Europe's Largest Hotel Companies and WorldRes Form New Joint Venture; Accor, Six Continents and Hilton International Invest in WorldRes Europe to Distribute Hotels Online

Business Wire, March 10, 2003

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About Six Continents

Six Continents Hotels is a leading global hotel group whose brands include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites. It owns, operates or franchises more than 3,300 hotels and over 515,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.

The following are some of the service marks owned by Six Continents Hotels, Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates: Holiday Inn(R), Crowne Plaza(R), Express by Holiday Inn(TM), Holiday Inn Select(R), Holiday Inn Garden Court(R), Holiday Inn SunSpree(R) Resort, Staybridge Suites(R) by Holiday Inn, Holidex(R), Priority Club(R), InterContinental(R), Forum(R), Parkroyal(R), and Centra(R).

Six Continents Club(R), Six Continents(TM), and 6 Continents(TM) are service marks of Six Continents PLC and used under license.

Six Continents Hotels, Inc. offers information and reservations capability on the Internet -- www.sixcontinentshotels.com, www.intercontinental.com for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels and 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, and www.priorityclub.com.

For the latest news from Six Continents Hotels, visit our online Press Office at http://www.pressoffice.sixcontinentshotels.com/.>

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