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InterContinental and Crowne Plaza Hotels at
Dubai Festival City to Launch with Delphi 
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Global hospitality firm prepares for dramatic growth in events business

Portsmouth, NH,  December 1, 2006 � Due to open in the second quarter of 2007, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City and the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City announced that they will implement the Delphi® Multi-Property Edition sales & banqueting solution from Newmarket International for selling and delivering events and conferences. 

Tom Meyer, Area General Manager, InterContinental Hotels Group, Dubai Festival City, stated, �The InterContinental and Crowne Plaza hotels at Dubai Festival City represent a key component of our global growth plan.  We needed to carry our standards of quality and service right through our events and banqueting business, so we chose Delphi.  The success that InterContinental Hotels Group properties have had with Delphi around the world assures us that we will be building our groups, conference, and events business in the UAE on a strong foundation of technology and service.�

A shared resource for all of the InterContinental Hotels Group properties at Dubai Festival City, the state-of-the-art Events Centre is situated directly below the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City.  It is the only waterfront events and conference centre in Dubai, with dramatic views of historic Dubai Creek. It encompasses 4,500 square meters (13,500 square feet) of conference and events space across two levels, divisible into ten break-out rooms offering services for small board meetings or large banquets of up to 1,800 guests.  There is a 24-hour business centre and hi-speed Wi-Fi internet access in all public areas.

InterContinental Hotels Group expects to establish the Dubai Festival City properties as a Middle East hub for groups, conferences, and events of all types as Dubai continues its phenomenal growth as a center for business and tourism.  Delphi Multi-Property Edition enables InterContinental Hotels Group to set and achieve clear sales targets toward that goal, deliver excellent service on large and small events alike, and maximize return on its stunning Dubai Festival City assets. 
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Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City
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About Newmarket International

Newmarket International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com) is the leader in delivering sales, group catering and banquet software solutions to the global hospitality and entertainment industries.  Newmarket International�s suite of business solutions can be found in hotels, casinos, restaurants, visitor bureaus, meeting arenas and convention centers throughout the world.  Newmarket International has over 70,000 users worldwide, with over 7,500 installations in 92 countries. Newmarket International is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with international offices in Barcelona, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.

Newmarket and Delphi are the registered trademarks of Newmarket International, Inc. 

InterContinental Dubai Festival City

Located on Dubai Creek and with stunning views in every direction, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City is set to become a new city landmark. At 36-floors high, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City property will boast 501 exquisitely designed rooms, including 120 suites, three Presidential Suites and one Royal Suite. All rooms will have a choice of views including the Dubai Creek, the Festival Marina or the world-class shopping centre. 

Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City

The Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City has been designed directly above the state-of-the-art conference centre, reinforcing the Crowne Plaza brand as the �Place to Meet�.  The 316-room property, including 16 suites and 2 Presidential suites, presents an ideal location for business travellers, with all rooms equipped with high-speed internet access and flat plasma TV screens. 

About InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms.  InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,600 hotels and 537,500 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards.


 
 
Contact:

Traci Gere
Director of Marketing
Newmarket International, Inc
[email protected]
(603) 436-7500
Direct: (603) 427-5808: 
www.newmarketinc.com

Press Contact: 
Julie Keyser-Squires, APR
Softscribe Inc.
[email protected]
(404) 256-5512
www.softscribeinc.com

Katerina Fajgar
Director of Marketing & Communications
InterContinental Hotels Group
Dubai Festival City
[email protected]
Tel: +971 (4) 213 6416
www.intercontinental.com
www.dubaifestivalcity.com

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