Construction Dive · New York
Crowne Plaza Manhattan Times Square opens after renovation
Following a yearslong overhaul, the 685-key property serves as Crowne Plaza’s new Americas flagship, according to parent company IHG Hotels & Resorts.
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Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG and ALAND sign landmark 15-hotel deal to launch Staybridge Suites in Australia
IHG and Australian developer ALAND signed a Master Development Agreement for at least 15 Staybridge Suites hotels and 2,000 rooms across Australia, with two Greater Western Sydney properties signed as the first phase.
Sep 10
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
WTTC to Host More Than 200 Global Travel & Tourism CEOs and Leaders in Malta for Landmark Global Summit
The 26th WTTC Global Summit will convene 200+ travel and tourism CEOs in Valletta, Malta from 7–9 October 2026, with confirmed attendees from Hilton, IHG, Four Seasons, Marriott, and Expedia among others.
Sep 4
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Would You Learn Something on Vacation? Meet the Skillcation
A growing segment of travelers, 47% of surveyed Americans per IHG/Talker Research, want trips centered on learning skills like cooking, pottery, or sailing, blending personal development with destination culture.
Sep 2
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts builds on one million meal milestone as Stay for Good returns this September
IHG's Stay for Good campaign returns across 59 hotels in Australia and New Zealand in September 2026, donating $1 per room night to OzHarvest and KiwiHarvest after surpassing one million meals delivered.
Sep 1
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Google Ships Agentic Booking and Puts a Points Price Beside Your Rate, HVS Holds 4.5% for 2026, 98% of Ready Buyers Abandon Anyway
Friday closed the week where it opened. Google announced that US travellers can now book a hotel without leaving AI Mode, with ten launch partners including Booking.com, Choice, Expedia, Hilton, IHG, Marriott, Priceli…
Aug 28
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Google Wires Agentic Booking to the GDS, IHG Converts 14 Kyoto Hotels in One Deal, European Booking Windows Compress
Monday brought confirmation that Google's agentic hotel booking test now reaches the GDS, with Amadeus named as the first infrastructure partner and Sabre offering the same capability, which gives independent hotels a…
Aug 24
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Google just put agentic hotel booking into testing
Google's live agentic hotel booking test includes Booking, Expedia, Marriott, Wyndham, and IHG, with Amadeus confirmed as the first GDS infrastructure partner, leaving independents reliant on OTA or GDS pipes.
Aug 24
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts signs landmark 14-hotel portfolio deal in Japan
IHG and GCP Hospitality have signed a 14-hotel, 1,063-room conversion deal in Kyoto, one of Japan's largest such portfolio agreements, anchored by 12 Garner hotels converting over the next 12 months.
Aug 24
REBusiness Online · Hospitality
IHG Opens 112-Room Hotel Indigo at $2.2B MidCity District in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened a new 112-room Hotel Indigo within MidCity District, a $2.2 billion mixed-use district in Huntsville by RCP Cos. Located at 940 Nunnuhsae Park Drive NW, the hotel fea…
Aug 20
PR Newswire · Atlanta · Hospitality
IHG HOTELS & RESORTS BRINGS HOSPITALITY ON THE ROAD WITH NEW IHG RACQUET CRUISER AT THE 2026 US OPEN
Fans Can Ride Home in Comfort Aboard the IHG Racquet Cruiser While Enjoying the Return of the Beloved Watermelon Slice Cocktail and Exclusive IHG One Rewards Experiences ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The comp…
Aug 20
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG's Kim Smith on How Hotels Must Rebuild Content for AI, ChatGPT Ads Launch Across Europe Next Week, Stripe's $7B OpenRouter Buy Creates AI Cost Opacity
Wednesday brought IHG's SVP of Digital Direct Channels on why hotels must restructure content for AI-driven discovery and what Google-powered conversational search on IHG.com is already showing, hospitality.today's wa…
Aug 19
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
From Search Box to Travel Advisor: IHG’s Kim Smith on the Next Phase of AI Booking
IHG's SVP of Digital Direct Channels explains the Google-powered conversational search beta on IHG.com, its personalization roadmap, and how hotels must restructure content to remain discoverable in an AI-driven booki…
Aug 19
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts Expands in the Taiwan Market with New Hotel Signings and Enhances Digital Member Services
IHG signs five new hotels in Taiwan, including the market debut of HUALUXE, and launches a LINE MINI App for its 160M-member IHG One Rewards program.
Aug 18
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
United Hospitality Management Accelerates India Expansion with Three New Hotel Signings with IHG Hotels & Resorts
UHM signs three IHG-branded hotels in India totalling 182 keys, bringing its India portfolio to 24 properties as it targets 100+ hotels across the country.
Aug 6
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG's new AI is attribute-based selling finally finding its interface
IHG's new AI-powered natural language search makes attribute-based selling functional for guests, offering the consumer interface that a decade of back-end infrastructure could never deliver.
