InterContinental Hotels Group Installs IDeaS Revenue Optimization Solution

Le Grand InterContinental Hotel Paris is an historic palace style hotel located in the heart of Paris near the Opera Garnier. The multi-million dollar renovation of Le Grand InterContinental required the hotel and its famed restaurant, Le Café de la Paix, to be closed for eighteen months. The InterContinental Hotels Group wanted to install a revenue optimization solution prior to Le Grand InterContinental reopening its doors, and needed to find a solution that had an integration with their property management system, Micros Opera Enterprise Solution, as well as the flexibility to handle the limited data set caused by the renovation.

"We have experienced tremendous results using IDeaS at the Grand InterContinental Hotel Paris and it was a logical choice to install IDeaS in Le Grand InterContinental Hotel as well," commented Iain Ganner, Director of Revenue Management, Le Grand InterContinental Hotel Paris and InterContinental Hotel Paris. "IDeaS Revenue Optimization Solution is an excellent tool because it allows our hotel to optimize revenue based on an extremely detailed and accurate demand forecast. The quality of services provided by the entire IDeaS Team is unsurpassed and Le Grand InterContinental Hotel is looking forward to outperforming the competition with the assistance of IDeaS Revenue Optimization Solution."

"Le Grand InterContinental's data was incomplete and out of date because their doors had been closed for well over a year and this presented a unique situation for our team to build a software solution based on budget data and market patterns from Le Grand InterContinental's sister property, InterContinental Hotel Paris," commented Uli Pillau, Managing Director for IDeaS EAME Region. "IDeaS has maintained an ongoing relationship with InterContinental Hotels Group and we are please to be able to provide a solution that was tailor made to suit the specific needs of Le Grand InterContinental Hotel Paris." He added, "IDeaS now has nine hotels in Paris using our Revenue Optimization Solution including other traditional five star palace hotels such as the Plaza Athénée and the Hotel Meurice which are both members of the Leading Hotels of the World."

About InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - 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 recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn 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 Express by Holiday Inn hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn hotels and, for the Group's rewards programme, www.priorityclub.com

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About IDeaS - Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc. (IDeaS) is the leading provider of pricing and revenue optimization solutions that deliver measurable revenue increases. IDeaS enterprise software solutions create compelling value: Guaranteed revenue increases, increased profit margins and enhanced asset valuations.

IDeaS primary market focus is the global hospitality industry. The Company's clients include some of the most-prestigious companies in the world, including InterContinental Hotels Group, Hyatt International, Hilton International, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Shangri-La, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels, Universal Orlando, The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Vail Resorts and Gaylord Entertainment properties, such as Gaylord Opryland.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, IDeaS maintains global technology, support and sales offices in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Asia. For more information, visit or call +1 952 698 4200.