The Sichuan Provincial Tourism Development Commission signed a MOU on strategic cooperation with the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Greater China in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, Dec. 20, 2016. The group has opened 21 hotels in Sichuan Province, 16 of which lies in Chengdu.?Currently, Sichuan has a total of 425 star-rated hotels, and more than 30 international hotel brands have had operations in the province. [File photo]