Expedia Group and IHG Hotels & Resorts have announced that Expedia Group is now a preferred redistributor of IHG Hotels & Resort properties’ wholesale rates through Expedia Group’s…
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced Vignette Collection as its new luxury and lifestyle brand, with hotels in Australia and Thailand the first to join the collection
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the expansion of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants with the signing of Kimpton Koh Samui, the second Kimpton hotel in Thailand following the brand’s…
IHG will debut its luxury boutique brand Kimpton Hotels in two new markets next month, with Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok opening in Thailand on 1 October and Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo opening in…
As the world adjusts to new travel norms and expectations, IHG Hotels & Resorts is enhancing the experience for its hotel guests around the world, by redefining cleanliness and…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the signing of a management agreement with Elysian Hotel Management Company, for a unique new property near Khao Yai National Park in…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has signed with integrated lifestyle group Asset World Corporate (AWC) to manage a portfolio of properties across Thailand's popular destinations.
January is recognised as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the US and IHG has intensified its ongoing effort to fight human trafficking. The company has…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to launch its Hotel Indigo brand in Moscow. The boutique brand Hotel Indigo Moscow – Tverskaya will be housed within a converted…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Thanishq Grande Hotels & Resorts for Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Bommasandra. This 170-keys hotel is…
Irish based PREM Hospitality has signed a multiple development agreement (MDA) with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). The deal will see PREM Hospitality sign franchise agreements for…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that 160,000 colleagues from its hotels and corporate offices in 88 countries around the world took part in its second annual Giving for…
IHG has partnered with Australian food rescue charity OzHarvest to tackle waste minimisation, preventing good food from hotels going to waste and using it to feed hungry Australians via a…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced a global partnership with Junior Achievement Worldwide (JA), one of the world’s largest youth-serving NGOs, which focuses on preparing…
On this week’s round-up of hot hotel openings, IHG and Accor go head-to-head with new resorts in the Maldives, LEGOLAND announces its Pirate Island Hotel and more.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) continues to expand their footprint across Poland with their recent signing of Holiday Inn Express Wroclaw. The announcement came at IHG’s Poland…
Hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Mr & Mrs Smith, the travel club and boutique hotel specialists, have announced their exclusive loyalty partnership. From early…
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has compiled a list of practices and habits – known as sleep hygiene – that can make the difference between restlessness and deep slumber.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort (InterContinental Maldives), the latest in a series of new luxury resort openings which…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced that its avid hotels brand continues to expand, with nearly 200 signings now in place for new locations.
IHG says goodbye to bathroom miniatures with the announcement that by 2021, its estate of almost 843,000 rooms will switch to bulk-size bathroom amenities.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open its first hotel in the northern part of Poland at the beginning of July. The Holiday Inn Gdansk – City Centre will be opened in cooperation…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced continued strong momentum for its avid hotels brand with nearly 50 projects approved for planning or currently under construction.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has partnered with tech company Winnow to automatically track, measure and reduce food waste for more sustainable and efficient operations.
We got in touch with the GM of the first voco in the Middle East and asked him to spill the beans about the brand’s plan and the highlights of the new hotel.
Nestled in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the landmark InterContinental Lyon - Hotel Dieu will open in June 2019. The historical building, a former hospital that operated for more than…
After the massive Six Senses acquisition, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is making waves in India. Under the IHG-SAMHI partnership, it today announced the opening of seven more Holiday…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that it will be expanding its Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants brand to Barcelona in 2019 and Bangkok in 2020.
InterContinental Hotels Group has launched Business Edge – a comprehensive programme with discounts and data, designed to enhance the corporate travel experience for small and midsize…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the new Kimpton Tokyo Shinjuku will be the “ultimate boutique hotel experience” when the new property launches in 2020.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has set out to acquire a 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts, with a goal of bringing the brand to the top of the luxury segment and accelerating its…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has more than a thousand reasons to celebrate as it opens its latest hotel in the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced an agreement with Arabia Hotels to open two new properties in Giza – the Holiday Inn Giza Sun Capital and Staybridge Suites Giza Sun…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a Master Development Agreement (MDA) with Saudi Arabian business conglomerate Al Hokair Group, which will see the debut of Holiday Express Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced a signing agreement with Soraya Development Company Limited (SDCL) to develop a new resort in Phang Nga Bay - the InterContinental Yao Yai…
IHG continues its acquisitions streak by expanding its luxury portfolio. While the rest of us were either sleeping or shuttling about, it snapped up a 51% stake in Regent Hotels and Resorts…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) extends its reach in the Middle East with the opening of The Crowne Plaza Riyadh – RDC Hotel and Convention Center.
Provenance is the foundation for enduring brand success and has become more important than ever for organisations wanting to succeed in today’s complex consumer environment. That is the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the signing of Hotel Indigo Venice - Sant’Elena - the third Hotel Indigo to be signed in Italy slated to open in 2019.
The Stars are shining brightly for IHG’s hotels in Japan with the addition of a record 4th Michelin Star to its restaurant trophy cabinet, recognising the exceptional culinary pleasures…
Following fundraising efforts by InterContinental Hotel Group (IHGemployees based in Singapore, Michael Martin, regional general manager IHG Singapore, Malaysia and Batam, presented the…
Members can earn between 50% to 100% extra bonus points on bookings made through participating IHG hotels worldwide, IHG said in a statement.
IHG members who book between 1 September and…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is planning to launch a series of new lifestyle hotels - including new brands – across Asia, as it seeks to target the new wave of affluent middle…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has entered the Indonesian island of Bintan for the first time with the signing of agreement for two new-build hotels.
Scheduled to open in 2019,…
The world’s first Hotel Indigo in a resort location opens in Bali this month.
The launch of the Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach marks a significant evolution for the brand, which was…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans for a major expansion of its operations and portfolio in South Korea.
The company currently operates nine hotels in the country…
GERARD HOTELIER has become Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts' new vice president of operations for Asia. A long-term executive with the Swiss hotel group, Hotelier became GM of the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has expanded its collection of Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels in India, with the opening of one property and the signing of three more.…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of eight new hotels within the Holiday Inn brand family in Germany.
The announcement comes as IHG has recently reported…
Laura Eggleton, General Manager of Action Hotel’s Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb, has been awarded the prestigious IHG General Manager of the Year Award for the India, Middle East and Africa…
IHG has become the latest hotel group to admit to cyber-security breaches at its properties.
The incident came to light on 28 December 2016, when IHG revealed that it was…
ILYA GUTLIN has been named as the president of SITA's Air Travel Solutions division, leading the delivery of products to the company's airline and airport customers. He previously held…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has launched its 2017 Trends Report, highlighting the uncompromising nature of today’s customer who increasingly expects brands to deliver experiences…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans to launch the first InterContinental hotel in Laos.
Set to open in 2021, the new-build InterContinental Vientiane will become the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will launch its upscale boutique brand, Hotel Indigo, in Oceania for the first time, following the signing of a new management agreement.
The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans to revitalise the InterContinental Mina Al Arab Resort in Ras Al Khaimah project in partnership with local developer RAK Properties.…
IHG has returned to Australia's Northern Territory with the rebranding of one of the biggest hotels in Alice Springs.
The hotel group has penned a franchise agreement for the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a deal with Al-Futtaim to manage the largest Holiday Inn hotel in the UAE.
The 520-room Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City will operate…
Sayed Tayoun has joined InterContinental Hotels in Dubai Festival City as Area Director of Sales and Marketing. Tayoun brings with him 15 years of hotelier experience and an extensive…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its Business Success Package promotion for business travellers.
The package provides a complete guest experience for globetrotting…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Germany’s NOVUM Hotel Group have announced the signing of a Multiple Development Agreement (MDA) spanning 20 hotels across Europe in markets such as…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Hotel Properties Limited (“HPL”) to open a new InterContinental® resort on the island of Maamunagau in the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a deal to manage Holiday Inn Dubai Science Park.
The newly built hotel will operate under a management agreement with an affiliate of the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has added another five new Holiday Inn and Holiday Express hotels to its portfolio in Germany.
The UK-based hotel group recently announced a record…
China’s Anbang Insurance Group, which failed in its bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts earlier this year, has now turned its attentions to IHG.
The UK’s Sunday Times…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reveals plans for a significant expansion of its portfolio in New Zealand, with two new South Island hotels including the country's first ever Holiday…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has made two new senior appointments in the UK.
Karan Khanna, VP, Design & Engineering, has been appointed VP, Operations, UK&I. Michael…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has sought the expertise of Fortune 500 Futurist, Faith Popcorn. The collaboration comes as the InterContinental brand celebrates 70 years of luxury…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of its first Crowne Plaza hotel in Pune.
