, the
nation's first wireless buying group, announced today they have selected
Brightstar, a leading logistics and supply chain management company for the
wireless industry, to provide supply and distribution services to support the
members of their buying organization. The company, founded more than 120 years ago,
serves residents and businesses statewide.

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7 Billion.

Business Editors/Travel Writers

MIAMI----InterContinental Hotels
Group (IHG) Latin America today announced that Luis Fernando Estefan
has been appointed Director of Development for the Andean Region
(Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela), Central America , as
well as assisting IHG with its development plans in the Caribbean. That, coupled with our long -standing relationships in the
area should afford us significant opportunities for growth.

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Additionally , Brightstar will consult directly with the
group to provide product roadmaps, sales training and consumer marketing
programs that visibly enhance the member's ability to attract and support
consumers of wireless services nationwide."
"The synergies between these individual companies will be well served by
the vision of the entire BuyCell group," said Denise Gibson, chief operating
officer of Brightstar and president, Brightstar US.brightstarcorp.7 billion.
IHG's brands in Latin America include InterContinental Hotels,
Crowne Plaza Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Hotels + Suites, Holiday
Inn Express, Holiday Inn SunSpree and Staybridge Suites.

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The founding membership is comprised of
independent wireless retail companies that separately market and sell Verizon
Wireless products and services through owned or contracted points of sale
nationwide.
Headquartered in Miami, FL , Brightstar has operations in Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the U.

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BuyCell Wireless Group is a cooperative buying organization dedicated to
increasing the competitiveness of its members through joint purchasing and
other efficiency-enhancing activities . Additionally, Brightstar provided consultation, training and
planning services to assist Hawaiian Telcom in preparing to launch wireless
services in the Hawaii market.
"We look to Luis to continue our push to expand in the area,"
concludes Diago.

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According to Ted Benoit, managing director of BuyCell Wireless, "We
selected Brightstar as our key supply partner based on the combined strengths
of their carrier relationships, major handset manufacturer distribution
agreements and ability to deliver solutions relevant to the challenges facing
the indirect agent channel today.buycellwireless .

Hawaiian Telcom Selects Brightstar for Logistics Expertise

The company operates eight company owned stores and also sells services
through 22 authorized dealers throughout Hawaii. "We know that we have the most respected brands in
the world. InterContinental Hotels Group owns,
manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than
3,500 hotels and 536,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and
territories around the world.

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE:IHG) (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), is
the world's largest and most global hotel company.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online
reservations for all its hotel brands at http://www.

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"We have served many of
the members of the group individually and look forward to expanding our
relationships in helping the entire group maximize their businesses.S. During the year ending 2004,
Brightstar 's revenues exceeded $1.

The Group owns a portfolio of well
recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R)
Hotels + Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels + Resorts, Holiday Inn(R)
Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R),
Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(TM), and also manages the
world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R ) Rewards, with
more than 23 million members worldwide.com
and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at
http://www.

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The new partnership will immediately focus on delivering industry leading
handsets and data devices, supported with fresh marketing concepts and
aggressive pricing , to wireless consumers nationally. The company serves over 160 network operators and 15,000 resellers ,
retailers and agents around the world and also represents many of the world's
leading wireless manufacturers. Customers can select high
quality handsets from Kyocera, UTStarcom/Audiovox or LG through the Hawaiian
Telcom service offering.brightstarcorp."

Note to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LSE:IHG)
(NYSE:IHG) (ADRs) is the world's most global hotel company and the
largest by number of rooms.com
For the latest news from InterContinental Hotels Group, visit our
online Press Office at http://www.ihgplc.

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is a leading distributor and provider of value added
supply chain services to the wireless telecom industry, and also designs and
manufacturers products under licensing agreements with leading manufacturers.

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Prior to his appointment, Estefan held the General Manager
position for both the Radisson Royal hotel and Hotels Royal in
Colombia . The portfolio
includes 19 InterContinental hotels, 6 Crowne Plaza hotels, 27 Holiday
Inn hotels , and a Staybridge Suites hotel, spread across 16 countries
in the region. In addition to this,
InterContinental Hotels Group has a controlling interest in Britvic,
the second largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK.

