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Intercontinental Hotels Group (PLC) is a global chain with its headquarters in Denham, United Kingdom. It is also the largest hotel group in the world based on total number of rooms (883,563)with 59,03 properties in over 100 countries. The group has three regional offices; Americas, Europe, Middle East, East Asia and Africa and Greater China. The group entered China in 1984 and have properties in over 130 cities in China. The group manages 490 properties that are already open for business and 393 properties are in preparation. When comes to Food and Beverage, the group prefers a more solution based product or services as it could facilitate a smooth implementation when it plugs it into their corporate structure.