The 173-room Crowne Plaza Pune City Centre is located in the Koregaon Park…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has partnered with Vietnam’s largest low-cost carrier, Vietjet, for the development of a new hotel close to Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International…
As it celebrates its 70th anniversary, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed its vision for the future of luxury travel and hospitality in the next 70 years.
The company has…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has created a new franchise model for its Holiday Inn Express brand in China, through which it hopes to further expand the budget hotel concept.…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) is expecting to record more than 40% growth across the Middle East in the next three to five years, with 25 new hotels in the pipeline.
Currently,…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened two new Holiday Inn Express Hotels in India, located in Delhi and Chennai.
Holiday Inn Express Chennai is located on Old Mahabalipuram…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has the largest pipeline of new hotels in the Asia Pacific region (not including China), a new report has revealed.
Lodging Econometrics' latest…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is aiming to attract more of Indonesia’s top hotel school graduates following the signing of a new partnership with Taylor’s University.
The hotel…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of a dual branded hotel development near Heathrow Airport, London.
The two hotels Holiday Inn London - Heathrow Bath Road and…
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is about to go global, following its recent acquisition by IHG.
The company, which currently operates a hospitality portfolio across the US and…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has officially opened its newest property in the capital, the InterContinental London – The O2.
Adjacent to the O2 Arena and just 400m from North…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reached a major milestone today (12 January 2016), when it opened its 5,000th hotel.
The launch of the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side in New York…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened its sixth Holiday Inn hotel in Indonesia.
The 176-room Holiday Inn Cikarang Jababeka, which has been rebranded from an independent…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement to open the first Hotel Indigo in Phuket.
The upscale boutique brand will arrive on the Thai resort island in 2018, with…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Uber recently announced a new collaboration.
With immediate effect, anyone traveling within the US and signs up as a new Uber rider can earn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced the global launch of two industry initiatives for business travellers.
The IHG Assist and IHG Meeting Point will be rolled out…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of Crowne Plaza Novi Sad, located in Serbia’s second largest city. The newly built hotel will operate under a franchise…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement for a new Crowne Plaza hotel in Sydney’s central business district.
Scheduled to open in 2019, the 160-room…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of Hotel Indigo London – Aldgate in the UK's capital.
The newly built hotel will operate under a franchise agreement…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently held an event in South Korea to showcase its properties to the country's travel trade.
The inaugural ‘IHG Korea Showcase’ was held at…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of a dual branded hotel development in Munich, Germany.
The two hotels - Holiday Inn Munich City - East and Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed the signing of Hotel Indigo Berlin City - East Side.
The new-build hotel will be owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and…
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts recently announced its intent to launch a dedicated site - Club InterContinental – offering exclusive guest benefits and privileges.
The new…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its second IHG Academy training centre in India.
Under a partnership with IL&FS Skills, IHG has opened a new training campus in…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced the launch of its ‘accelerate’ promotion programme, which offers IHG Rewards Club members an opportunity to earn IHG Rewards Club…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has made a firm commitment to reduce water consumption at its global portfolio of 4,900 hotels.
The company has appointed the Water Footprint Network,…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to open its fifth property in France.
The InterContinental Lyon Hotel Dieu, which is located in Lyon, will operate under a management…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced four new signings across four brands last week including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Hotel Indigo.
The signings will…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) experienced a global rise in revPAR (revenue per available room) in the first quarter of 2015.
The company's revPAR climbed 5.9% year-on-year in Q1…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced the signing of a franchise agreement for the first Holiday Inn in Tabuk with Dur Hospitality Company.
The 83-room Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Amadeus have confirmed plans to develop a next-generation Guest Reservation System (GRS) that they claim will revolutionise the technological…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has teamed up with travel technology company Amadeus to develop a new guest reservation system.
As the launch partner, IHG will work with Amadeus on…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently launched its boutique brand Hotel Indigo in UAE.
The brand was launched with management agreement with Sunflower FZE for new 285-room…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has officially launched a new global programme for hotels wanting to cater for Chinese guests.
Called 'Zhou Dao', the new service initiative is…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed significant changes to its loyalty programme, IHG Rewards Club.
IHG has committed to introducing a new membership level in July, which…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its first ever Holiday Inn Express in Papua New Guinea.
Set in almost five hectares of grounds, the new budget hotel is positioned in…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to expand its UK footprint following the signing of the Hotel Indigo Bath.
The hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with St James’…
In an effort to tap into its growing business segment, the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) launched its IHG Business Rewards.
This is a new global business bookings programme that…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new online resource designed to help hotel developers in Asia, the Middle East & Africa (AMEA).
The new "Build for Success"…
The InterContinental Abu Dhabi recently announced the launch of Byblos Sur Mer.
The new outlet celebrates Lebanese cuisine across a waterfront setting. Located in the hotel’s private…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled its ‘next generation’ guest experience for its Holiday Inn Express brand in Europe.
Developed following feedback from guests, the new…
A recent report on ‘Future of Chinese Travel’ states that Abu Dhabi and Dubai would benefit from increasing Chinese travellers.
As per the report released by InterContinental Hotels…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a deal for three new Holiday Inn brand family hotels in France that will add nearly 500 rooms to its French portfolio. Holiday Inn Express…
Major global cities should prepare for an influx of Chinese tourists over the coming years, according to a new study by IHG.
The report, published in partnership with Oxford…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has called 2014 an "excellent year" as it achieved rising revenues and profits.
Announcing its preliminary full-year results, the company revealed…
Dining is getting innovative with IHG Hotels.
The Group has recently launched its IHG Dining Rewards programme in the UAE. The new programme has grown to over 1000 members in the…
In a bid to stay ahead of competition, Gateway recently inked an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to provide agents with access to all InterContinental Hotel Group…
IHG has continued its growth in China's UNESCO-listed ancient town of Lijiang, with the opening of a new luxury InterContinental hotel.
The new InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town…
IHG will launch a new restaurant concept in Asia this year, when celebrity chef Theo Randall brings his 'Theo Mio' Italian restaurant to the InterContinental Bangkok.
Marking…
In an effort to expand its presence in the African continent, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently inked a franchise agreement with Choice Decisions 65 (Pty) Ltd.
The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled its first two Hualuxe Hotels, which are designed especially for the Chinese market.
The new brand will make its debut in the first…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a new hotel that is expected to cater for the rising number of medical tourists to Bangkok.
Opening in 2018, the 200-room Holiday Inn…
Brands must built trust in both brand and organisation to attract customers, adding a fourth ‘C’ in Trust Capital, the latest InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) report has said.…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement for its first hotel in South Korea's second largest city, Busan.
Being developed in the central Seomyun district of…
In an effort to highlight the benefits of healthy cooking, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced a partnership with Teresa Cutter.
Cutter is the founder of The…
IHG has signed a management agreement for a new luxury hotel and residential complex in Jakarta.
Located in the west of the Indonesian capital, the new development will comprise the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has agreed to acquire US-based boutique hospitality company, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
The deal, worth US$430 million in cash, will see IHG…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with Thailand-based property group, The Platinum Samui Co., to develop the first Holiday Inn Resort and Holiday Inn Express hotel…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has ignored pressure from one of its shareholders to consider a merger with another high-profile hotel chain.
The hotel group was forced to make a…
With the festive season just round the corner, the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts (IHG) launched its ‘Insiders guide to special occasions ‘. The guide provides essential tips on…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has continued to the expansion of its Holiday Inn Express brand in Southeast Asia, with the launch of a new property in Jakarta.
Located in the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has expanded its portfolio in India, with the launch of the 200-room Crowne Plaza Ahmedabad City Centre.
Located in the business district of…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently inked a franchise agreement with Abjar Hotels International for a new 450-room Holiday Inn Dubai World Central and 250-room Staybridge Suites…
A stronger performance for InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) properties in the Americas has helped the hotel giant post a boost in its results so far this year.
The region’s RevPAR…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a new dual management agreement that will include the introduction of Singapore's first Hotel Indigo.
The deal, penned with Katong Holdings,…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently announced a new partnership with global wine company, Treasury Wine Estates. The partnership offers a premium selection of wine from…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) recently announced signing of Holiday Inn® Kayseri - Düvenönü. Operating under a franchise agreement with Ali Sert Otel Tur Ins San Tic LTD, the new…
Eight participants have graduated from the inaugural class of the IHG Academy in New Delhi, with five to take up hotel roles in India.
