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IHG's Interim Results for the Year to 30 June 2022
IHG's half-year results indicated continued progress toward recovery and growth. Globally, RevPAR is up 51% compared to last year while 96 properties were opened and another 210 were added to the pipeline.
Macro-Level Obstacles Little Match for Global Hotel Industry
The global hotel industry is producing strong performance numbers all against a climate of financial unease. It’s an incongruity that hoteliers hope sustains. For now, consumers are still, it appears, willing to put them aside in order to travel.
Tourism Economics Projects U.S. Likely Avoids Recession
Tourism Economics President Adam Sacks believes the travel recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of remarkable. But with gas prices reaching historic highs around the world, could that chill travel sentiment for what was expected to be a white-hot summer travel season?
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Unilever join forces to spell the end of single-use bathroom miniatures
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced a global collaboration with consumer goods company Unilever to replace bathroom miniatures with bulk amenities in over 4,000 hotels. The switch to full-size formats is expected to save at least 850 tons of plastic annually in IHG’s Americas region alone.
Contrasting fortunes for tourism? What we know and don’t know as tourism ramps up
STR's consumer research findings discussed in recent blogs has uncovered contrasting fortunes for tourism and hospitality. Data from its latest consumer survey in May 2022 sheds light on aspects which are likely to influence tourism through 2022 and beyond.
Half of the Biggest Tourism Economies Close to Full Travel Recovery
The "100 Club" now consists of seven members—seven countries where the travel industry performs at par or above 2019 levels. Another four countries are following closely behind. Things are starting to look almost "normal."
Laura Lee Blake, Esq., will be the new President and CEO of AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association. Blake will succeed Ken Greene, who served in the role for a short time in 2021 and part of 2022.
IHG Hotels & Resorts Honors Top Performing Americas Hotels with Spirit of True Hospitality Awards
IHG Hotels & Resorts recently recognized nearly 400 hotels and their respective teams as Spirit of True Hospitality Awards recipients for their 2021 accomplishments.
Australia Welcomes Its First Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hotel
Australia’s first ever Holiday Inn Express & Suites branded property has officially opened its doors with the highly anticipated launch of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast.
The Atlantic Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition (AHICE) is set to make its return to the United Kingdom on July 15, 2026, with the second annual 4-hour London Hotel Summit. Attended by the United Kingdom’s leading hotel owners, operators, consultants and suppliers, the program includes insightful keynote speakers, Q&As and panel sessions.
LendingCon is a high-level international platform designed to connect global investors, developers and lenders to unlock capital, accelerate hospitality development and foster cross-border partnerships. The conference will showcase bankable hospitality projects, innovative financing models and resilient supply-chain solutions aligned with sustainable growth.
The AHC is the UK's largest gathering of senior decision-makers focused on hospitality investment, taking place September 14-15, 2026. The two-day program combines conference sessions with structured networking across hospitality investment, asset management and regeneration.
HTNG Connect: EMEA is your gateway to the latest in hospitality technology and innovation, uniting technology leaders, hoteliers and solution providers from across the region for three days of strategic discussions, practical insights and meaningful networking.
The Lodging Conference is the hotel industry’s premier development conference for real estate, finance, construction, and franchising. Over the past 30 years, tens of thousands of high-powered hotel owners and executives from around the globe have gathered to strategize about development, management, design and operations.
