- CEO
- Elie Wajih Maalouf
- Full Time Employees
- 12,587
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Travel Lodging
- Address
- Broadwater Park Windsor United Kingdom UB9 5HR
- IPO Date
- Jan 17, 2012
- Business
- InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) operates as a British multinational hospitality company that owns, franchises, manages and leases more than 6,700 hotels and resorts across nearly 20 brands worldwide; its portfolio spans luxury & lifestyle (InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Six Senses, Regent, Kimpton, Vignette Collection, Hotel Indigo), premium (HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, voco hotels, EVEN Hotels), essentials (Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Resort, Garner, avid hotels), and suites (Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations) categories, supplemented by an exclusive alliance with Iberostar Beachfront Resorts and the recently acquired Ruby brand. Founded in 2003 through a demerger from Six Continents PLC—with heritage tracing to the InterContinental brand established in 1946—the company maintains global headquarters in Denham, Buckinghamshire, UK, alongside regional offices in Atlanta, Singapore and Shanghai, serving diverse customer segments including business travelers, families, leisure guests and extended-stay visitors in over 100 countries with a focus on an asset-light franchising model that generates revenue from management fees, franchise royalties (typically 4-6% of room revenue) and loyalty program integration via IHG One Rewards. IHG continues aggressive expansion with a record 207 hotels opened in the first half of 2025, surpassing one million open rooms globally; recent developments include the acquisition of the Ruby brand for approximately €110.5 million ($116 million) to bolster urban lifestyle offerings with integration targeted by March 2026 and projected decade-long growth, a $900 million share buyback program concluding by December 2025 to return capital to shareholders, enhancements to System Fund arrangements for scaled efficiencies amid rising RevPAR and system size, and strategic Nordic market entry with its first Iceland property alongside broader UK and global openings.