Holiday Inn Express Vancouver partners with Vancouver Giants of Western Hockey League

Vancouver, British Columbia, December 24, 2004 – Holiday Inn Express Vancouver has partnered with the Vancouver Giants www.vancouvergiants.com, of the Western Hockey League to hotel guests the best in amateur hockey. "Packages include over-night accommodation, deluxe Express Start Breakfast, and two tickets to a Vancouver Giants home-game starting at just $100.00 per couple.' said Mark Moore, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express Vancouver.

Out of town fans coming to watch the Vancouver Giants home games at the Pacific Coliseum are only a 5 minute walk to the game when staying at the Holiday Inn Express Vancouver. Check out the Vancouver Giants home game schedule at www.vancouvergiants.com Packages can be booked by calling toll free 1-866-512-7666 and asking for Vancouver Giants hockey packages. Tickets to the game will be provided at time of check-in.

Holiday Inn Express Vancouver www.hievancouver.com, located at 2889 East Hastings Street, offers 100 comfortably appointed guest rooms. All rooms include remote control, 27" colour TV's, On Command pay per view movies, Web TV, Sony playstation, dual line phones with modem hook-up and guest voice mail, in-room coffee/tea, air-conditioning, iron & ironing boards and separate 4 piece bathrooms with hairdryers. Many rooms have scenic views of the North Shore Mountains.

InterContinental Hotels Group franchises Holiday Inn Express and is the world's most global hotel company and the largest by number of rooms. Intercontinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world www.ichotelsgroup.com. InterContinental Hotels Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and Hotel Indigo, and also has controlling interest in Britvic, the second largest soft drink manufacturer in the UK.

The Holiday Inn Express Vancouver is managed by Halifax based Pacrim Hospitality, recognized internationally as a leading hotel development and management company. The company develops, owns and/or manages hotels, restaurants and golf club properties throughout Canada www.pacrimhotels.com. Its portfolio includes nationally renowned independent properties and many of the world's most recognized and most highly respected brands by Carlson Hotel Group, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Cendant Corporation and Prime Restaurant Corporation. Independent properties include John Stanfield Inn and Fine Dining, Truro, Nova Scotia; Hotel Suites Le Faubourg – Montreal and Golden Eagle Golf Clubs, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia.


Contact: Brandi MacLean - 1-604-254-1000 bmaclean@hievancouver.com