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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC /NEW/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000858446
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				250420260
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10409
		FILM NUMBER:		03861735

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 NORTH AUDLEY ST
		CITY:			LONDON WIY 1WE ENGLA
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			32822
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4045513500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 NORTH AUDLEY ST
		STREET 2:		-
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1K 6WN

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIX CONTINENTS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950531
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<p align="center"><font size="4" face="serif"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b>
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<font size="2" face="serif"><b>Washington DC 20549</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="5" face="serif"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="serif"><b>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">For 22<sup>nd</sup> August 2003</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="5" face="serif"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group
  PLC</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="serif"> (Registrant&#8217;s name)</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">20 North Audley Street</font><br>
<font size="2" face="serif">London W1K 6WN, England</font><br>
<font size="2" face="serif">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

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<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
  or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="tickedbox.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="emptybox.gif"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Indicate by check mark whether the
  registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby
  furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="emptybox.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="tickedbox.gif"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">If &#8220;Yes&#8221; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): <u>Not applicable</u></font></p>
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  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">22 August 2003</font></p>
  <p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group
        PLC -<br>
  </b></font><font size="2" face="serif"><b>Sale of London May Fair Hotel
        Limited to<br>
  </b></font><font size="2" face="serif"><b>Radisson Edwardian
        Hotels for &pound;115 million</b></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
      (IHG) today announces that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of London
      May Fair Hotel Limited, the holding company for the InterContinental May
      Fair London, to Radisson Edwardian Hotels for &pound;115 million
      in cash. The transaction is expected to complete on or before 11 September
      2003 and represents a small discount to book value, which includes the
      costs associated with the cancelled refurbishment of the property. The
      sale will not have a material effect on earnings in the year to December
      2003.</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">The price represents an EBITDA
      multiple of 16.7 times 2002 earnings and nearly &pound;400,000 per room.
      In addition, IHG will no longer have to incur the substantial capital expenditure
      needed to refurbish the hotel.</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Following the sale, the InterContinental
      brand will continue to have a strong presence in London with the owned
      flagship hotel on Hyde Park Corner &#150; the InterContinental London,
      and the managed property on Portman Square &#150; the InterContinental
      Churchill London.</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Commenting on the transaction Richard
      North, Chief Executive, IHG said:</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&#8220;We have clearly expressed
      our strategy of driving enhanced returns through reducing capital intensity.
      We are therefore in the process of selling hotels that we do not need to
      own, providing we can achieve fair value. The sale of the InterContinental
      May Fair meets both these tests and is another example of the successful
      execution of this strategy.&#8221;</font></p>
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      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#150; ends&#150;</font></td>
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  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>For further information, please
        contact:</b></font></p>
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      <td align="left" width="40%"><font size="2" face="serif">Jo Guano, Investor
          Relations</font></td>
      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">020 7409 8134</font></td>
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      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Dee Cayhill, Corporate Affairs</font></td>
      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">020 7409 8101</font></td>
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  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><u>http:///</u></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>Note to Editors</b></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group
        PLC</b> of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], owns, manages,
        leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,300 hotels
        and 515,000 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 &amp; Resorts,
        Crowne Plaza Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn
        and Staybridge Suites, and also has a controlling interest in Britvic,
        the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">InterContinental Hotels Group offers
      information and reservations capability on the Internet &#150; www.intercontinental.com
      for InterContinental Hotels &amp; Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne
      Plaza Hotels &amp; Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn hotels,
      www.hiexpress.com for Express by Holiday Inn hotels, www.staybridge.com
      for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels and, for the Group&#8217;s
      rewards programme, www.priorityclub.com</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">For the latest news from InterContinental
      Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com.</font></p>
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  <p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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  <tr valign="top"> <td align="left" width="39%"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left" width="8%"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left" width="52%"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</b></font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">(Registrant)</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">By:</font></td>
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    <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Name:</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">C. SPRINGETT</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Title:</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">HEAD OF SECRETARIAT</font></td> <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr valign="top">
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    <td align="left" valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="serif">Date: </font></td>
    <td align="left" valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="serif">22<sup>nd</sup>
      August 2003</font></td>
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