The academy was set up by IHG and I&FS…
A recent research conducted by IHG® Rewards Club reported that UAE residents are amongst the most smartphone reliant of those surveyed. The survey was conducted among 10,000 travellers…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has received a binding offer of EUR300 million (US$442m) for the InterContinental Paris – Le Grande.
The hotel has been acquired by Qatar-based…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported an 8% drop in operating profit for the first half of the year as it looks to continue disposing of its owned hotels.
The hotel group…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement for a new Crowne Plaza hotel in Noida, near Delhi.
The Crowne Plaza Taj Expressway Noida is being built by…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced signing of two new hotels in Abu Dhabi. The signing will mark the entry of a second InterContinental and second Holiday Inn property into…
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has rolled out its new signature InterContinental Planet Trekkers Menu. This menu has been exclusively created for children, across the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the first ever property under its new health and fitness-focused brand, Even Hotels.
Initially launched in 2012, Even Hotels is designed…
In an effort to better understand its guests, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) recently released its 2014 trends report. The report highlights the fact that in order to retain guests…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Sathorn - the brand’s third property in Thailand and the second in Bangkok.
Located in the Sathorn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new English-language web page aimed at driving more international travellers to its hotels in Japan.
Titled 'Visit Japan', the new…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) achieved a steady rise in revenues in the first quarter of 2014, driven by its hotels in Asia.
The company's revenue per available room (revPAR)…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and IL&FS Skills have announced the launch of the 15th IHG Academy
programme in India.
The partnership will see IL&FS Skills (IIS)…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled a new prototype design for its Holiday Inn Express brand.
Initially developed for properties in the US and Canada, the new design includes…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) is fast expanding in the Turkish market with the signing of three Holiday Inn® hotels – Holiday Inn Ankara Çukurambar, Holiday Inn Istanbul Tuzla Bay…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) achieved a strong rise in profits last year, as it launched new brands and sold assets.
The world's biggest hotel company, in terms of room inventory,…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has opened Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb, making it the third IHG hotel in the city.
The hotel caters well for business travellers and families. The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled plans to recruit another 110,000 staff in China, as it looks to double its portfolio in the country.
The company currently employs…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has signed a 15 year management agreement with Al Andalus Property for a Staybridge Suites hotel in Jeddah. The Staybridge Suites Al Andalus Mall is…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of Holiday Inn Amritsar Ranjit Avenue.
Located in the city’s commercial district of Ranjit Avenue, the hotel offers…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently launched the global children’s hotel menu designed by a child food expert and award winning chef. The menu launches in early 2014.
The…
IHG's Candlewood Suites brand has launched a new initiative that will enable guests to borrow items and appliances they have left at home.
Following an in-house study which revealed…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) is expanding its foot print in the Russia and CIS market. The hotel group has announced the signing of three more hotels in the region: Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed three hotels in Central Asia and Russia: Holiday Inn Express Naberezhnye-Chelny, Holiday Inn Express Samara and Staybridge Suites Baku.
The…
InterContinental Hotel Group has signed three Holiday Inn properties in the UK, it has announced.
The hotels, which will all be operated under franchise agreements, will be opened in…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a contract to open another Crowne Plaza in London.
The Crowne Plaza London – Albert Embankment is due to open in spring 2015 with 130…
IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group) recently inked an agreement with TAJ RP International Limited to open a Crowne Plaza Dubai Marina in 2016. The new hotel will be located near the…
InterContinental Hotels Group has launched its first television advertising campaign in Europe, promoting the Holiday Inn Express brand.
The promotion will appear on screens from…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of its Hotel Indigo brand in Lijiang, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed town in southwest China's Yunnan province.
Located…
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) posted a positive set of results for the first half of the year, driven by its hotels in Asia.
The hotel company's operating profits jumped 20% to…
The biggest hotel company in the world, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has revealed that its first half pre-tax profits rose by 65.6% in the six months ending 30 June prompting a…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed its third Holiday Inn hotel in the Italian capital, the Holiday Inn Rome – Pisana.
The property, which is due to open towards the end of…
InterContinental Group (IHG) has signed a deal with French management company Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) to open its first Hotel Indigo in Paris.
The property, which will be…
IHG has launched its InterContinental brand in Osaka.
The new luxury hotel has opened as part of a new mixed-use development in the centre of Japan's second biggest city, which also…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced the opening of Holiday Inn Riyadh Meydan in downtown Riyadh.
The eight storey hotel offers 290 rooms including 46 spacious suites. The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced a formal partnership with the Institute for International Management and Technology (IIMT).
The partnership will expand IHG’s…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) recently signed an agreement with Dyafah Al Mutahida LLC to open a 200-key Staybridge Suites in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This will be the first Staybridge…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has posted a 3.1% increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) for its hotels in the first quarter year-on-year.
The hotel chain also saw a 2%…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) signed a new franchise agreement with Airport Hotel Limited that will see the Old Manor House at Plaisance Airport become Holiday Inn Mauritius –…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recently opened Crowne Plaza Madinah.
The opening marks the first Crowne Plaza hotel in the Holy City. The hotel boasts 506-rooms and suites…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the opening of Crowne Plaza Duqm.
The new hotel will join IHG’s three existing Crowne Plaza hotels– Muscat, Sohar and Salalah. The hotel…
In a further effort to target Chinese travellers, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has begun adding its entire portfolio of global properties to Ctrip.com.
The move is being…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is rebranding its Priority Club Rewards programme, with the offer of free Wi-Fi for all its members.
From July 2013, the hotel company will rebadge the…
Marriott appeared to come out on top of two company results issued by the hotel chain and rival InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) this week.
Marriott posted a 17% increase in profits for…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) achieved a strong 10% rise in profits last year.
The company generated a full-year operating profit of US$614 million in 2012, up from US$559m in…
International Hotels Group (IHG) plans to open two hotels in Saudi Arabia in 2013, said IHG India, Middle East and Africa COO Pascal Gauvin.
Planned openings in the Kingdom this year…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new IHG Academy in China - its 150th worldwide.
The IHG Academy programme partners community organisations and education providers with…
IHG has announced the signing of a new InterContinental hotel in Jakarta.
Scheduled to open in 2015, the 480-key the InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah Hotel & Residences will be…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of InterContinental Phuket Rawai Beach Resort.
Designed by renowned architect Bill Bensley, the resort will be a redevelopment…
The Middle East hospitality industry is unique and has certain key demands. Changing demographics, a strong and growing aviation sector, and religious tourism – are the key factors demand…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Holiday Inn resort in the southern Thai province of Krabi.
The former Sala Talay Resort & Spa has been rebranded as will reopen…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed its first EVEN Hotels property - the company's new wellness-focused brand.
Located in midtown Manhattan, the new hotel will become the…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced signing an agreement with Kuwaiti-owned Almadina Real Estate Development to open a 442-room Crowne Plaza Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has signed an agreement with Dubai-based property developer Select Group to open InterContinental Dubai Marina. Part of the Bay Central development in the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed a major expansion plan for Indonesia, including the growth for its Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands and the nationwide launch of…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new e-store on one of China’s most popular online travel booking platforms, Taobao Travel.
The move, which is the first by an…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to launch its Hotel Indigo boutique brand to Tianjin.
Opening on 15 September, the Hotel Indigo Tianjin Haihe will become the brand's…
In an effort to highlight its sustainable initiatives, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is known for its commitment to the environment, and its numerous activities and initiatives aimed…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed the first eight properties in its new Hualuxe brand, which focuses purely on the Chinese domestic market.
Since announcing details of Hualuxe…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) posted improved financial results for the first half of 2012, as it put the InterContinental Park Lane up for sale.
In its half-year results, IHG…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) posted improved financial results for the first half of 2012, driven by the strong performance of its hotels in Asia Pacific.
In its half-year results,…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and two online travel agencies, Expedia Inc and Bookings.com, have been cited by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in an investigation into the sale of…
Several new hotels have opened across Asia in recent weeks, including new resorts and city properties.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has celebrated to launch of a new luxury resort…
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has expanded its portfolio in Thailand with the launch of the Crowne Plaza Phuket Panwa Beach Resort.
The opening marks the first Crowne Plaza resort in…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has formed a new partnership with Clean the World to recycle partially-used soaps and bottled amenities from hotel guest rooms.
The bathroom amenities…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new upscale hotel brand designed specifically for the Chinese traveller.
HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, which translates from Hua, meaning…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of EVEN Hotels, a new wellness-focused brand.
