# IHG Hotels & Resorts

> IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company whose 21-brand portfolio spans Holiday Inn Express, InterContinental, Kimpton, Six Senses, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites and newer conversion concepts such as Garner, Ruby and Noted Collection. Rather than owning most hotel real estate, IHG supplies third-party owners with brands, reservations, revenue management, technology, procurement and a loyalty network of more than 160 million members. At the end of 2025 it had 6,963 open hotels and more than one million rooms in over 100 countries, with 73% of rooms franchised, 27% managed and less than 1% owned or leased.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Windsor, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** William Bass (Founder of the Bass brewery predecessor in 1777)
- **Team size:** Approximately 14,000 direct corporate and managed-hotel employees in supplied company data; approximately 400,000 people worked across IHG-branded hotels and corporate offices globally in 2026, most employed by third-party owners.
- **Products:** Luxury & Lifestyle brands, Premium brands, Essentials brands, Suites brands, Iberostar Beachfront Resorts
- **Notable:** Reached 6,963 open hotels and 1.026 million rooms at the end of 2025., Opened a company-record 443 hotels and signed 694 hotels in 2025., Expanded IHG One Rewards beyond 160 million members in 2025, with enrolments up 25% year over year.

## Products & services

- **Luxury & Lifestyle brands** — Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Kimpton and Hotel Indigo serve luxury, resort, boutique and locally rooted stays.
- **Premium brands** — Noted Collection, voco, Ruby, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza and EVEN cover collection hotels, urban lifestyle, business travel and wellness-oriented stays.
- **Essentials brands** — Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Garner and avid address high-volume mainstream and midscale demand.
- **Suites brands** — Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations and Candlewood Suites serve extended-stay, family and apartment-style travel needs.
- **Iberostar Beachfront Resorts** — An Exclusive Partners offering that adds premium and luxury all-inclusive beachfront resorts to IHG's distribution system.
- **IHG One Rewards** — A loyalty program with more than 160 million members, member rates, points, elite tiers, Reward Nights and Milestone Rewards.
- **Owner enterprise platform** — Franchise and management customers receive brand standards, reservation distribution, revenue management, marketing, analytics, procurement, training and sustainability tools.
- **Conversational hotel search** — AI-assisted discovery on IHG.com and the IHG One Rewards app uses natural-language trip needs, verified hotel data, maps, rates and availability.

## Achievements

- Reached 6,963 open hotels and 1.026 million rooms at the end of 2025.
- Opened a company-record 443 hotels and signed 694 hotels in 2025.
- Expanded IHG One Rewards beyond 160 million members in 2025, with enrolments up 25% year over year.
- Delivered 83% enterprise contribution to room revenue in 2025, up from 81% in 2024.
- Generated $5.189 billion in total revenue and $1.198 billion in operating profit in 2025.
- The IHG One Rewards app won three Webby Awards in 2025, including Best Travel App.
- IHG ranked 17th on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For in the US in 2025.
- IHG One Rewards was named Best Hotel Rewards Program in the World by Global Traveler for the 21st consecutive year in 2025.
- Crossed 7,000 open hotels during the first quarter of 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — IHG began the US beta launch of conversational AI search on IHG.com and the IHG One Rewards app, with natural-language discovery, verified property data, real-time availability and pricing.
- **2026-06** — IHG, Revolut and Visa launched co-branded debit cards in the UK, extending IHG One Rewards earning to everyday spending.
- **2026-06** — IHG announced an app in ChatGPT and plans for broader conversational search across its own digital channels.
- **2026-05** — IHG reported 24 Americas openings and 65 additions to the regional pipeline in the first quarter, with signings up more than 30% year over year.
- **2026-04** — IHG and All Nippon Airways announced expanded reciprocal loyalty benefits, including double-dip earning and two-way points exchange.
- **2026-02** — IHG launched Noted Collection as its 21st brand, aimed at independent premium hotels seeking global distribution while preserving an individual identity.
- **2026-02** — IHG reported 2025 revenue of $5.189 billion, record openings of 443 hotels and a global pipeline of 2,292 hotels.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ihg.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ihghotels%26resorts
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/IHGhotels
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IHGHotels
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihghotels/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ihghotels/

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Last updated: 2026-08-11