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Jim Young is senior vice president, global distribution for InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON: IHG ; NYSE: IHG [ADRs]), the world's global hotel company. In his role as senior vice president, global distribution, Mr. Young has strategic and tactical responsibility for global distribution systems, travel agent commission processing, database management, BTA revenue programs and the company's relationships with on-line intermediaries, such as Expedia, Orbitz and Hotwire. Mr. Young reports to Peter Gowers, executive vice president, global brand services. Mr. Young joined InterContinental Hotels Group in 2001 as vice president, global distribution. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Young was managing director, distribution planning, for Continental Airlines. Before joining Continental Airlines, Mr. Young was manager of strategic planning and on-line services at Canadian Airlines as well as a principal with the COBA Group, a London-based strategy consultancy.
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,300 hotels and 515,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world (). The Group owns a portfolio of well-recognized and respected hotel brands, including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Staybridge Suites, and also has a controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK. InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com for Holiday Inn hotels, for Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels and, for the Group's rewards program, www.priorityclub.com.
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About the ONHTEC Exhibition - ONHTEC®, a co-production by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals® and Hsyndicate, aims to become the most comprehensive and trendsetting online conference & showcase of hospitality IT & distribution technology available on the web. Starting from October 2002, ONHTEC ® will provide quarterly scheduled online conferences geared around pertinent trends in hospitality technology. ONHTEC ® aims to provide knowledge & know-how to industry professionals at all levels of expertise. For more information about the conference, please go to the ONHTEC web site at . For more information about the exposition, please contact Lance Peterson at [email protected] or (512) 249-5333 x20.
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Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing streaming multimedia-content for these websites. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hsyndicate to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last couple of years. His column and content are featured in the Hospitality Net weekly newsletter. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics and WUSA's Washington Freedom. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via email: [email protected].
Interview first published on on 15 December 2003