The third-quarter average daily rate at InterContinental Hotels Group properties increased by 1.7 percent year over year,

according to the company. ADR was up 2.5 percent in the Americas and up 5 percent in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, but down 2.1 percent in Greater China and down 1.5 percent in Europe, where the company faced tough comparisons following last year's Olympic Games in London. Occupancy increased in all regions.