Summer Is Coming! Priority Club Rewards Offers Tips for Traveling Light

Consumers Swap Spending Cash and Swiping Credit Cards for Redeeming Rewards

ATLANTA, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As the summer countdown begins, savvy and
value-seeking travelers are looking for affordable ways to get away despite
the economic downturn. With current market conditions on the minds of many
Americans, people are increasingly looking to loyalty points as a personal
finance tool to spend smarter, fueling a surge in rewards redemptions.

As the travel industry's first and largest loyalty program, with flexible
redemption options and no blackout dates, IHG's Priority Club Rewards is
keeping summer fun within reach for its more than 42 million members. The
popular loyalty program, which experienced 15 percent more point redemptions
in the first three months of 2009 than last year, provides opportunities for
travelers to redeem points to help off-set the costs for everything from
vacations to dining out and even filling up the gas tank.

Now, with the newly launched Priority Club Connect, Priority Club Rewards
members around the world also have their own online community and social
networking site to share plans for the season, swap ideas, advice and budget
insider information via blogs, video, and photos.

To kick-off the busy travel season, Priority Club Rewards loyalty experts put
together some hot tips to make the most of this summer --

-- Get a Free Night - Priority Club Rewards members can tap points to
stay
at "Any Hotel, Anywhere," or at one of IHG's 4,100 hotels
around the globe. Also, IHG just announced its biggest free nights
offer
ever from now until July 3, 2009. Register at www.getafreenight.com
and
get a free night between July 3 and Dec. 26, 2009 at any IHG hotel.
Weekend getaway? Cross-country road trip? You could lump up to four
free
nights together or use nights on-the-go.
-- Ultimate Adventures - Redeem points for an "Ultimate
Experience" such as VIP treatment at the 2009 MLB All-Star Game or
World Series, a personal shopper or an extreme excursion, racing
Corvettes around the Lemans Infield Road Course at Texas Motor
Speedway.
-- Road Warriors - Leave behind the congested weekday commute. Redeem
points for a rental car and explore the open road in one of the
Hertz(R)
Green Collection eco-friendly, fuel efficient vehicles.
-- Points for the Perfect Gift - Summertime means party-time - weddings,
proms, graduations, parties and more. Priority Club Rewards members
increased their merchandise redemptions by 20 percent over the 2008
holidays and summer is another opportunity to cash-in points for gifts
at Priority Club Rewards' online shopping mall. Members can redeem
points for a range of items from books, iPods, and digital cameras to
shoes, housewares and even the perfect outfit for any occasion at the
online hub.

-- Helping Hands - Spend your summer giving your time, talent and now
points to those in need. Donate points to help charities like Habitat
for Humanity or The Red Cross and further causes close to your heart
through IHG's Room for Hope(SM) program.

About Priority Club Rewards
Priority Club Rewards is the loyalty program for IHG's seven hotel brands -
InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Hotel
Indigo(R), Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R),
Staybridge Suites(R) and Candlewood Suites(R). The program is the largest in
the industry with more than 42 million members worldwide. Membership in
Priority Club Rewards is free. Customers can register at any of IHG's more
than 4,150 hotels worldwide or through the Internet at www.priorityclub.com.
Visit Priority Club Connect at https://community.priorityclub.com/.

Contact: Stephen Boggs Tola St. Matthew-Daniel
IHG Weber Shandwick
770.604.5793 212-445-8115
stephen.boggs@ihg.com tdaniel@webershandwick.com

SOURCE IHG

Stephen Boggs of IHG, +1-770-604-5793, stephen.boggs@ihg.com; or Tola St.
Matthew-Daniel of Weber Shandwick, +1-212-445-8115,
tdaniel@webershandwick.com