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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040505
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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:		04804447

	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="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2">Washington DC 20549</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>FORM 6-K</b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 AND 15d-16 OF<br>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">For 14 May 2004</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="4"><b>InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</b><br>
(Registrant's name)</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">67 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HD, England<br>
(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>


<p align="left"><font size="2">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">Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Form 40-F</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2">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">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
No</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2">If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable</font></p>


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<p align="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><font size="2">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></font></p>

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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><font size="2">99.1</font></font></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><font size="2">Completion of Sale dated 5 May 2004</font></font></TD></TR>
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<P>Exhibit 99.1<BR><BR>

                    <P align=center><b>INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP ANNOUNCES SALE OF<BR> INTERCONTINENTAL CENTRAL PARK SOUTH, NEW YORK</B></P><BR><br>


<P>(LONDON.  5 May 2004)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") announces the completion of the sale of the
InterContinental Central Park South in New York to Anbau Enterprises Inc. for $63.5 million in cash.  The sale of the leasehold
property completed on Friday 30 April and net proceeds slightly exceed the book value of the property.<BR><BR>

InterContinental Hotels Group continues to be well represented in New York's midtown by the InterContinental The Barclay along with
some 36 other properties in New York and the surrounding areas.</P>

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<P><B>For further information:</B></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=56% ALIGN=LEFT>Dee Cayhill, Corporate Affairs</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD WIDTH=37% ALIGN=LEFT>+44 (0) 1753 410 423</TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT>Gavin Flynn, Investor Relations</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT>+44 (0) 1753 410 238</TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P><B>Note to editors:</B></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=98% ALIGN=LEFT>InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's most global hotel company and     the largest by number of rooms.  InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,
     more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 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&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Crowne
     Plaza&reg; Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn &reg; Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express&reg;, Staybridge Suites&reg;, Candlewood Suites&reg;, and     Hotel Indigo&reg;, and also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.</TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT>InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - 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 Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels,  and
     www.candlewoodsuites.com for Candlewood Suites, and for the Group's rewards programme, www.priorityclub.com.</TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT>For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our online Press Office at www.pressoffice.ihgplc.com.</TD></TR>
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<p align="center"><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2">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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            Hotels Group PLC</b></font></td>
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      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">(Registrant)</font></td>
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      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Date: </font></td>
      <td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">14 May 2004</font></td>
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