
InterContinental Hotel Group has just opened its fifth unit in Shanghai. The InterContinental Shanghai NECC (National Exhibition and Convention Center) is the first hotel within the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.
It is the 38th unit operated by the group in the country and fifth in Shanghai. IHG already has the following properties in its Shanghai portfolio: InterContinental Shanghai Pudong (398 rooms), InterContinental Shanghai Expo (400 rooms), InterContinental Shanghai Puxi (533 rooms) and InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin (238 rooms). As of January 1, 2016, IHG ranked third in the global ranking of hotel groups, with a portfolio of 5,032 properties for a total of close to 744,368 rooms according to data published by Hospitality ON.