Initially being rolled-out in the US, the new brand is said by the company to meet…
The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, an enterprise of Bharat Hotels Ltd, has ended its franchise agreement with Inter Continental Hotel Group (IHG) by rebranding its Goa and Mumbai properties.…
Inter Continental Hotels Group (IHG) achieved 6.4% growth in its group-wide revenue per available room (revPAR) in the third quarter of 2011. According to results released today, the group…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans for a majorglobal repositioning of its Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand. The threephases of the repositioning are defined as…
Inter Continental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans for a major global repositioning of its Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts brand. Speaking at the Americas Investors & Leadership…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a new 'Best Price Guarantee' initiative for online bookings. The guarantee means that any guest booking via the IHG website who finds a lower…
Moscow has relatively few hotels compared to other major capitals like London, UK
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) sees Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a…
British Airways has announced it will introduce its First and Club World classes on flights to Moscow next year. The airline announced the changes during the UK trade delegation in Russia,…
Inter Continental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced it plans to open 100 hotels in Russia and the CIS by 2020. Angela Brav, CEO of IHG in Europe is currently on the Prime Minister's trade…
IHG has launched a new version of its sustainable hotel website. Innovation Hotel version 2.0 is an upgrade of the original site, which was launched in 2008 to showcase and sustainable…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the global launch of its Priority Club Rewards app for Windows Phone. This new app enables customers to find and book hotel rooms, check…
Inter Continental Hotels Group has appointed a new head for its new European division and completed a regional realignment which combines the Middle East and Africa with Asia Australasia,…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of new iPhone booking apps for each of its seven brands - InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has drawn up big plans for India with increased focus on the mid-scale segment, Financial Express reported.The global chain is targeting to have 150…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has revealed it will launch its Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo brands in Asia."Our strategy for…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that its current president for the EMEA region, Kirk Kinsell, has been appointed president of its American operation.Kinsell succeeds…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a long-term full content agreement with Travelport. The hotel chain's full rates will be included on Travelport using the Best Available Rate…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of three new IHG Academies in China. The three facilities are being developed in partnership with the Tianjin Vocational…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed new multi-brand management contract with Poly Real Estate Co for the development of six new properties in locations across China. The deal…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with H.E.Sheikh Rakadh Bin Salem Bin Rakadh Al Amiri to open IHG's first Staybridge Suites in Dubai. Staybridge Suites Dubai -…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement Action Hotels to develop two Staybridge Suites in the United Arab Emirates.
Staybridge Suites Ras Al Khaimah, scheduled to…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a contract with Al Aqeeq Real Estate Development Company for a new 400-room Holiday Inn hotel in the Holy City of Medina. The deal, signed at…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a joint venture partnership with Duet India Hotels Group (DIHL) to develop 19 new Holiday Inn Express hotels across India.Upcoming Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a joint venture partnership with Duet India Hotels Group (DIHL), the hotel investment arm of the Duet Group, to develop 19 new Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to develop a new upscale hotel brand designed specifically for the Chinese market. The company, which now has a portfolio of 150…
Andrew Cosslett will step down as CEO of InterContinental Hotels later this year. Cosslett will leave his post on 6 June but assured investors that no major strategic changes would follow…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for South West Asia. Chris Moloney will spearhead IHG's operations in India, playing a significant role…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has entered a management agreement Thailand's Elite Villa Co Ltd, to launch the InterContinental Resort brand in Koh Samui. IHG will take over the…
Hotel Indigo, IHG's boutique hotel brand, yesterday announced that it will open in Phuket. This is Hotel Indigo's second development in Thailand and the first boutique in a resort…
Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini will open its doors in the second quarter this year. Located in the sub city of Rohini, the hotel is the first upscale property in the city's northwest.
The…
Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini will open its doors in the second quarter this year. Located in the northwest of the city, the new property will be the first upscale hotel in the area.…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported that revenue per available room (revPAR) at its Asia Pacific hotels increased 12.4% in 2010, led by a 25.8% increase for the group's Greater…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) will establish its fifth Holiday Inn hotel in New Zealand on 1 March, following the signing of a 10-year agreement for the privately-owned Heritage…
Members of the InterContinental Hotel Group's (IHG) Priority Club Rewards scheme can score thousands of loyalty points for simply answering travel trivia questions in a new online game, 'Win…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that its in-house sustainability system, 'Green Engage' has been awarded with a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has unveiled a new scheme which offers to pay its guests' airline checked baggage fees. The 'Check It Free' promotion, which runs until 30 April 2011,…
Intercontinental Hotel Group's (IHG) development plans have been dealt a blow after their management agreement with real estate developer Eros fell through. An IHG spokesperson told Daily…
IHG is forecasting "an era of unprecedented opportunity and sustained growth" for the company as it responds to favourable socio-economic trends in high priority markets like India, as well…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has signed a series of contracts for the management of six new hotels with leading Delhi-based…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announces the hospitality industry's first pilot of a mobile-based front desk bypass solution that…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed 18 new hotels to its portfolio during the summer months. Properties will open in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Germany,…
Occupancies are more buoyant in 2010, fuelled by growth in intra-regional and leisure travel, according to InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG)."The low-cost airlines have really…
Singapore, 27 April 2010 - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced the global launch of its Priority…
International Hotel Group (IHG) today launched its Priority Club Rewards iPhone application. The app complements IHG's enhancement of mobile websites to allow customers to find and book…
Mumbai, April 15, 2010: IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has launched the first new-built Holiday Inn hotel in…
Mumbai, April 15, 2010: IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has launched the first new-built Holiday Inn hotel in…
NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that it has consolidated its…
Shanghai, 29 March 2010 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms and China's largest international hotel operator announced…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has released its annual results for 2009, with operating profit, before exceptional items, declining 34% year-on-year to of US$363 million.…
16 Mar 10 (TravMedia.com): French Polynesia - When it comes to vacations in paradise, guests have increasingly high expectations of resorts. InterContinental's Bora Bora Resort…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Al Hokair Group, the leading Saudi-based company for developing hotels and amusement parks, today announced the signing of the first…
ATLANTA - Globally in 2009, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) , the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, opened a record 439 hotels (more than 55,000…
February 22, 2010 - Dallas, TX - The MPI Foundation announces a new five-year investment from IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) to further the advancement of thought…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a multi-million pound deal with Saga, the over fifties holiday specialist, to become the exclusive hotel provider for Saga's short…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel company, announces the opening of the InterContinental Paris Avenue Marceau today. A stone's throw away from the Arc de…
Bangkok, 11 December 2009 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Chief Executive Andrew Cosslett was in Bangkok recently to view the group's latest properties in Thailand. As part…
Singapore, 20 November 2009 - InterContinental Hotel Group's Jolyon Bulley provided a unique wake up call to commuters in Singapore's Central Business District this morning.The…
Hua Hin, Thailand, 19 November 2009 - InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the 1 December 2009 opening of InterContinental Hua Hin Resort,…
01 Nov 09 (TravMedia.com): Today InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) opened two new hotels in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - a Crowne Plaza hotel and Staybridge Suites, its first…
Taking a break has been made easier for all Visa cardholders following the release of special promotions at more than 200 selected InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotels across Asia…
ATLANTA - Just in time for consumers to start thinking about how they'll save for the holiday season, earning double the Priority Club points starting with their second stay at any…
Hong Kong, 29 September 2009 - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group, signed a management contract for its first Hotel Indigo in Hong Kong…
New York, 17 September 2009 - IHG, the world's largest hotel group, today unveils the Holiday Inn "Key Card Hotel," the first-ever hotel made of key cards in New…
Singapore, 14 September 2009 - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) today announced the signing of a deal with leading Thai conglomerate TCC (Thai Chareon Corporation) to…
Ho Chi Minh City, 9 September 2009 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announces the opening of the 305-room…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel company, and the University of Oxford have joined forces to accelerate vital and innovative research into…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is continuing to expand in Saudia Arabia with the opening of its second Holiday Inn in Al Khobar. The 180-room Holiday Inn Al Khobar Corniche is located…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will openanother key property in Dubai this July; the InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City. The 212-unitproperty will be IHG's first…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a deal with Blue City Company 1 (BCC1), the developers of Oman's Al Madina A'Zarqa real estate infrastructure project, for the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is inviting preferred business accounts in Asia Pacific to move to a dynamic pricing model, rather than standard contracted rates. The hotel group…
The THB890million (US$25.8million ) refurbishment of the 10-year-old InterContinential Bangkok hotel in Thailand, at the core of the city's commercial and business district, is now…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of its 25th IHG Academy in Chengdu, China. The new IHG Academy is established in partnership with the Chengdu Vocational…
The US$1 billion Holiday Inn brand relaunch programme was first announced in2007, and intends to create a more contemporary brand image, increase qualityand drive consistency. The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced a confirmed development pipeline of 31 hotels to be opened across India over the next few years. The new properties will add a total…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Crocus Group have signed a deal to build the world's biggest Holiday Inn hotel in MoscowCrocus Group will invest more that US$100 million in the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is trialling a new online system called 'Green Engage', which will help hotels energy consumption more effectively. Early trials have shown potential…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the expansion of its Quality Assurance programme for all properties and brands in the EMEA region. The programme is designed to measure and…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the doors of Hotel Indigo London Paddington, marking the boutique brand's first property outside North America.
