Press Release: Six Continents Hotels Inc.
January 16, 2002
ATLANTA, GA -- Six Continents Hotels Inc., one of the world's leading hotel companies, announced yesterday that
Jim Young has been named vice president of global distribution. In this role, Young will have strategic and tactical
responsibility for global distribution systems, travel agent commission processing, database management and the
company's relationships with electronic intermediaries such as Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline. He will be based
in Atlanta and will report directly to Tom Seddon, senior vice president of strategic services, Americas, Six Continents
Hotels.
``Jim is recognized as one of the top players in travel distribution, and we're delighted to bring that expertise
to Six Continents Hotels,'' said Tom Seddon. ``His knowledge and experience will be instrumental in ensuring that
our company is maximizing our opportunities in the rapidly changing and expanding world of electronic intermediaries.''
Prior to joining Six Continents Hotels, Young was managing director, distribution planning for Continental Airlines.
Before joining Continental Airlines, Young was manager of strategic planning at Canadian Airlines as well as a
principal with the COBA Group, a London-based strategy consultancy. He has also held various senior management
positions in the telecommunications industry throughout his 20-year career. Young was one of the founders of Orbitz
and the Open Travel Alliance. He also represented Continental Airlines on the Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP)
board and many International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Air Transport Association (ATA) management committees.
Six Continents(SM) Hotels, the hotel business of Six Continents PLC of the United Kingdom (NYSE: SXC; London) (ADRs),
owns, operates or franchises more than 3,260 hotels and 514,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories.
The following are some of the service marks owned by Six Continents Hotels, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates:
Holiday Inn®, Crowne Plaza®, Holiday Inn Express® in the Americas, Express by Holiday Inn(SM) in Europe,
the Middle East and Africa, Holiday Inn Select®, Holiday Inn Garden Court(SM), Holiday Inn SunSpree® Resort,
Staybridge Suites® by Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Family Suites(SM) Resort , Holidex®, Priority Club®,
Inter-Continental® and Forum®. Centra® in Canada and Mexico; Centra(SM) in the U.S.; Parkroyal(SM)
in the U.S. and Canada; Parkroyal® in Mexico.
Six Continents Club®, Six Continents(SM), 6 Continents(SM) and the 6C logo are service marks of Six Continents
PLC and used under license.
Six Continents Hotels, Inc. offers information and reservations capability on the Internet - www.6c.com , www.intercontinental.com
for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, www.crowneplaza.com for Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, www.holiday-inn.com
for Holiday Inn hotels, www.hiexpress.com for Holiday Inn Express hotels, www.staybridge.com for Staybridge Suites
by Holiday Inn, and www.priorityclub.com .
SOURCE: Six Continents Hotels Inc.