Located in the fastest-growing area of Miami-Dade County, minutes from Miami
International Airport, the deluxe six-story property has seven meeting rooms totaling 4,400 square feet as well as a 2,400-square-foot ballroom, for a total of 6,800 square feet of banquet space.

�So many people have been looking forward to the completion of this property,� says Poma.

�One analyst recently noted that this hotel �marks the coming of age of the Airport West Area,� and we certainly concur. The new Inter-Continental is the area�s premier, world-class airport hotel.�

�We greatly value our relationship with Ricardo and Grupo Real,� says Arasi. �Our
agreement has been extremely fruitful within Central America, and I�m delighted to celebrate the opening of this venture�s first property in North America.�

�Miami is clearly the �gateway to the Americas,�� concludes Arasi, �and, now, with two
properties, Inter-Continental is ideally positioned to maintain its leadership position with business travelers in the city.�

The Inter-Continental Miami Airport West is the fifth property to result from a 1997
commercial agreement between Ricardo Poma, Chairman of Grupo Poma, and his hotel operating division, Grupo Real, and Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts. The first two included the re-branding of existing properties in San Jose, Costa Rica and San Salvador, El Salvador. The Camino Real Inter-Continental Hotel San Pedro Sula, Honduras opened two year ago; the fourth was the recently opened Inter-Continental Tegucigalpa.

The commercial agreement, which has a stated long-term goal of 12 properties, will yield two additional properties during 2000, the Plaza Real Inter-Continental In Managua, and the Hotel Inter-Continental Guatemala City.

Featuring a Club Inter-Continental Floor with a private concierge lounge, the full-service hotel is complete with a fitness center, business center, an outside pool and a host of other amenities to accommodate the most discriminating business traveler.

The hotel�s 150-room inventory includes 32 business rooms, 12 handicapped rooms, two junior suites, and one presidential suite, all fully equipped to meet the needs of today�s business traveler. Each offers three phones equipped with data ports and Internet access, as well as a variety of amenities, including a 27-inch television, CD player, mini-bar, and in-room safe.

�Our goal is to ensure that we provide every possible amenity for the executive on the go,� adds Louis Philippe, the hotel�s General Manager.

Guests also can savor the Mediterranean-inspired, tantalizing fare offered in the hotel�s posh Armillary Grille, named after a hanging sculpture in the lobby garden.
The $35 million, five-star property was built by Miami-based Coastal Construction
Company, one of the hospitality industry�s most respected builders, having completed 25 hotels over the past 15 years.

Bass Hotels & Resorts(SM), the hotel business of Bass PLC of the United Kingdom,
operates or franchises more than 2,800 hotels and 450,000 guest rooms in more than 90 countries and territories.