There are currently 21 Hotel…
In celebration of the New Year, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is offering travellers a bigger return for their stays. From 12 January until 30 April, members of Priority Club…
As reported previously by TDA earlier, Bharat Hotels in India has confirmed that it is terminating its franchise agreement with the InterContinental Hotel Group, Anil Mathur reports from…
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) hotels has warned of a sharp deterioration in trading conditions in October and issued a profit warning for the final quarter, according to a BBC report.…
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its lifestyle brand, Hotel Indigo, in the Asia Pacific region. The brand will become IHG's fifth brand in the region after…
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signature of a deal to open six new hotels under three brands in four Chinese cities by 2013. The agreement, signed with the Shimao…
In a major shift, the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is parting company with the Bharat Hotels in India, which runs hotels under the Grand name.
Anil Mathur reports that fours…
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has announced plans to continue its global property portfolio expansion in the Americas region, which has grown from 13 to 21 in the past months.…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported that the hotel market at its Americas division stagnated last month, hurt by weaker sales as the US economy slows. According to a Bloomberg…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced it has signed deals to manage two new hotels in Wuhan, Central China. The two hotels, InterContinental Wuhan and Holiday Inn Wuhan New City…
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) and has announced the start of its Million Points Campaign in China. From now until 15 December, ten Priority Club Rewards (PCR) members stand a chance to…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with South Korea's Gwangwondo Development Corporation (GDC) to manage three new resort & suite projects in the country. The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that its second-quarter profits fell 21%, Bloomberg has reported. The hospitality giant blamed the results on climbing administrative costs.…
InterContinental Hotels Group and Bukhamseen Holding Group have signed an agreement to develop the InterContinental Kuwait Downtown. Set to open in early 2010, the 200-room property…
InterContinental Hotels Group is tackling the war for talent in China head on. Two years after opening its first training institute - IHG Academy- in Shanghai, the company is to nearly…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is confident that Vietnam will recover from its current inflation problems, to become a good investment market, Bloomberg has reported. "Overall, we'd…
InterContinental Hotels Group has developed virtual plans for what could be the world's first 100% ecologically-friendly hotel. The solar powered 'Innovation Hotel' outlines the latest…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to develop develop an InterContinental Hotel in the Syrian capital. Located in the city centre, the 370-room InterContinental Damascus,…
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to develop a US$70 million resort, on the shores of the Jordanian Dead Sea. Set to open in late 2012,…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has launched its 12th IHG Academy, this time in Shenzhen. The partnership with the Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University marks the Academy's entry…
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group has added Jet Airways as Priority Club Rewards' newest airline partner. Members are offered the option of earning JetPrivilege miles or Priority Club…
InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific grew new signings at a record pace last year, adding nearly 100 new hotels to its regional pipeline. That means an average of one new hotel…
The current growth momentum is especially strong in the key markets of China, Japan and India. Some of the brands within the IHG portfolio are also set to appear for the first time in…
First launched in Shanghaiin June 2006, their expansion continues to include the Chongqing Campus thatopened in February this year.
The IHG Academy offers a seriesof specially-developed…
The team will beheaded by Nina Bibby whilst continuing in her role as senior vice president,worldwide brand management, reporting directly to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)Peter Gowers.…
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) announced the promotion of Dexter Chia, to Vice President Sales & Marketing, Greater China.He will be responsible for the brand performance…
IHG has also appointed, Kirk Kinsell as President, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).
The announcement was made much sooner than most have expected, sighting that the immediate…
As IHG's certified online intermediary, Travelocity has access to the hotelgiant's 3,700 properties across its entire suite of brands. The deal also givesIHG-access to customers of…
The company has so far denied the rumours, but a clear favourite has emerged in the guise of the Barclay brothers, owners of the Ritz hotel, who increased shareholdings this week.
Members of the IHG guest loyalty program who use the credit card can gain Priority Club Reward points for everyday purchases and double points for money spent in IHG hotels worldwide.…
Followingthe successful opening of the first six Holiday Inn Express hotels, IHG said itwill be targeting further brand development initiatives on gatewaycities and economic…
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s largest and best known upscale brands and part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ premium collection, is continuing its rapid growth across…
Holiday seasons are coming. Are you getting prepared to take a break this year and enjoy a vacation with your loved ones? Or are you one of those people who’ve been thinking about the…
Over two-thirds of British travellers placing high-quality service above all else when booking a hotel, voco hotels announced turn up service to cater to guests needs and expectations
The Phuket Hotels Association, a non-profit organisation with 72 member properties, has embarked on an exciting new era with the appointment of a new senior leadership team
New global travel survey has found that UAE travelers seek a homely experience when staying in a hotel, with 36% saying they like to feel like they’re visiting a friend’s home
Opening its doors in spring 2022, Regent Phu Quoc is an ultra-luxury all suites and villas resort set in an unrivalled private beachfront location in Long Beach on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.
Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum (SITTF), Middle East and Sharjah’s leading travel showcase successfully concluded rounding off the first hybrid event in its 8-year history
On November 15, Singapore’s Ministry of Health has announced the extension of Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) to include India, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The five-star hotel wins the prestigious awards for a third year in a row, The World Travel Awards and the World Luxury Hotel Awards are the most acclaimed award institutions in hospitality…
WTTC has announced the launch of a Net Zero Roadmap for the tourism sector to support the industry in combatting climate change during its virtual climate week event
Kimpton Book Club is inviting travellers to explore the fascinating cities where some Kimpton hotels are found through stories new and old, inspired by or set in these favourite and bucket…
Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has launched an international virtual roadshow under the ‘Journeys in Arabia’ platform, which aims to inform and inspire travel trade partners about the diverse…
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has now brought Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ signature heartfelt service and distinctive design to the heart of Thailand with the opening of Kimpton…
Following the formation of Siamese and Kew Green Management Company Thailand in a joint venture with Siamese Asset, the company announced seven new hotels in Bangkok - I spoke to Kew Green…
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has published a range of new worldwide measures to restart the travel & tourism private sector. The organisation has now called upon…
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, IHG’s boutique luxury brand, marked its first opening in Spain. Kimpton Vividora Hotel is located in the heart of the Ciutat Vella district (the old…
Loyalty programmes have steadily been opening up to a wider audience, but many brands are taking steps that are simply derivatives of traditional loyalty schemes rather than…
IHG’s boutique brand Hotel Indigo has marked the opening of Hotel Indigo Brussels - City in Place Charles Rogier. Within walking distance to some of the city’s main sightseeing…
In this week's list of hot hotel openings, Madrid welcomes two new luxury hotels, Avani unveils its entry into Thailand’s resort town of Krabi, IHG debuts Hotel Indigo in Japan and more.
InterContinental Bali Resort has welcomed Eleftherios P. Kavieris (Terry) as the new resort manager. He is no stranger to IHG or Bali, as previously he was the resort manager of Hotel…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its second voco hotel in Saudi Arabia in partnership with developer Wasata Al Wosta Real Estate Co.
Offering a spacious, modern,…
In this week's special edition of hot hotel openings, we look forward to the year ahead and visit some of the latest and most anticipated properties from around the world.
This week on hot hotel openings, we've got four of the best hotels and resorts from around the world — from Shenzhen's east coast to the archipelago of Seychelles off East Africa and more.
On this week's round-up of hot hotel openings, COMO Cocoa Islands heats up in the Maldives, Rotana opens a five-star retreat in Dar es Salaam, Ritz-Carlton reopens in the US Virgin Islands…
Only a year and a half after its opening, InterContinental® Sofia is already а leader in the luxury travel market in Bulgaria and can proudly talk about the key to its success.
Built 20 years ago, surrounded by beautiful grounds and the famous spires of Oxford, a city centre property has been re-branded under IHG’s upscale brand.
In travel tech this week, Google Maps launched a new feature, while Hotelbeds announced good financial year and that they are now ready to do business.
