has inked a deal with Germany's NOVUM Hotel Group to developand franchise 20 hotels across Europe.

The propertieswill be located in various markets such as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

Themultiple development agreements marks InterContinental's first partnership withNOVUM, a Hamburg-based chain has a 99-hotel portfolio across Germany.InterContinental has more than 650 hotels in Europe, 64 of which are in Germany.