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Exciting New Weekend Tampa Vacation Package at InterContinental Tampa
Guests Warm Up to Summertime Savings with New Weekend BOGO Vacation Package at InterContinental Tampa
What: Weekend nights at the InterContinental Tampa hotel are BOGO (Buy One, Get One Free) this summer. Guests purchasing one weekend night Thursday through Sunday at prevailing retail rates receive the second night or a second room on the same night for free. Beginning at just $159*, the vacation package also includes a disposable camera and a 5x7 picture frame so guests can document their fabulous summer getaway to Tampa, Florida.
When: May 1 through September 30, 2009
Why: InterContinental Tampa is the ultimate weekend escape to Florida for couples and families. Amenities of this hotel in Tampa include a rooftop pool offering spectacular views of the bay and city, a state-of-the-art fitness center and outstanding on-site dining at the world-famous Shula's Steak House. Guests can also enjoy gourmet illy coffee products and "fare on the go" at Caffe, and an extensive cocktail menu at Shula's No Name Lounge.
Where: InterContinental Tampa is located in the Westshore District and is convenient to downtown Tampa and Tampa International Airport. With all of the amenities the InterContinental name ensures, the AAA Four Diamond property offers complimentary wireless high-speed internet in guestrooms and public areas of the hotel, as well as complimentary transportation to the airport and nearby shopping and dining.
How: To reserve the weekend Summer BOGO package at InterContinental Tampa, please call (866) 402-0758 and mention rate code ILE3P or visit www.intercontampa.com.
*Based upon availability. No refunds on unused features. Other restrictions may apply. Offer may not be combined with other promotions or special offers. Offer not applicable to prior reservations, groups or conventions. Some blackout dates may apply. Offer must be requested at time of booking. Taxes and gratuity not included. Subject to hotel tax. 24-hour cancellation policy.
INTERCONTINENTAL TAMPA is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.
The 323-room Tampa hotel is owned by an affiliate of Lowe Enterprises Investments and is managed by the wholly owned Lowe subsidiary Destination Hotels & Resorts.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,700 hotels and more than 558,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 31 million members worldwide.
The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com.
For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media
Kelly Prieto
Hayworth Creative Public Relations
813-318-9611 / kelly@hayworthcreative.com
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