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Hawaiian Telcom officially launched its wireless service on May 2, 2005.

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Under the terms of this agreement, Brightstar will supply BuyCell Wireless
members with approved wireless handsets and accessories from all leading
manufacturers, delivered through efficiency-enhancing forward and reverse
logistics support .
According to Jon Gelman, Hawaiian Telcom Vice President + General Manager,
Wireless, "We selected Brightstar to support this important part of our
business because of their responsiveness, flexibility and willingness to help
us successfully launch our services . "We are extremely pleased to be working with their team to ensure
Hawaiian Telcom's wireless division enjoys long term success.
Headquartered in Miami, FL, Brightstar has operations in Argentina, Bolivia ,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala , Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the U."
InterContinental Hotels Group has more than doubled its portfolio
of hotels in Latin America over the past five years.ichotelsgroup.

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Nation's First Wireless Buying Group Selects Brightstar as Equipment Supply + Distribution Logistics Partner

BuyCell Wireless Group Represents Over 3500 Points of Sale in 21 States

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and Venezuela with its most recent distribution operations located in
Australia. is a leading distributor and provider of value added
supply chain services to the wireless telecom industry, and also designs and
manufactures products under licensing agreements with leading manufacturers.

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, BuyCell Wireless Group, Inc.hawaiiantel.com .com/media

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For more information, visit
http://www . The company serves over 160 network operators and 15,000
resellers, retailers and agents around the world and also represents many of
the world's leading wireless manufacturers.

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CHICAGO, Hawaiian Telcom, Hawaii's premier
telecommunications provider, has appointed Brightstar, a leading logistics and
supply chain management company for the wireless industry, to provide
logistics services to support its new wireless service in Hawaii.
Under the terms of this agreement, Brightstar provides Hawaiian Telcom
with complete forward and reverse logistics solutions including: product
procurement , collaborative forecasting, inventory management, packaging,
programming and customization as well as delivery of both wireless handsets
and accessories.
Based out of Bogota, Colombia, and reporting to Alvaro Diago, Area
President of InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America, Estefan will
be responsible for new development and conversions, franchises and
management contracts for all IHG brands within the Andean region.

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During the year ending 2004, Brightstar's
revenues exceeded $1.S . "IHG is the most important international hotel
group in Latin America, and I look forward to furthering these
excellent brands within my area of responsibility, an area in which
InterContinental has been a major force for decades.

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"Hawaiian Telcom's commitment to provide customers with the highest valued
services in Hawaii is further strengthened with the addition of wireless to
their service portfolio," said Denise Gibson, Chief Operating Officer of
Brightstar. For more information , visit
http://www.priorityclub.

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Combined, this group represents annual sales revenues of
more than $200 million through 3,500 retail points of sale in 21 states. For more information, visit
http: //www.

About Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom is the state's leading telecommunications provider,
offering a wide spectrum of telecommunications products and services that
includes local and long distance service, digital subscriber line (DSL)
broadband for Internet use, wireless services , and print directory and
internet directory services.
and Venezuela with its most recent distribution operations located in
Australia.
Brazil-based Ronald Arteaga, Director of Development for the
remainder of IHG Latin America's properties in the South Cone, will
manage development for Brazil , as well as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
and Paraguay.
"Luis has significant management and finance experience, which
will help in the future expansion of IHG in this part of the
continent," says Diago.

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BuyCell Wireless is made up of many of the nation's premier independent
wireless retailers .

About Brightstar
Brightstar Corp.

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About BuyCell Wireless Group, Inc.

About Brightstar
Brightstar Corp. "In addition, he has demonstrated his
wide-array of hotel expertise having opened and operated several
highly regarded properties in Colombia.

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For more information, visit http://www.

InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America Appoints Luis Fernando Estefan Director of Development for the Andean Pact

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"I am honored to be a part of InterContinental Hotels Group Latin
America," says Estefan.