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		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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10409
		FILM NUMBER:		03902144

	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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<font face="serif" size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font>
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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="2" face="serif"><b><font face="serif" size="5">FORM 6-K</font></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 19<sup>th</sup> September 2003</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b><font face="serif" size="5">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></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<br>
London W1K 6WN, England<br>
(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
<hr align="center" width="150" size="2" noshade><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
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<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>
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<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">19 September 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>Agreement with Hospitality Properties
      Trust to Convert<br>
</b></font><font size="2" face="serif"><b>14 Summerfield Suites to Staybridge
      Suites Hotels</b></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG),
    owner of the Staybridge Suites brand, today announces an agreement with Hospitality
    Properties Trust (HPT) to manage 15 of HPT properties, 14 of which will be
    converted from Summerfield Suites by Wyndham to Staybridge Suites hotels.
    IHG has entered into a management agreement on these hotels with HPT for
    a period of 20 years with options to extend. The transaction immediately
    boosts the distribution of the Staybridge Suites brand by 25%, increasing
    the number of open properties from 57 to 71 and extending the brand into
    more key locations throughout Americas including Northern and Southern California,
    Central and Northern New Jersey and Florida. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">This transaction, which follows the
    announcement in July 2003 of HPT&#8217;s purchase of 16 Staybridge Suites
    from IHG, means that HPT will own 30 Staybridge Suites properties. As part
    of this agreement, HPT has agreed to invest up to $20m towards the refurbishment
    of the hotels.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Commenting on the transaction Richard
    North, Chief Executive, InterContinental Hotels Group said:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&quot;Extending the network of our
    high-quality, strongly differentiated brands is a top priority for InterContinental
    Hotels Group. HPT&#8217;s commitment to and investment in Staybridge Suites
    hotels along with the significant success and growth of the brand demonstrates
    our ability to do just that.&#8221;</font></p>
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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"><font size="2" face="serif">Karen Whitworth, Investor Relations</font></td>
    <td width="75%" align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">020 7409 8231</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"><b>Staybridge Suites</b> is IHG&#8217;s
    organically developed upscale extended stay brand offering self-catering
    services and amenities designed specifically for those on extended travel.
    Following the transaction with HPT there are 71 Staybridge Suites hotels,
    all of which are located in the Americas, representing approximately 1% of
    IHG&#8217;s total rooms. These properties are now split 4 owned and leased,
    32 managed and 35 franchised.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>The transaction</b> involves IHG
    entering into an agreement with HPT to convert 14 Summerfield suites into
    Staybridge Suites hotels.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">The transaction has features typical
    of HPT transactions: an owners priority return of $16million per year through
    2005 and $20m per year thereafter, plus percentage participations in operating
    revenues in excess of negotiated amounts; retention of a security deposit
    equal to $20 million ($10million at closing and a further $10million over
    the first two years); 5% of gross revenues at the hotels will be escrowed
    for capital expenditures; and payment of the owners priority return to HPT
    is guaranteed by IHG until the financial results from IHG&#8217;s operations
    of these hotels reaches negotiated levels. IHG&#8217;s management contract
    for these hotels has an initial term expiring in 2023 and IHG has two renewal
    options for 12.5 years thereafter. HPT has committed to investing $20m towards
    the refurbishment and modernisation of the hotels.</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.<u></u></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>Hospitality Properties Trust</b> is
    a real estate investment trust headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, USA,
    which owns 274 hotels located throughout the United States.</font></p>
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<td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><u>/s/ C.Springett </u></font></td>
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<td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Name:</font></td>
<td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">C. SPRINGETT</font></td>
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