Hong Kong protests hurt Holiday Inn-owner IHG, sees pain from virus outbreak

(Reuters) - Holiday Inn-owner InterContinental Hotels Group reported on Tuesday a slight dip in annual room revenue, hurt by a fall in bookings in Hong Kong due to protests, and flagged short-term hit from the virus outbreak in China.The company started to see an impact from the epidemic in late January as it closed or partially closed 160 out of its 470 hotels in China, Chief Executive Officer Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson said.Shares in the hotel operator fell 1.6% to 4,752.5 pence in early..