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IHG Hotels & Resorts: Strongly positioned for growth in a new travel era

With the 2022 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference underway in Atlanta, Georgia – home to IHG’s Americas headquarters – the company released an update on its recent development momentum and growth across the Americas region and beyond.

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With the 2022 Hunter Hotel Investment Conference underway in Atlanta, Georgia – home to IHG’s Americas headquarters – the company released an update on its recent development momentum and growth across the Americas region and beyond.

Elie Maalouf, CEO, Americas, said: “IHG is investing in a portfolio that offers guests exceptional quality and experiences and strong owner returns. We continue to see great confidence in our established brands and reached new growth milestones for our newest brands: avid hotels, Atwell Suites and voco hotels. As travel returns, together with our owners, we are confident about future growth opportunities and the trust our guests feel for our 17 new and iconic brands – from essentials and suites to luxury and lifestyle.”

Key milestones and momentum across a strong portfolio

  • Holiday Inn Express: IHG’s growth engine surpassed 3,000 hotels with 645 more in the pipeline; 2022 openings include a key downtown Washington D.C. destination
  • Holiday Inn: 2022 will see investment in exciting renovations featuring next-generation brand designs such as Portland, OR; key openings include a South Padre Island, Texas, resort and a dual-branded property in Chicago
  • avid hotels: IHG’s fast-growing brand now has 50+ properties open, with more openings to come in 2022 including in Chicago and a debut in Canada; 105 hotels are under construction/in progress

  • Atwell Suites: IHG’s new all-suites brand will open its first two properties this spring – the first in Miami’s vibrant Brickell neighborhood and the second in Denver, and has more than 20 in the pipeline
  • Candlewood Suites: new, contemporary and lower cost-to-build prototype designs are open or committed across 170+ properties; 93 hotels in the pipeline, including two openings in metro Atlanta in 2022
  • Staybridge Suites: 34,000+ open rooms, with openings last year in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dubai; 156 hotels in pipeline, including Long Island City, New York

  • voco Hotels & Resorts: fastest growing global brand in IHG history; strong U.S. pipeline inclusive of Chicago; Olympia, Washington; Sarasota, Florida; and a third property in New York City; 31 open hotels with 38 in pipeline, including Venice, Sydney and Edinburgh
  • Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts: newly opened properties in the U.S. including Kearney, Nebraska, and Norcross, Georgia; 96 in the pipeline, including stunning new properties in Phu Quoc, Vietnam; Cairo, Egypt; Budapest, Hungary
  • EVEN Hotels: nearly 3,000 open rooms and 30 hotels in the pipeline; for the wellness-minded traveler, a Belgrade, Montana, property is expected to open in 2022 near Yellowstone National Park

  • Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas: in active discussions for desirable U.S. destinations such as California wine country, the Rocky Mountains and neighboring National Parks; 21 open hotels and 33 in the pipeline, with iconic openings slated in Brazil and Ibiza
  • InterContinental Hotels: 23 signings globally in 2021, including InterContinental Grenada Resort, San Antonio, and a first in the Pacific Northwest with Seattle/Bellevue; 10 properties expected to debut in 2022 including an iconic Rome opening
  • Vignette Collection: 6 hotels signed since August 2021 launch, including the first opening in Brisbane, Australia, and upcoming pipeline including the Grand Hotel in Vienna and the finest golf resort in the Algarve, Portugal; active discussions globally including within the U.S. and Americas
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants: continuing growth around the world with properties in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia; Roatán and Mexico City; recent signings include Raleigh, North Carolina, and Roswell, Georgia
  • Hotel Indigo: 24 openings expected in 2022, including three neighborhood-inspired boutique hotels in New York City; the brand is on track to double its estate over 3-5 years
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IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,900 in the development pipeline.

avid™ hotels
Brand by IHG

The newest mainstream brand from IHG, avid hotels was designed for travelers who want a hotel stay that finally meets their expectations for the type of hospitality they value most – the basics done exceptionally well – at a fair price. To ensure avid hotels meets the needs of today's everyday traveler, a set of fundamental values define all touch points of the brand: taking a new approach to designing everyday travel; appreciating the value...

voco Hotels
Brand by IHG

Drawing on our years of experience in delivering True Hospitality, voco Hotels, gives people a different choice. Hotels that are reliable enough to depend on, but different enough to be fun. Our new family of hotels are connected by their individual characters, that make memorable travel dependable. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Hotels that stand out from the crowd.

Atwell Suites™
Brand by IHG

Mid-May 2019, IHG® revealed its new all-suites brand, Atwell Suites™, to thousands of IHG owners and operators at its Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. The new upper-midscale hotel brand will target an estimated $18 billion industry segment with strong guest and owner demand. The Atwell Suites brand builds on IHG’s heritage of pioneering new growth opportunities for hotel owners and operators that better serve...

Holiday Inn
Brand by IHG

With over 1,200 hotels worldwide, the Holiday Inn® brand is the most widely recognized lodging brand in the world. In fact, the Holiday Inn brand was one of the first international hotel brands to establish a presence in China in 1984. The Holiday Inn brand provides the services that business travelers need, while also offering a comfortable atmosphere where all people can relax and enjoy amenities such as restaurants and room service,...

Crowne Plaza
Brand by IHG

Part of the IHG global portfolio, the Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts brand is a dynamic upscale hotel brand located in nearly 65 countries around the world in major urban centres, gateway cities and resort destinations. As the fourth largest upscale full-service hotel brand in the world and one of the fastest growing, the Crowne Plaza brand has a solid foundation for future growth.

EVEN
Brand by IHG

The EVEN® Hotels brand was launched in 2012 as the hotel industry’s first and only hotel brand created with wellness at its core. EVEN Hotels empowers guests to maintain their wellness routine while on the road by providing options to choose what that means to them. The brand has intentionally designed every aspect of the hotel experience, in every square foot across all properties, with an emphasis on four components: eating well,...

Staybridge Suites
Brand by IHG

Staybridge Suites® is an innovative, all-suite hotel brand designed to meet the needs of extended stay guests seeking a warm sense of community in a home-like environment that is perfect for business, relocation and vacations. The Staybridge Suites brand continues to grow rapidly with 245 hotels open across the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. For more information about the Staybridge Suites brand visit www.StaybridgeSuites.com.

Candlewood Suites
Brand by IHG

Candlewood Suites® hotels provide a relaxed, casual and home-like experience for extended stay travelers. The brand has more than 421 properties located throughout North America with an additional 77 in the pipeline. At Candlewood Suites hotels, guests find spacious studio and one-bedroom suites each with its own fully equipped kitchen, executive desk, DVD player and recliner and/or sofa bed.

Holiday Inn Express
Brand by IHG

Holiday Inn Express® hotels are a part of the IHG brand family and are the ideal choice for the smart traveler, offering them a great night’s rest while helping them be productive on the go. Fresh, clean, modern and uncomplicated, Holiday Inn Express hotels offer competitive rates for both business and leisure travelers. Guests Stay Smart® at Holiday Inn Express hotels where they enjoy a free hot Express Start® Breakfast Bar, free...