IHG's Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has launched 'The Kimpton Stay Human Project' in Europe, with a mission of connecting guests to one another, themselves and the locals of the city.
Hotels in the most populous state of the US will have to stop giving guests small plastic shampoo bottles under a new law set to take effect starting in 2023.
Gavin Newsom, governor…
TD speaks with General Manager Robbert Manussen about his management style, the state of tourism in Hanoi, MICE in Vietnam and creating a truly memorable stay.
Provider of global hotel intelligence Lodging Econometrics (LE) has compiled construction pipeline counts for every country and market, revealing a record high of rooms around the world.
On this week’s round-up of hot hotel openings, we’re taking a look at Rosewood’s sky-high property in Guangzhou, a luxury lodge in the Arctic Circle and more.
In this week's list of hot hotel openings, we're seeing enviable properties — from the picturesque island of Okinawa to the bustling fashion district of Milan.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels & Resorts) has announced the opening of ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa — Oita Prefecture's first international luxury resort, offering…
The scaling up of a company’s presence using the franchise model, in the hospitality sector, has gained significant traction in Europe, it was revealed this week.
Following a study, from…
What can you do in Berlin 100 minutes? Designed to cater to the ever growing appetite for short breaks and quick cultural insights, Hotel Indigo’s 100 minutes collates the best of the best…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has undertaken an in-depth consumer survey to better understand the needs and expectations of the road warriors in India. The survey revealed that…
Holiday Inn has launched its latest Holiday Inn on Bath Road, just five minutes from Heathrow airport. The hotel showcases 433 high-spec, luxuriously finished rooms, with triple glazed…
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) have reported that China’s hotel pipeline continues to expand 15% by projects and 8% by rooms year-over-year (YOY).
Tech firm to the travel industry Amadeus has gathered insights from industry leaders on which tech trends they think will have the most significant impact.
Amadeus and IHG have collaborated to explore changes we can expect as guest insight, tech optimisation and the ability to hyper-personalise take effect.
In this week's hotel round-up, we're seeing hot openings from Lennox Hotels, The Weekend, IHG's voco, Plateno Group and Marriott's The Luxury Collection.
Travel companies are struggling to transform themselves for the digital age, with digital transformation, technological and data siloes and internal data quality their top three internal…
In this TD interview, we speak with Carl Davies-Phillips about his leadership style, how he motivates his team, and the hotel brand he fell in love with.
In this week’s edition of hot hotel openings, we’ve got properties from Meliá Hotels International, Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio, Holiday Inn & Suites and Hyatt.
According to analysts at industry consulting partner Lodging Econometrics, China's hotel construction pipeline remains strong with record-breaking figures.
In this interview, we asked Rajan Krishnan about his first professional assignment in Southeast Asia and his favourite recommendations in Rayong, Thailand.
The 13th annual Summit will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong from 15-17 October 2019. We sat down with Susie Ellis, chairman & CEO, Global Wellness Summit before the madness begins.
It’s Friday once again and we’re ending the week with the latest hotel openings from Amari, Conrad, Staybridge Suites, Hilton, and Marriott International.
One hotel provides facial recognition check-in and a chatbot that answers your questions in a couple of seconds, while the latter has only comfortable rooms to offer. What hotel would you…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, inaugurated the Holiday Inn Express Gurgaon Sector 50, the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Gurugram,…
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) subsidiary Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has revealed that it has had its patent application approved for its WorkLife Room concept.
Sabre Corporation has announced Business Travel Services, the new corporate hotel booking solution with three additional features. The service will be available in Summer 2019.
Personalisation is the winning ingredient in travel and we have been seeing signs of it creep into more mainstream experiences. Whoever owns the traveller’s journey from end-to-end will win.
Hotels and travel management companies are increasingly using AI to carry out customer service tasks, which are important in managing bookings and service.
RateGain Technologies, the market leader in big data solutions for Travel and Hospitality industries, announced new product updates to AirGain to empower airlines with competitor…
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced it has signed up with Thai real estate company Ratanakorn Asset, to develop eight new sites in Thailand, totalling 2000 rooms, slated to open…
Hyatt Hotels has announced Hyatt Leverage, a global business travel programme that offers special rates to qualifying SMEs at participating properties worldwide.
Holiday Inn Express will provide the perfect Friday the 13th escape plan which includes complimentary rooms with free shuttle service and breakfast for 13 lucky guests.
Not content with creating robot baggage handlers at Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport, SITA is now promising to end the frustration and expense of lost baggage…
A glittering grand opening ceremony has been held for Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin, Asia’s first Holiday Inn water park resort, set on Thailand’s Gulf coast, just 2.5 hours’ drive from…
DayBreakHotels, a Rome-based travel tech start-up launched by Simon Botto, Flavio Del Greco, Lorenzo Stabile and Michele Spadone in 2013, recently caught the attention of Hotel Jumpstart,…
We sat down with Tink Labs founder and CEO Terence Kwok to learn why this sharp-eyed Hong Kong native and his product have both reached rock-star status in the hospitality and tourism scene.
This year, Dubai will see the launch of the world’s longest urban zipline, the opening of the Frame, Zaha Hadid’s’ ‘The Opus’ building, and a six-week special of Van Gogh’s Alive exhibition.…
Handy has made it possible for hotel operators to engage with guests through all stages of the travel journey, even as they step out of the actual hotel.
Hilton has announced the appointments of Navjit Ahluwalia (main picture - left) as senior vice president and country head for India, and Jatin Khanna as vice president and head of…
Manila, Philippines – Hotel Okura Co. Ltd., one of Japan’s leading hotel chains announced the launch of its first luxury hotel in the country later in 2018.
Thai nationals and expatriates alike can now look forward to an enjoyable – if slightly irreverent – destination for socialising and unwinding with the recent opening of Beer Republic at one…
HK CTS Hotels has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group at Crowne Plaza Beijing Lido, pursuant to which they would jointly operate…
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a management agreement with Quantum Hi-Tech Group Limited to develop the largest hotel in Fiji, Crowne Plaza Fiji Wailoaloa Beach.
ILTM Asia Pacific which takes place for the first time at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, 21 – 24 May 2018, is attracting the attention of the world’s leading luxury travel brands…
Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin is delighted to announce two senior appointments ahead of the resort’s opening later this year. Franck Rodriguez has been appointed general manager of Holiday…
InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed three management contracts to introduce its luxury boutique hotel brand, Kimpton Hotels &…
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has released the findings of its ‘Psychology of Luxury’ study, a first-of-its-kind survey examining attitudes and perceptions towards luxury…
The world’s largest luxury hotel chain InterContinental Hotel Group are all set to open their latest property - InterContinental Perth City Centre – this October.
The city's King Street…
August 23, 2017By Dana Miller dmiller@hotelnewsnow.com @HNN_DanaREPORT FROM THE U.S.— Hotel brands, such as Marriott International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Hyatt Hotels Corporation…
BINDU BHATIA has been named as Carlson Wagonlit Travel's new managing director for Asia Pacific, effective 1 September. She succeeds Kai Chan, who will be leaving the company. Ms Bhatia,…
The InterContinental Hong Kong is about to embark on a major renovation project.
IHG revealed this week that the habourfront hotel will close its doors from the first quarter of 2019, for…
RAVNEET KAUR has become the new chair and managing director of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), becoming the first women to hold the role. In a 29-year career, Ms Kaur…
This week, Travel Daily's Managing Director, Gary Marshall, chats face-to-face with Singha Estate's Chief Investment Officer, Thiti Thongbenjamas, about his company's plans for the new…
HUI WAN CHUA will become the GTA's new vice president of sales & marketing for Asia, based in Singapore. She joins the company from Zuji.com where she was CEO. Previously, Ms Chua…
Citadines Millennium Ortigas Manila
Location: In Ortigas Center, one of Metro Manila's main financial districts
Grade: Upscale serviced residence
Keys: 293, ranging from studios to…
LESLIE THNG has been appointed CEO of Vistara, Singapore Airlines' Indian joint venture. Thng, a former chief executive of SilkAir, was previously the chief commercial officer of Budget…
KIMY CHEN has been announced as Cachet Hotel Group's new president of Southeast Asia. The move marks a promotion for Ms Chen, who previously helped grow the Cachet brand in Greater…
Hotel construction in China could start to accelerate again in the coming years, new data has revealed.
