IHG Features Google Earth Technology to Plan Travel

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has built a new tool unique in the hotel industry that will make it easier to plan and book an IHG branded hotel room anywhere in the world in just a few clicks. Visitors to IHG’s website http://www.ihg.com/ or http://www.earth.ihg.com/ can download for free a tool that combines Google Earth technology with a special IHG hotels file.

Once the file is downloaded, guests can literally see the world, home in on their destination city, town or landmark, see where any one of the more than 4,000 IHG branded hotels are located in relation to their travel needs, and book their hotel room directly from the trip planning tool and all at the same time.

IHG’s seven hotel brands include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

The IHG trip planner tool was developed to enhance the travel planning experience for guests by increasing the ease with which they can make reservations and plan their itineraries prior to arriving at their destination from the comfort of their own home. The tool is self-updating and links directly to IHG’s reservations system for an accurate booking experience.