Articles tagged “intercontinental hotels group”

When it comes to sustainability, the meetings sector is thinking well beyond environmental impacts. With the future of this multi-billion dollar sector on the line, planners and venues alike are dreaming up creative solutions to the biggest challenges facing meetings and events.

Insights on major shifts underway in the meetings sector Interviews with key IHG executives about meetings innovation Research on new trends in event programming Details on managing risk and data…

When it comes to designing logos, luxury brands are generally risk-averse. That's even the case in the hospitality industry, where brands are always trying to promote their singularity. The names may change, but the colors stay the same.

InterContinental Hotels Group has frequently been contrarian over the years when it comes to travel distribution. The chain recognizes that not all guests are brand loyal, and that it is wise to maintain healthy relationships with online travel agencies and metasearch engines.

While there is still plenty to do, it's good to see public companies — and the financial analysts who cover them — paying closer attention to the plastics problem.

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.

Of course the tourism industry could do a better job dealing with sustainability. But the bigger issue is that one of its key components — air travel — is a significant contributor to climate change.

Let's just hope, for everyone's sake, IHG sticks to its word here and lets Six Senses be Six Senses.

Six Senses looks like a good addition to IHG's high-end portfolio and should fit in well with the existing luxury brands, without too much overlap.

IHG already has a couple of all-suite brands in its mainstream segment, so how will its new offering be any different? We'll have to wait to find out.