China has the Asia Pacific region’s largest hotel pipeline, but it has been…
OLIVER BONKE has been announced as Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts' new president & chief operating officer, effective 1 September. Bonke has nearly 30 years of experience, including…
Shimmering gloriously in the golden glow of evening light, the waters of Doha bay with their bobbing wooden dhow boats provided a splendidly serene welcome to the Qatar Tourism Authority’s…
MING FOONG has become Travelport's new managing director for Greater China & Online Business Group Asia Pacific. Having joined Travelport in 2012, Foong’s most recent role was…
LAURENT A. VOIVENEL has joined Swiss-Belhotel International as senior vice president of operations & development for the Middle East, Africa & India. A seasoned industry…
Conrad Bora Bora Nui
Location: In a private cove on Motu To'opua, overlooked by Mount Otemanu and 20 minutes by boat from Bora Bora Airport
Grade: Midscale
Keys: 114, including 86…
More than one million new hotel rooms are currently being constructed across the globe, a new report has revealed.
In its latest Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, Lodging…
Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH) has welcomed the Imperial Hotel Blackpool to its portfolio.
The addition of the 4-star property, which boasts a seafront location on the North Promenade,…
PAUL STEVENS has become CEO of Accor Plus, AccorHotels’ reward programme. He joined AccorHotels in 1997, holding several GM positions before leaving in 2004. He then returned as a GM and…
Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH) has announced that Tom Goldscheider has joined the company as director of Business Development.
Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Goldscheider – formerly of…
IHG has upgraded the conference and banqueting facilities at the Crowne Plaza Queenstown.
The half-a-million-dollar refurbishment has covered all of the New Zealand hotel's function…
Karl Emerick has been appointed general manager at the 116-bedroom Felbridge Hotel and Spa, East Grinstead, Sussex which is undergoing a £3 million plus upgrade in line with its rebranding…
FRANK TRAMPERT has been appointed as the new managing director & chief commercial officer for Sabre's hospitality business in Asia Pacific. Trampert has extensive experience in the…
Marriott International, which is now the world's largest hotel group, is set to extend its leadership position in Asia in the coming years.
According to a new report from Lodging…
Accomable, a global platform for finding adapted hotels and vacation rentals for disabled and elderly people, has partnered with Sykes Cottages, the UK independent cottage rental agency, to…
ROB GREEN has been named as HomeAway's new head of sales for Asia. Previously overseeing the commercial and operations teams for leading travel companies, Green will now be tasked with…
International visitor arrivals to Sri Lanka have showed strong double-digit growth in 2016, and international hotel groups are now flocking to the island to capitalise on the rising…
IHG has continued to expand its Holiday Inn brand in Indonesia with the launch of its second property in Bandung, the country’s third largest city.
The former Aston Primera Pasteur…
The organisers of the inaugural Business & Luxury Travel Mart (BLTM) in India have hailed the event a success.
The event, which took place at the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon from 24-25…
Amidst the whirl of ultra-modern, high-rise development that characterises 21st Century Singapore, one hotel is on a mission to retain and promote the city's Peranakan heritage.
While…
The move towards consolidation in the hotel industry is likely to continue in future, driven by Asian acquisitions, delegates at the ACTE-CAPA Global Summit have heard.
Addressing the…
The inaugural Business & Luxury Travel Mart (BLTM) kicks off tomorrow at the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon.
The new event, which runs from 24-25 October, become India’s first travel mart…
Munich Airport appoints third MD
Munich Airport has appointed Andrea Gebbeken its third managing director alongside Dr. Michael Kerkloh and Thomas Weyer.
Originally from Germany's…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Hotel Properties Limited to open a new InterContinental resort on the island of Maamunagau in the Maldives.…
RANJAY RADHAKRISHNAN has become the new chief human resources officer at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), effective 1 December. He joins IHG from Unilever, where he has spent 23…
ROBERTO MARTINOLI has been appointed CEO of Silversea Cruises, effective 19 September. A Silversea board member since 2013, Martinoli takes over as CEO following a long career in the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new luxury hotel at a major conference venue in Shanghai.
The InterContinental Shanghai NECC is now open, located within the new National…
TOMOE MAKINO has become TripAdvisor's new country manager for Japan. He joins the travel site from Twitter, where he served as senior growth director for Japan. Makino has also held…
DOUG ANDERSON has been named CEO of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). He arrives with more than 30 years of global management experience, the last nine of which were spent…
The Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham has embarked on a renovation in line with the budget brand's "Next Generation" room concept.
Redefine BDL Hotels, which operates the hotel on behalf of…
HENRY GRAY has become Six Senses' new vice president of operations for hotels & resorts, based in Bangkok. A British national, Gray previously served as Six Senses' area director for…
Rabih Zein has been appointed general manager of Radisson Blu Resort, Sharjah. Formerly a cluster general manager of Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Residence
Duqm and Park Inn by…
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport has opened a major 10-storey extension that increases the hotel's total capacity by more than 75%.
Designed by the same company that created the…
St James’s Hotel Group has been granted permission by Bath & North East Somerset Council to start main construction work on the first phase of the new 117-bedroom Hotel Indigo Bath.…
Augmented and virtual reality technology will redefine the GCC business and consumer experience by 2025, new research conducted by Frost & Sullivan has revealed.
GCC organisations are…
Hotel Indigo York scooped The Press People’s Award at the recent York Design Awards 2016, just a year on from its opening.
The hotel was voted most popular among 27 other schemes in…
Customers booking a stay with a particular hotel group are increasingly likely to be offered a choice of two brands on one site as the number of two-in-one or ‘dual-brand’ hotels looks set…
DEVDUTTA BANERJEE has become Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ new area director of revenue management for Asia, based in Bangkok. Banerjee has 18 years' experience with Taj, Starwood and,…
The supply of hotel rooms in West Bengal is on the rise, with the total number of rooms in the Indian state expected to increase by around 35% by the end of the fiscal year.
The…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement to launch a new Holiday Inn on Thailand's industrial eastern seaboard.
Schedule to open in 2018, the new Holiday…
KATHLEEN TAN has been named as AirAsia's president for North Asia. Returning to the LCC following a stint as CEO of AirAsia-Expedia, she will now be tasked with building AirAsia's market…
Andhra Pradesh has launched a series of new water sports and adventure tourism facilities across its tourist destinations.
The Indian state has inaugurated new water sport activities…
JEFFREY GOH has been announced as the Star Alliance's new CEO, replacing Mark Schwab who will retire at the end of the year. Goh joined Star Alliance from IATA in 2007, and currently…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened its first ever Holiday Inn Express hotel in Malaysia.
The launch of the new Holiday Inn Express Kuala Lumpur City Centre marks the…
JOHN BRUNS has been named as the new president of Boeing China, effective 1 July. He will be based in Beijing. A company veteran, Bruns initially joined McDonnell Douglas in 1986 and…
ANDREW LANGSTON has been announced as JLL Hotels & Hospitality's new executive vice president for Indochina, based in Bangkok. Langston has extensive experience in the Asian hotel…
SHELDON HEE has been announced as Singapore Airlines' new general manager for the UK & Ireland. Hee has spent the last 18 years with SIA, including a spell as general manager for…
A new luxury resort company has opened its first property, and is now promising to bring a new style of Chinese hospitality to the world.
Wei Retreat is the brainchild of Philip Wei, a…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is planning to add three more midscale Holiday Inn hotels in India this year.
The Business Standard reported the company’s head of Southwest Asia,…
洲际酒店集团(IHG)将于4月11日在澳大利亚新开首家假日快捷酒店(Holiday Inn Express)。
悉尼麦觉理公园假日快捷酒店(Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park )是IHG和Pro-invest这批15家假日快捷酒店的第一家,其他的酒店选址已定在布里斯班、阿德莱德和墨尔本。…
Redefine|BDL Hotels has confirmed that Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct 7 and Holiday Inn Express Redditch have joined the management company’s portfolio of hotels.
The properties…
The hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia is witnessing a significant shift towards development of mid-range hotels in 2016, according to a new report.
With a market dominated by…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open its first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Australia on Monday 11 April.
The new Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park is the first of 15…
LIM BOOM KWEE has been named chief operating officer of Dusit International. He joined the Thai hotel group in March 2013 as president of its Chinese subsidiary, Dusit Fudu. His 30-year…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of its first InterContinental hotel in Venice - InterContinental Venice – Palazzo Nani.
The hotel will operate under a…
TORSTEN EDENS has been appointed as Diethelm Travel's new group operating director. Edens moves to the company's Bangkok head office from his previous role as managing director for…
IHG has signed an agreement with the Amburaya Resort Company that will see the Sheraton Pattaya Resort rebrand as an InterContinental.
The renamed InterContinental Pattaya Resort will…
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Holiday Inn hotel at Chongqing University Town, a fast-expanding new area in the west of the Chinese metropolis.
