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Intercontinental Hotels Group Uses Air2Web Technology to Generate Revenue and Retain its Most Prized Customers

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Overview InterContinental Hotels Group owns, operates and franchises more than 3,000 hotels and 490,000 guest rooms in close to 100 countries. InterContinental Hotels Group wirelessly delivers itinerary and confirmation information, a hotel directory, and access to loyalty accounts. Their customers can also access on-demand audio content. InterContinental Hotels Group can claim that it is the first hotel chain to allow customers to book a room with a mobile device and a credit card.

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Publisher	Air2Web, Inc.	File Format	HTML
Date Published	September 2003	Downloads	1
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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