Intercontinental Hotels Group

IHG chairman David Webster to retire, Patrick Cescau named as successor

25-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced its long standing chairman David Webster is to retire at the end of the year with former Unilever chief executive Patrick Cescau named as his successor.

UK hotels post 'exceptionally strong' April results

17-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Hotels in the UK posted April results that PKF Hotel Consultancy Services described as 'exceptionally strong' with a stronger performance compared with the same month in 2011 when the industry was boosted by the Royal Wedding. 

IHG profits rise, UK market remains 'resilient'

09-May-2012 By Peter Ruddick

InterContinental Hotels Group has revealed revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the UK grew in the first three months of the year and described the market as resilient as profits surged across the business.

Hotel Indigo featuring Marco Pierre White restaurant to open in Newcastle in £20m development

05-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hotel developer Sanguine Hospitality is to venture into the north east for the first time with the opening of a £20m Hotel Indigo in Newcastle, complete with a Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill restaurant and in partnership with Savannah Lifestyle...

UK nominees revealed for Europe section of World Travel Awards

20-Mar-2012 By Peter Ruddick

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel and The Dorchester are among the UK hospitality businesses nominated for the European section of the 2012 World Travel Awards (WTA).

InterContinental Hotels Group announces 3,000 UK jobs to be created over three years

22-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza operator, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has announced it is to create nearly 3,000 UK jobs over the next three years, with more than 1,000 coming in 2012 as the operator launches the IHG Academy in Newham, London.

IHG reveals strong profit and revpar growth in 2011 results

14-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has announced global operating profits of over $550m in 2011, representing annual growth of 26 per cent, while revenue per available room (RevPAR) also rose despite a fall in the last quarter of the year in the UK and...

IHG reveals meetings sector ambitions for Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza

02-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) has revealed ambitions to establish it's managed estate Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands as market leaders in the meetings industry after 14 sites secured accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association...

Hospitality regulation and red tape cutting report presented to Government by industry taskforce

25-Jan-2012 By Peter Ruddick

An industry taskforce chaired by the British Hospitality Association featuring representatives from restaurants, hotels and pubs and bars has submitted a report of recommendations on cutting red tape and regulations to the Tourism Minister John Penrose.

London’s second InterContinental hotel up for sale

12-Sep-2011 By Becky Paskin

The building earmarked as London’s second InterContinental hotel has been placed on the market by its owners Splendid Hotel Group.

IHG chief exec: London riots will not affect 2012 Olympics

09-Aug-2011 By Emma Eversham

InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) new chief executive Richard Solomons has said he does not think the London riots will stop tourists from visiting the capital for next year’s Olympic Games.

IHG completes structure for new Olympic route hotels

24-Jun-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) says it is on track to open its new Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites London Stratford City in time for the Olympic Games.

InterContinental adds 19 new UK hotels

03-Jun-2011 By Lorraine Heller

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has added 19 new hotels to its UK portfolio over the past year, as part of 54 new properties signed on throughout Europe.

BDL takes over Ramada hotel management from Jarvis

20-May-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hotel management group BDL management has taken over the contracts for nine Ramada hotels across the UK, following the termination of their lease by Ramada Jarvis.

IHG increases profits by a third

10-May-2011 By Lorraine Heller

InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has increased its first quarter profit by more than a third on the back of strong growth in the US and China.

InterContinental Hotel Group chief steps down

22-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group, Andrew Cosslett, is to step down at the end of June, to be succeeded by the group’s chief financial officer.

New Holiday Inn and Staybridge to open on Olympic route

11-Jan-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Two new hotels – a Holiday Inn and a Staybridge Suites – are to be built at Westfield Stratford City to cater for the Olympic traffic expected next year.

The future of hotels, through the eyes of top CEOs

26-Nov-2010 By Lorraine Heller

CEOs and top executives at Malmaison & Hotel du Vin, CitizenM Hotels, Best Western Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group share their views on what’s in store for the industry, and where hoteliers should be focusing

Intercontinental Hotels to open 18 new European hotels

21-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), owner of Holiday Inn, has announced plans to open 18 new hotels in Europe, including eight in the UK

IHG’s Hotel Indigo expansion continues with Tower Bridge launch

07-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

InterContinental Hotels Group is expanding its Hotel Indigo brand in the UK with the launch of four new sites, the first of which has opened near Tower Bridge, London this week

Blanket VAT hike a missed opportunity for UK hospitality

23-Jun-2010 By Chris Druce

The coalition government’s move to raise VAT to a uniform 20 per cent from January next year in yesterday’s emergency budget is a 'missed opportunity' for UK hospitality

After hours with... Paul Skinner

07-May-2010 By Emma Eversham

Paul Skinner, director of food and beverage at The Langham hotel in London, talks about his achievements, helping to win the hotel its recent Tea Guild award and why he loves working in the hotel sector

Marco Pierre White to open restaurant at Hotel Indigo Liverpool

05-May-2010 By Emma Eversham

Marco Pierre White is to open a restaurant under his name at the 151-bedroom Hotel Indigo in Liverpool next  year

Government rejects plans for £250m Edinburgh hotel

28-Oct-2009 By Hamish Smith

Plans for a £250m leaf-shaped InterContinental Hotel and complex in Edinburgh have been rejected by the Scottish Government over fears that views of the city would be obstructed

IHG to open two new Hotel Indigos in UK

09-Oct-2009 By Emma Eversham

InterContinental Hotels Group signs deals to open hotels in Glasgow and Liverpool under its Hotel Indigo brand

Holiday Inn’s £600m relaunch gathers pace

06-Aug-2009 By Becky Paskin

The budget hotel chain’s £600m refurbishment is on track to upgrade every property by 2010, with 25 per cent of the UK and Ireland already completed

Starboard and Priority Sites in £18m Hotel Deal

19-Mar-2008 By Alan Lodge

Hotel developer Starboard Hotels has joined forces with regeneration specialist Priority Sites to deliver an ambitious £18 million development in Gateshead in the north east.