Multimap.com has designed a unique service for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of the Six Continents Hotels Group. "Insider Concierge" has been developed to provide an extra level of service to InterContinental hotel guests through the company's website, www.intercontinental.com.

Guests who wish to know more about the various attractions, shops and restaurants in the area around their hotel can go online to www.intercontinental.com, select their specific InterContinental hotel, and simply click on the Information buttons and then the "Insider Concierge" link. The site is also directly accessible at www.insider.intercontinental.com.

Guests are able to state how much time they have available, which can vary from one hour to a whole day. "Insider Concierge" then provides a selection of places to visit in the time-span specified, such as museums, shops and tourist attractions, along with a full detailed colour map showing their locations relative to the hotel. If guests wish to be more selective about how to spend their time, they can browse from a wide range of "Local Points of Interest" and have these shown on a map.

Jeff Kelisky, Multimap.com's chief executive officer, said: "A concierge's local knowledge and quality of service are very important to guests who want to make the most of their time spent at a particular hotel. It therefore seems an obvious extension of this service to provide guests with the facility to plan and prepare their stay even before they arrive."

Adds Peter Gerstle, InterContinental Hotels' eCommerce Director: "The brand website is a core booking and information channel for our guests. Selecting Multimap as mapping provider for the Insider Guides ensures a consistently high guest service quality."

About Multimap.com
Multimap.com is Europe's leading provider of mapping and location-based services. The company delivers more online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches to more companies than any other supplier in Europe. All services are offered on WAP, PDA, kiosk, and interactive TV platforms and in multiple languages.

The public web site www.multimap.com provides a range of free, useful services to assist with everyday life. Key features include street-level maps of the United Kingdom, Europe and the US; road maps of the world; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; weather forecasts; the London Underground map; links to location information; and services such as hotel, restaurant and entertainment booking. Multimap.com, which was recently voted Best Internet Service in the World Communication Awards 2002, attracts over 4 million unique users every month and is one of the top 10 most visited websites in the UK.

About InterContinental Hotels
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, the prestigious global hotel group, has been the preferred choice of the world's business and leisure traveller since 1946. From the many historic landmark hotels that are as much a part of a city's present as its glorious past - to the striking contemporary hotels that reflect the vibrant cultures they represent - to superb resorts that are both a tribute and an attribute to the natural beauty surrounding them - InterContinental offers exceptional comfort, convenience and service in 122 cities throughout the world (www.intercontinental.com).

Six Continents Hotels, the hotel business of Six Continents PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:SXC, NYSE:SXC (ADRs)], owns, manages, leases or franchises more than 3,300 hotels and 515,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world (www.sixcontinentshotels.com).

Six Continents Hotels offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - www.sixcontinentshotels.com, www.intercontinental.com for InterContinental Hotels and 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.

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http://www.pressoffice.sixcontinentshotels.com.