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Aug 11 (Reuters) – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG.L), reported higher second-quarter revenue per available room from a year ago on Tuesday, helped by solid demand among high-spending travellers and during the soccer World Cup.Demand for travel among affluent travellers has remained robust even as the conflict in the Middle East enters its sixth month, further buoyed by the soccer World Cup matches held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.The Holiday Inn-owner posted global revenue per available room growth of 4.1%, helped by an 4.8% increase in Americas and 3.1% rise in China revenues for the three months ended June.
Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala.
