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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001191638-09-001294
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091223
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091223

FILER:

	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:		091257219

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWATER PARK
		STREET 2:		DENHAM
		CITY:			BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			UB9 5HJ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4045513500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BROADWATER PARK
		STREET 2:		DENHAM
		CITY:			BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			UB9 5HJ

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIX CONTINENTS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950531
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

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        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>

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        <font style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">(Registrant's name)</font></p>

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        (Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'COURIER NEW'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Exhibit No: 99.1&nbsp;</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">23 December&nbsp;2009</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Board Appointment</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") today announces that Mr Graham Allan has been appointed an additional independent Non-Executive Director of IHG. He will join the IHG Board with effect from 1 January 2010.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Graham is the President of Yum! Restaurants International ("YRI"), a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. with responsibility for more than 13,000 restaurants outside the US and China. He has served in this position since 2003. Immediately prior to this he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of YRI and Managing Director, Europe. Yum!
        Brands, Inc. operates quick service restaurant brands including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in over 100 countries worldwide.&nbsp;<br>
        </font><br>
        <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Commenting on his appointment, David Webster, IHG's Non-Executive Chairman, said "I am delighted that Graham has agreed to join our Board. His high degree of experience of brand management, marketing and franchising will be of significant benefit to the Board and the Group as a whole. We very much look forward to welcoming him to the Board".&nbsp;<br>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Graham&nbsp;will&nbsp;serve&nbsp;on the&nbsp;Audit&nbsp;and Nomination Committees of&nbsp;the IHG&nbsp;Board.&nbsp;</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Note</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">No information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R&nbsp;(2) to (6)&nbsp;in respect of this appointment.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">For further information, please contact:</font></b></p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">(Alex Shorland-Ball, Catherine Dolton):&nbsp;</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0) 1895&nbsp;512 176</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">(Leslie McGibbon,&nbsp;Emma Corcoran):&nbsp;</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0) 1895&nbsp;512&nbsp;425</font></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">+44 (0) 7808 094 471</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Notes to Editors:&nbsp;</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries,&nbsp;nearly 4,400 hotels and over 640,000</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">guest
        rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;Hotels &amp; Resorts, Hotel Indigo</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">, Crowne
        Plaza</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;Hotels &amp; Resorts, Holiday Inn</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">,
        Staybridge Suites</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;and Candlewood Suites</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;and also manages&nbsp;the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority
        Club</font><sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&reg;&nbsp;</font></sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Rewards&nbsp;with 47 million members worldwide.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">IHG has 1,500 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in&nbsp;Great Britain&nbsp;and registered in&nbsp;England&nbsp;and&nbsp;Wales.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in" align="justify"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at&nbsp;</font><u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">www.ihg.com</font></u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme
        at&nbsp;</font><u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">www.priorityclub.com</font></u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at&nbsp;</font><u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">www.ihg.com/media</font></u><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">.</font></p>

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