OWNER Magazine Now Available!

The latest issue of OWNER magazine features an interview with 2025 IHG Owners Association Chair Mark Zipperer, who shares his hospitality journey and industry outlook, as well as the Board's goals for the year. Plus, readers will learn more about our recent partnerships with leading hospitality events, the Association’s role in helping shape IHG One Pass and how Holiday Inn Express Vancouver is building business and community value through inclusive hiring.

Our Mission: To Strengthen the Returns on Members' Investments

The IHG Owners Association is an independent, owner-led organization that represents the interests of over 5,000 owners and operators of more than 3,500 IHG Hotels & Resorts worldwide, ensuring they have the tools and resources needed to succeed in the rapidly shifting hospitality landscape. From programs designed to help you save on the products and services you need to exclusive educational and networking opportunities, membership in the Association helps set your business up for growth. See below for some of our highest value membership benefits.

Industry News

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voco hotels Makes Canadian Debut with Three New Hotel Signings

voco hotels, the fastest growing premium brand in IHG's global portfolio, marked its entry into the burgeoning Canadian market with its first three regional signings in Montreal, Toronto and Niagara Falls.

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Q1 Trading Update to 31 March 2025

IHG has released it's Q1 2025 Trading Update, delivering 3.3% global RevPAR growth, driven by balanced growth across business, leisure and group travel, along with robust development activity that saw hotel openings and signings significantly ahead of last year.

Industry Events

2025 Atlanta Member Meeting

August 26

Get ready to engage, connect and lead the way forward with the IHG Owners Association’s Member Meeting, coming soon in the U.S. and Canada! Whether a long-time member or new to our community, our Member Meetings will help inform, inspire and strengthen your connection to the Association and IHG owners.

2025 Indianapolis Member Meeting

September 09

Get ready to engage, connect and lead the way forward with the IHG Owners Association’s Indianapolis Member Meeting! Whether a long-time member or new to our community, our Member Meetings will help inform, inspire and strengthen your connection to the Association and IHG owners.

The Lodging Conference 2025

October 06 - 09

The 30th Annual Lodging Conference will take place from October 6-9, 2025, in Phoenix.  As the hotel industry’s premier development conference for real estate, finance, construction and franchising, the Lodging Conference anticipates there will be over 2,900 hotel owners and senior-level executives from the hospitality industry in attendance.

OWNER Magazine Now Available!

The newest edition of OWNER magazine focuses on 2025 Chair Mark Zipperer, who shares insights into his hospitality journey, views on industry challenge and how he and the Board are delivering on key owner priorities. Plus, explore Allied Member STR’s forecast for the remainder of 2025, Reeco’s purchasing technology and a spotlight on inclusive hiring at Holiday Inn Express Vancouver.

Register for a 2025 Member Meeting

Get ready to engage, connect and lead the way forward with the IHG Owners Association’s Member Meetings, coming soon in the U.S. and Canada.Whether a long-time member or new to our community, our Member Meetings will help inform, inspire and strengthen your connection to the Association and other IHG owners.

Activate Your 2025 Membership

Join or renew today to take advantage of our many powerful member benefits and resources, each designed to help build your business—and to help us celebrate our 70th anniversary!

Let's Talk All Things Budgeting with HotStats

Check out the latest episode of the Association’s Hotelier Hot Topics podcast, titled “Let's Talk All Things Budgeting with HotStats.” Listen or watch a recording today to hear Mike Grove, CEO of Strategic Partner HotStats, discuss U.K. and European hotel performance through 2024 with Andrew Kendrick, Managing Director at Splendid Hospitality, and Neetu Mistry, Chief Commercial Officer at Cycas Hospitality.

Support Our Chairman's Challenge

For nearly 40 years, the IHG Owners Association has supported Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village, with donations from members surpassing more than $1 million. To make this another milestone year for the Village, 2025 Chair Mark Zipperer has issued a Chairman’s Challenge to raise $100,000 for this incredible organization. Click below to find promotional materials or donate today!

Instagram Posts

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@ihghotels released their H1 2025 results, highlighting record hotel openings, growing demand and a major milestone: more than 1 million open rooms worldwide! Global RevPAR rose +1.8% with 207 hotels opened, 324 signed and net system size growth of +5.4%—while development remains strong

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Latin America’s hotel pipeline continues to accelerate, with 748 projects and 116,648 rooms—a 22% year-over-year increase! Luxury, upscale and midscale brands are driving most of the expansion, alongside rising renovation and conversion activity. Mexico, Brazil and the Dominican Republic lead the

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Giving for Good month is almost here! This September, @IHGHotels is once again rallying hotel teams to give back to their communities through gestures big and small. IHG owners and operators can begin planning today at givingforgood.ihg.com, where they can find helpful resources and log their

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According to @explorecanada, the tourism sector added $50.8 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2024—a growth rate of 3.6%, more than double the overall economy. As the nation’s second-largest services export, tourism powers over 265,000 businesses across 5,000 communities and supports 1 in 10 Canadians

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In the wake of the devastating Texas floods, @IHGHotels has stepped up to support those impacted through a donation to the @AmericanRedCross and by activating their Disaster Colleague Assistance Fund for team members whose lives were affected. Owners can contribute directly to the American Red Cross

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Image from @IHGownersassociation Instagram Post - 07/29/2025

Since the release of the U.K.’s 2024 Budget, its hospitality sector has lost 84,000 jobs—three times more than the total economy. With one-third of businesses operating at a loss, @UKHospitality is calling on the industry to join its #TaxedOut campaign, demanding urgent reform to stop further

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