Articles tagged “holiday inn”

Hotels

IHG Launches Major Ad Blitz to Spotlight the Hotel Parent Company

IHG's new ad blitz is its biggest push for a campaign in a decade. We suspect IHG will have an easier time making itself a household name than it will in turning the word guest into a verb, as its new ads try to do.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

IHG Launches Major Ad Blitz to Spotlight the Hotel Parent Company

Coronavirus

IHG CEO Banks on Newer Hotel Brands to Drive Profit Momentum

Holiday Inn Express is still the bread and butter at IHG, but newer brands like Avid and Voco are vaulting up the charts to account more for future expansion at the company.

Cameron Sperance | 1 year ago

IHG CEO Banks on Newer Hotel Brands to Drive Profit Momentum

Hotels

IHG Downplays Stalled Growth Amid Pandemic Recovery

IHG isn’t expanding at the rate of some of its competitors. The company’s review process of poorly performing Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza properties can’t end soon enough.

Cameron Sperance | 1 year ago

IHG Downplays Stalled Growth Amid Pandemic Recovery

Coronavirus

IHG Drops Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza Hotels With Lousy Customer Service

The pandemic nosedive in business helped IHG accelerate its plan to cut a few bad apples from the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza network. More trimming is likely to boost brand quality and — just as important — get back to 2019 levels of record growth.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

IHG Drops Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza Hotels With Lousy Customer Service

Coronavirus

Ex-Holiday Inn CEO Behind a $500 Million Plan to Luxe Up Troubled Hotels

Another day, another pandemic-born hotel investment group. But Olive Tree Hotels & Resorts is after a type of hotel product not many investors crave, which could provide more of an open playing field.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

Ex-Holiday Inn CEO Behind a $500 Million Plan to Luxe Up Troubled Hotels

Coronavirus

The Biggest Hotel Deal of the Pandemic So Far Does Not Signal Future Deals

What distress? The $6 billion price tag on Extended Stay America is a result of its real estate and durable customer base. Period. That is why it is significantly outpacing the rest of the hotel industry during the pandemic.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 2 years ago

The Biggest Hotel Deal of the Pandemic So Far Does Not Signal Future Deals

Online Travel

IHG Sees Room for Improvement in Hotel Revenue Management

InterContinental Hotels Group aims to use its new reservations system from Amadeus to set and shift rates based on customer preferences and spending habits. But the move will eventually force the company to throw away its rulebook on how to maximize revenue.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

IHG Sees Room for Improvement in Hotel Revenue Management

Hotels

IHG’s Push to Be a Nimble Hotels Tech Leader: New Skift Research

InterContinental Hotels' work with IHG Concerto, an all-in-one hotel tech solution for hotel owners, is just one example of how the chain is strengthening its business while improving relations with hotel owners. Our latest research report shows just how IHG is looking to be a smarter, better hotel company that is well-positioned for the future.

Rebecca Stone, Skift Research | 4 years ago

IHG’s Push to Be a Nimble Hotels Tech Leader: New Skift Research

Hotels

IHG CEO Believes There’s More Opportunity in the Midscale Hotel Sector

IHG CEO Keith Barr said business travel is continuing to grow — and evolve. How will the global company address those realities in 2018?

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 5 years ago

IHG CEO Believes There’s More Opportunity in the Midscale Hotel Sector

Hotels

Holiday Inn’s New Look Was Designed for the Millennial Mindset

Has "Millennial mindset" just become a euphemism for "smart" and "decent" these days? Either way, it's welcome, especially when it comes to hotel design.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Holiday Inn’s New Look Was Designed for the Millennial Mindset