IHG Hotels & Resorts There are now more than one million rooms available around the world.
“Reaching one million rooms reflects the deep trust and confidence our guests, owners and investors place in IHG and our brands,” said Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Hotels & Resorts. “But more than that, it’s a celebration of our colleagues, who help millions of guests live their best lives every single day—be it with a warm welcome the minute they walk through our doors or helping make memories in life’s big events. Our hotels are the place to be when it comes to life’s big events.
Maalouf noted that IHG celebrates these special moments to mark this achievement as part of their enduring promise “True Hospitality for Good.”
He added, “We’re excited to be a part more of the special moments in which our hotels are going to play a role over the next few years.” IHG has a bright future with its strong and growing development pipeline, which includes world-renowned, beloved heritage brands, as well as new, rapidly growing brands.
In the first six months of 2025, the hotel opened a record-breaking number of guest rooms. The company has also achieved several major milestones over the past year. These include reaching 4,000 active hotels in North America, opening its 800th property in Greater China to celebrate its 50th Anniversary in this region, and achieving record numbers of signings and openings in EMEAA. The company’s pipeline includes more than 2200 hotels.
Recent openings include the following:
Kimpton Mas Olas Resort & Spa, Mexico: A coastal retreat in Todos Santos, just north of Los Cabos, the hotel offers 103 guestrooms and 12 oceanfront villas with private plunge pools and immersive natural surroundings. The hotel offers panoramic views and wellness amenities, including a spa measuring 25,000 sq. ft. Three restaurants offer local cuisine as well as a variety of wellness options.
Holiday Inn Kyoto Gojo in Japan: This hotel brings the Holiday Inn brand back to Kyoto, half a decade after the first Holiday Inn was opened in the historic city. The hotel has 183 guestrooms, a Japanese public bath with views of Kyoto’s cityscape, a gym, and a café and bar.
First-half Results
The company also announced results for the second half of the calendar year. Highlights include
- H1 global revPAR +1.8%, with Americas +1.4%, EMEAA +1.4% and Greater China -3.2%
- ADR +1.4%, occupancy +0.3%pts
- Total gross revenue1 $16.7bn – +4%
- Gross system increase of 7.7% YOY. Net system growth of 5.4% YOY when adjusting the impact of removing former rooms affiliated with The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
- Opening 31.4K (207 hotels) rooms in H1, which is a record and an increase of +75% year-on-year
- At June 30, global estate reached 999K hotel rooms.
- Signed 51,2K rooms (324 hotel) in H1, +15 % YOY except Ruby acquisition in 2020 and NOVUM signs in 2024
- Global pipeline of 338k room (2,276 hotel) at June 30 represents 34% current system size and is up 4% year-to-date.
Maalouf stated that “our momentum continued in the second half of 2025. We achieved further successes in accelerating our brands’ growth, expanding into key geographic areas, strengthening hotel owners returns, driving ancillary revenue streams, delivering costs efficiencies, and returning surplus capital back to shareholders.” “Thanks to our teams across the globe, we are pleased to report that this achievement propelled our adjusted profit per share to +19%.
“We opened record numbers of rooms during the first half of the year through the additions of 207 hotels and added another 324 properties to our pipeline, as owner demand continues to grow for our world class brands. We’re proud to announce that we have now reached the one millionth open room milestone across our global portfolio, which includes over 6,700 hotels. Our pipeline of 2,200 hotels represents a system-wide growth of +34%.
We remain on track to achieve full-year consensus profit and earning expectations. We are confident that our growth algorithm will continue to be successful, despite some short-term macroeconomic uncertainty. This is due to the strength of IHG’s enterprise platform, our ability and scale in our markets, as well as our leading positions and attractive long-term drivers of demand.
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