Aug 5
REBusiness Online · Houston · Hospitality
DC Partners Tops Out 210-Room Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS — Houston-based developer DC Partners has topped out a 210-room hotel in the Central Texas city of Fredericksburg that will be operated under IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Kimpton brand. Designed by Merr…
Aug 3
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Launches AI Search Across 7,000+ Hotels, WTTC Shifts Tourism Success from Arrivals to Resident Satisfaction, Canada's Pipeline Hits a Record 345 Projects
Wednesday closed July with IHG launching AI conversational search in beta across its 7,000-plus hotels with agentic booking features planned next, WTTC's seven principles redefining destination success around resident…
Jul 29
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Launches AI Conversational Search Across its Digital Channels, Transforming the Guest Experience
IHG's beta AI conversational search on IHG.com and the IHG One Rewards app lets guests describe travel needs in natural language, surfacing tailored results across 7,000+ hotels, with agentic booking features planned…
Jul 28
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Google Is Now Selling Placement Inside the AI Answer, the DMA Already Let Hotels Undercut OTAs and Most Don't Know It, Hilton Tops Brand Value at $19.2B
Monday opened with hospitality.today's report that Google is selling sponsored placements inside AI-generated travel recommendations with IHG as the first invitation-only hotel partner, a second piece revealing that t…
Jul 27
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Google's now selling placement inside the AI answer — starting with IHG, by invitation only
Google's new Direct Offers format places sponsored promotions inside AI-generated travel recommendations, with IHG named as the first hotel partner in an invitation-only program.
Jul 27
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Holiday Inn Signs 24 New Hotels in Greater China, Expanding Portfolio and Growth Opportunities
IHG signed 24 new Holiday Inn hotels across Greater China at a Beijing owner forum, bringing the brand's regional pipeline to 106 hotels alongside 168 already open.
Jul 20
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
We Asked More Than 80 Hotel Teams What It’s Like to Work With TTI. Here’s What I Learned.
TTI shares survey results from 80+ hotel teams across brands like Marriott and IHG, with 90%+ giving 5-star ratings, highlighting responsive support as the top differentiator.
Jul 20
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts Surpasses 200 Open Canadian Hotels with Plans for Future Growth
IHG now operates 200+ hotels in Canada with nearly 40 more in the pipeline, including first voco signings in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Niagara Falls, and a Garner debut in Alberta in 2027.
Jul 7
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
HVS Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin - Week Ending 03 July 2026
HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers six hotel transactions across Spain, UK, Italy, and France, including Extendam's acquisition of three IHG-branded hotels in Madrid and Barcelona for undisclosed sums.
Jul 7
The Registry · San Francisco · Hospitality
Stay Cal Hospitality Opens 51-Room voco Ardez Hotel in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley’s First voco by IHG
Bay Area operator Stay Cal Hospitality has opened a 51-room, LEED Gold hotel at 1101 Elko Drive in Sunnyvale, planting IHG’s premium voco flag in Silicon Valley for the first time and betting on a South Bay lodging ma…
Jul 1
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts adds 653 rooms to Spanish pipeline with a trio of Holiday Inn Express signings
IHG signed three new-build Holiday Inn Express franchise agreements in Madrid, Málaga, and Barcelona totalling 653 rooms, in partnership with Tikehau Capital's new Selecto select-service hotel platform.
Jun 30
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG to introduce all its Luxury & Lifestyle brands to Saudi Arabia by 2028
IHG will introduce all six Luxury & Lifestyle brands to Saudi Arabia by 2028, building on a 50-year presence with 48 open hotels and 62 in the pipeline across the Kingdom.
Jun 29
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts reaches over 50 open and pipeline properties in Italy with four new hotel signings
IHG's four new signings in Italy include a dual-branded Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites in Milan, a Hotel Indigo in Alberobello, and a Garner in Turin, bringing its Italian portfolio past 50 open and pipeline prope…
Jun 25
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts recognised as a top employer across the Middle East
IHG earned top employer status across multiple Middle Eastern markets in the 2026 Great Place to Work rankings, including the #1 Best Workplace in Saudi Arabia, citing talent programs like Masarona by IHG.
Jun 23
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Aluna Resort Tulum rebuilds its entire operation on Mews to become a tech-forward boutique leader
The 78-room Tulum resort migrated from Opera to Mews after ending its Kimpton/IHG affiliation, deploying digital check-in, automated upsells, and a fully connected tech stack within weeks.
Jun 11
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
The Bangtao Effect: International Lifestyle Brand Surge Reshapes Phuket’s Most Valuable Coastal District
C9 Hotelworks research shows Bangtao's pipeline includes 9 hotels (1,640 rooms) and 9 branded residences (1,649 units), with Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Dusit and Central Group driving a shift from beach resort to year-rou…
Jun 11
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Hilton Says Human Leadership Beats AI for Engagement, IHG Launches ChatGPT Booking, China T&T Heads for $3.5T
Thursday closed the week with three stories that pull in different directions: Hilton's workplace research found that human-centred leadership outranks technology and perks as a driver of staff engagement, IHG launche…
Jun 4
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts Advances Conversational AI Search Capabilities
IHG launched a ChatGPT app enabling search across 7,000+ hotels with real-time pricing and availability, and will add conversational AI search to IHG.com and its One Rewards app.
Jun 4