, Telmex also acquired Brazilian Embratel,
Argentine Techtel and Chilean Chilesat.

InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America Appoints Luis Fernando Estefan Director of Development for the Andean Pact

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Research and Markets: Latin America Has Low Teledensity With Only Around 17% of the Population Having a Telephone Line in Early 2005

There is a marked trend towards the use of alternative systems, especially
WLL and VoIP, and fixed-line operators are looking to Digital Subscriber Line
(DSL) services to increase their revenue potential. Executive Summary
2. Nicaragua
20. Uruguay
26.

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Overview of The Fixed Voice, Infrastructure And Data Markets
3. Costa Rica
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In
fact , in terms of GSM, Latin America is the fastest growing region in the
world, soaring by 151% in one year.
While most telecom markets in Latin America are both privatised and
deregulated, liberalisation has mostly advantaged the mobile sector. Telecom Italia, on the other hand,
agreed to sell two of its Latin American operations: Venezuelan Digitel and
Entel Chile. Suriname
25.
Brazil -based Ronald Arteaga, Director of Development for the
remainder of IHG Latin America's properties in the South Cone, will
manage development for Brazil, as well as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
and Paraguay. InterContinental Hotels Group owns,
manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries , more than
3,500 hotels and 536,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and
territories around the world.

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5. Chile
9. Dominican Republic
12. Guatemala
14. Jamaica
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All telecom
sectors benefited most especially mobile telephony and the broadband market. Caribbean Countries
8. "In addition, he has demonstrated his
wide-array of hotel expertise having opened and operated several
highly regarded properties in Colombia.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online
reservations for all its hotel brands at http://www.priorityclub.

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"We look to Luis to continue our push to expand in the area,"
concludes Diago.

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Infrastructure
Latin America has a low teledensity with only around 17% of the population
having a telephone line in early 2005. Honduras
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Prior to his appointment, Estefan held the General Manager
position for both the Radisson Royal hotel and Hotels Royal in
Colombia.

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Mexico
19.

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE:IHG)(NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), is
the world's largest and most global hotel company ."

Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LSE:IHG)
(NYSE:IHG) (ADRs) is the world's most global hotel company and the
largest by number of rooms.

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As in the rest of the world, VoIP is one of the most important convergence
issues facing regulators .

Fixed network operators in Latin America
In terms of revenue, the five leading fixed -line telcos in Latin America
are: Telmex (Mexico), Telemar (Brazil), Telesp (Brazil), Brasil Telecom
(Brazil), Telecom Argentina (Argentina). Peru
23."
InterContinental Hotels Group has more than doubled its portfolio
of hotels in Latin America over the past five years.

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21.

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Although economic growth in 2005 is expected to ease compared with 2004, the
prospects are still highly promising. "We know that we have the most respected brands in
the world.