Articles tagged “intercontinental hotel group”

Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group to Acquire Kimpton Hotels for $430 Million

Boutique and lifestyle properties are the hottest segment in the hotel industry and with the acquisition IHG gets a foothold for an enhanced position in the segment.

Dennis Schaal and Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Interview: Room Key CEO on Next Phase of the Hotel Chain Joint Venture

Room Key, the joint venture by Choice Hotels, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott and Wyndham, hasn't set the world on fire, and doesn't appear to have had much of an impact on the chains' businesses.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

The Coming Robot-ification of Hospitality Is Near

Robots won't "free up" human talent as much as they will replace it when they prove to be more labor efficient and cost effective.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Holiday Inn Is Fueling InterContinental Hotels’ Growth

Lifestyle brands get all the love, but in the case of InterContinental Hotels Group, its six-decade old Holiday Inn brand family is the group's growth engine.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: InterContinental Gives You A Reason To Work Out

Grant Martin, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Inside InterContinental Hotels’ New Health and Wellness Themed Brand

By placing large gyms just off the lobbies, streamlining the guest experience at every touchpoint, and anchoring the brand mission in wellness, EVEN Hotels could inspire more people to actually workout.

Greg Oates, Skift | 10 years ago

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Wyndham Reportedly Was InterContinental Hotels’ $10 Billion Mystery Suitor

Marriages between major, global hotel groups would indeed be tremendously complex, but they are certainly not out of the question. Wyndham reportedly thought that a tie-up with InterContinental Hotels would be very practical.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Starwood, IHG Execs Worried About Losing Market Share to Airbnb

The claim that Airbnb has taken some demand away from major hotel groups is indisputable, but the significance and depth of its long-term impact on the industry is yet to be determined.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Four Seasons, Marriott, Starwood CEOs Laud the Rebirth of Luxury

The luxury segment is having its moment, but it obviously isn't the be-all and end-all. Some 100 million Chinese outbound travelers are making their trip plans, and most of them won't be looking for luxury properties.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

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Hotel CEOs Think Big Mergers are Just Too Complicated

The CEOs of Marriott, InterContinental and Four Seasons spread the word that mergers among them would be just too complicated. You can expect them to develop new brands within their families of brands rather than going for mega mergers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago