Priority Club® Rewards' "Last Minute Reward Nights" Rolls Out for Summer Stays

ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't wave "goodbye" to summer just yet! Priority Club Rewards, the world's largest and fastest-growing hotel loyalty program from IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), welcomes Last Minute Rewards to its family of point redemption offerings with Reward Nights at 50 percent off.

A first for the hotel industry, Priority Club Rewards members can redeem points for Last Minute Reward Nights at select hotels the first full weekend of every month. For example, members can visit priorityclub.com/lastminute Aug. 2 through 4 and save 50 percent when they redeem points for Reward Nights stays at nearly 90 IHG hotels worldwide Aug. 5 through 7. This weekend's Last Minute Reward Nights includes hotels across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Mexico, China and Asia including:

U.S., Canada and Mexico

• InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta (Georgia, U.S.)
• Candlewood Suites Orlando (Florida, U.S.)
• Holiday Inn Express Toronto-North York (Ontario, Canada)
• InterContinental Presidente Puebla (Mexico)

Europe

• InterContinental Berlin (Germany)
• Holiday Inn Express Derby - Pride Park (England)
• Crowne Plaza Prague (Czech Republic)
• Holiday Inn Paris - Montmartre (France)

Latin America & the Caribbean

• InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa (Panama)
• Holiday Inn Santiago Airport (Chile)
• InterContinental Mendoza (Argentina)

China and Asia-Pacific

• InterContinental Shanghai Puxi (People's Republic of China)
• Crowne Plaza Gurgaon (India)
• InterContinental Bangkok (Thailand)
• InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas (South Korea)

TIP: Download the InterContinental concierges' "Insider Guides" iPad app for information on what to see, do, eat and more while visiting Seoul, South Korea or any unique destination when redeeming points for Priority Club Rewards Last Minute Reward Nights.

Not ready to redeem your points this weekend? Now through Aug. 15, earn Double Points or Double Miles for each qualifying stay when you register at priorityclub.com/earndouble. And with 65 percent of our guests preferring to book via their mobile device and to check-in within 24 hours of the stay, Priority Club Rewards has an app for that! Now through Aug. 31, download the new Priority Club Rewards app for Windows Phone 7 and earn 1,000 bonus points for each stay booked through the app.

Visit priorityclub.com for more redemption offers like gas cards to reduce the cost of your summer vacation. Priority Club Rewards is always free to join whether online; using the Priority Club Rewards app for Windows Phone®, iPhone® or Android®; or calling 888-211-9874.

About Priority Club Rewards

With 58 million members globally, IHG's Priority Club Rewards is the first, largest and fastest-growing guest loyalty program in the hotel industry.  Named Best Hotel Rewards Program in the World six years running by Global Traveler magazine and Best Hotel Loyalty Program for four consecutive years by Business Traveler magazine, Priority Club Rewards offers more sought-after benefits and the greatest ease of use of any hotel loyalty program.  In addition to flexible features like No Points Expiration, No Blackout Dates, Points & Cash and Flights Anywhere(TM), Hotels Anywhere, Priority Club Rewards members have more options for point redemption than any other hotel loyalty program. Members can redeem points not only for Reward Nights, but also for airline miles on more than 40 partner airlines, for auto rentals, for gift certificates and for hundreds of products available in the rewards catalog.  And Priority Club Rewards is the only hotel loyalty program to allow members to create their own reward. With Priority Club® Rewards Concierge, if members can't find what they want amongst the thousands of reward options, then the Priority Club Rewards Concierge will find the perfect reward for them. Enrollment in Priority Club Rewards is free. Guests can enroll by logging onto priorityclub.com, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or by inquiring at the front desk of any of IHG's more than 4,400 hotels worldwide.

Notes to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)) is a global company operating seven well-known hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty program with 58 million members worldwide.

IHG is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms and IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, a portfolio of over 4,400 hotels and more than 652,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world.

IHG has more than 1,200 hotels in its development pipeline and expects to recruit around 160,000 people worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

SOURCE IHG Hotels & Resorts