IHG Chief Executive Andrew Cosslett Resigns

The chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group resigned this morning effective 30 June, to be succeeded by the CFO. Andy Cosslett, who joined IHG in February 2005 from Cadbury Schweppes, said it’s the right time to step down in terms of the position of the company, because it has “closed a chapter” after the Holiday [...]

China predicted to overtake U.S. as the world's largest hotel market

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Tuesday said it plans to more than double the size of its operations in the key emerging markets of China, India and the Middle East in the next few years as it takes advantage of growing traveller numbers and global economic trends. InterContinental, the world’s largest hotel operator by number of [...]

InterCon opens in Times Square

InterContinental Hotels Group today began checking guests into the 607-room InterContinental New York Times Square. Rising 36 stories above the iconic New York skyline, the property is the largest new-build hotel to open in Manhattan since 2002. The hotel’s Grand Opening Ceremonies will be held on July 29. Located on 44th Street just west of [...]

InterContinental New York Times Square set to open July

IHG, the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, has begun the countdown to the opening of the newest InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in Times Square. Slated to open in July, the InterContinental New York Times Square will join the historic InterContinental New York Barclay as IHG’s newest InterContinental Hotel in the city.

Lansing-area hotels part of three-year, $1 billion renovation effort

Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express are hoping travelers that haven’t seen the inside of the hotel chain in a while are ready to give them a second look now. Holiday Inn, with 1,319 hotels worldwide, and Holiday Inn Express, with 1,846 hotels, are finishing up a three-year, $1 billion “refreshing” effort that has included [...]