The new Holiday…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of InterContinental Sofia, the first hotel for the brand in Bulgaria.
The property will operate under a management…
The Honourable Order of International Hotel General Managers (HOIHGm) has officially launched from its first regional headquarters in Dubai.
The international organisation -…
IHG has confirmed the four-star Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre will open in April.
Located in Manchester’s vibrant Piccadilly area, the 298-room hotel will feature Holiday Inn’s…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon.
The hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with St James’s Hotel Group and…
IHG has signed a management agreement for its first luxury InterContinental resort in Phuket.
Scheduled to open in 2019, the new-build InterContinental Phuket Resort will be located…
ROBERT RIJNDERS has become Onyx Hospitality Group's new senior vice president and area general manager for Pattaya. Rijnders started working with Onyx in the early 1980s, when the…
London will see the opening of a massive 7,000 hotel rooms this year, double that of last year’s openings, putting additional pressure on occupancy levels and achieved room rates. …
More than 1,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be built in Belfast before 2018, as demand to visit the city outstrips current supply.
The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation is…
Holiday Inn Express has previewed its ‘Next Generation’ hotels, which are set to be rolled out across Europe in 2016.
Modelled on guest insight, the Holiday Inn Express brand’s Next…
MICHEL MOLLIET has become chief operating officer of AccorHotels in Greater China, overseeing the management of the group’s 125 properties in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Molliet…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will launch its budget Holiday Inn Express brand at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The company has signed an agreement to take over…
THOMAS MANGAS has been appointed chief executive officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, effective 31 December. The move marks a promotion for Mangas, who is currently the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has announced the opening of the InterContinental Bordeaux - Le Grand Hotel, France.
The hotel has been converted from the current Grand Hôtel de…
IHG will open its first ever Holiday Inn Express hotel in Malaysia next year, following the signing of a new agreement for two properties in Kuala Lumpur.
Continuing the budget…
The Arora Group and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) have signed an exclusive agreement with Heathrow to develop two hotels directly connected to the airport’s Terminal 4.
The two…
GRAHAM HILLS has been appointed chief product officer at Wego. Hills previously served as the general manager of Wego Indonesia and will now relocated to the travel search company's…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of Holiday Inn Warsaw - City Centre, Poland. The hotel will operate under a management agreement with UBM.
Due to open…
FILIP BOYEN has been named chief executive officer of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). Boyen was appointed as managing director of Hill, Goodridge & Associates, SLH’s…
The new, boutique 101-room Hotel Indigo York has celebrated its official launch with a day of special events.
Hotel owner Splendid Hospitality Group hosted a thank you lunch for…
InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, IHG’s luxury brand, has opened its first hotel on the Estoril Coast, otherwise known as the Portuguese Riviera.
The InterContinental Estoril is…
GREG WEBB has been named as the new vice chairman of Sabre. Webb moves into the new role from his current position of executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel…
Peter Kearns is to take on a newly created role as Executive Director of tour operations with the Egyptian-owned Red Sea Group.
Kearns previously worked with the Group to launch UK tour…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Holiday Inn hotel in Cairns.
The former Mercure Cairns Harbourside has now been rebranded as the Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside on…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has continued its expansion in Indonesia with the opening of its first upscale Crowne Plaza hotel in Bandung.
Located in the centre of Indonesia's…
Hilton has signed its first hotel in Papua New Guinea, as part of a major new complex that will also include a convention centre.
Under a new management agreement with Star Mountain…
LINDSAY WHITE has been named as Etihad Airways' new vice president for Australia & Asia Pacific. White brings 30 years of aviation experience to the role, having held various senior…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement for its first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Krabi.
Scheduled to open in 2017 in the main resort area of Ao Nang,…
The world's largest hotel groups have experienced rising revenues and profits in the first half of 2015.
Releasing their financial results for the January-June period,…
SEAN TREACY has become Royal Caribbean Cruises' new managing director for Singapore & Southeast Asia. Treacy has worked for the company since 2006, most recently as regional…
Amadeus has announced its second major acquisition this month, with the purchase of Itesso BV, a provider of cloud-based property management systems (PMS) for the hotel industry.
The…
Gateway recently announced its intent to expand its payment options for travel agents by making it possible to make payments at any Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) branch or ATM.…
IHG has continued the expansion of its Holiday Inn Express brand in Southeast Asia, with the signing of a new property in Bangkok's Chinatown district.
The 240-room Holiday Inn…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has agreed to sell the InterContinental Hong Kong for US$938 million.
The property will be bought by Supreme Key Limited, a consortium of…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)’s boutique brand, Hotel Indigo is offering guests the chance to take part in a series of smartphone photography masterclasses in partnership with the…
LOUISE DALEY has been appointed as Accor's new executive vice president & chief financial officer for the Asia Pacific region. Ms Daley has spent the last 25 years with Accor in…
洲际酒店集团(IHG)近日和Al Majd Al Arabiah公司新签订了修建世界上最大的假日酒店的协议。
麦加Abraaj Al Tayseer假日酒店将坐落于沙特阿拉伯的圣城麦加。
酒店共拥有5座高楼,拥有5154客房。其中超过1650间客房将在今年年底之前开业,其他3500间客房将在接下来三年内开业。…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Al Majd Al Arabiah Company for what will be the world’s largest Holiday Inn hotel.
Holiday Inn Makkah…
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed its first hotel in Myanmar, and is now planning to seek further opportunities to expand across the country.
The US-based hotel group has…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the doors to the InterContinental Dubai Marina.
The 132 guest room luxury hotel with 196 fully serviced InterContinental Residential Suites…
IHG has signed a deal to bring its luxury InterContinental hotel brand to Chennai.
The agreement, with Adyar Gate Hotels Ltd, will see the 106-room InterContinental Chennai…
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium has officially relaunched following a nine-month refurbishment.
The 512-room hotel has emerged from a multi-million dollar makeover that comprised its…
Hainan Airlines has partnered with loyalty point platform Points.com to offer more redemption options for members of its Fortune Wings Club frequent flier programme.
As a result of…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the first Holiday Inn Express hotel in South Korea.
Located in the centre of Seoul, close to the main Myeongdong shopping district, the…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened its latest property in Germany, the Crowne Plaza Berlin – Potsdamer Platz.
Formerly the Wyndham Grand Berlin Potsdamer Platz, the hotel…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement for its first Holiday Inn Resort in Fiji.
Located adjacent to the entrance to Denarau Island, Holiday Resort…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a franchise agreement for its first Holiday Inn Express in Adelaide.
Opening in 2018, the 245-room new-build budget hotel will be…
The year 2018 will work positively for the two cities of Riyadh and Jeddah.
A new report published by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) reported a forecast to see an increase of 16,000 new…
More than half the world’s hotels are now branded properties, with franchising being the operating model of choice for the majority of large hotel operators, according to a new report from…
GEORGE WEE has been promoted to the position of regional vice president for China with FRHI Hotels & Resorts. Wee will take on the new role in addition to his existing position as…
SANDY OLSEN has returned to Carnival Australia as vice president of corporate affairs. Ms Olsen previously served as Carnival’s director of corporate affairs from 2007 to 2011, but left…
RUUD HULSCHER has become Outrigger Resorts' new general manager of operations. Hulscher moves to the company's Phuket head office from the Outrigger on Phi Phi Island, where he served as…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Holiday Inn resort in Bali, designed to cater to the family market.
Located directly on the beach, the Holiday Inn Resort Bali…
Redefine|BDL Hotels expands senior management team
Redefine|BDL Hotels has welcomed a host of new faces to its senior team, following significant growth within the group’s portfolio…
Last week InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) unveiled its ‘next generation’ guest experience for its Holiday Inn Express brand in Europe.
Based on guest research, the new format has…
EyeforTravel's annual Travel Distribution Summit will return to Singapore this year.
Taking place from 20-21 May at the Fairmont Singapore, the year's event will mark the 16th edition…
CHEOK HUEI SHIAN has been appointed chief financial officer of AirAsia X. The move marks a promotion for Ms Cheok, who joined AirAsia in 2004 and has held several senior roles. Prior to…
Room Key, the booking site run by some of the world's biggest hotel groups, has formed a new partnership designed to make its website more visually appealing.
The site, which was founded…
The InterContinental Dubai Marina is gearing up for its opening scheduled for May 2015.
The hotel will offer 328-rooms and will cater for both leisure and business travellers from the…
How has the Crowne Plaza Dubai performed so far in 2014?
Crowne Plaza Dubai is a very successful property with focus on delivering great service to our guests and an outstanding work…