InterContinental Hotels Group PLC owns, manages, franchises, and leases hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates hotels under brands including Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotel, Hotel Indigo, voco, Ruby, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza, Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Garner, avid hotels, Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, IHG, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Candlewood Suites. The company also provides the IHG Rewards loyalty program. Formerly known as Six Continents PLC, it changed its name to InterContinental Hotels Group PLC in June 2003. Founded in 1777, the company is headquartered in Windsor, United Kingdom.
Chase and IHG Launch Premier Select Card, Refresh Four-Card Portfolio
Chase and IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card alongside enhanced benefits across the rest of the IHG One Rewards card portfolio. The new Premier Select card carries a $350 annual fee and offers more than $1,000 in value in the first year, including up to $300 in annual Food & Beverage Rewards, a $200 annual airline statement credit, up to $50 United TravelBank Cash, an Anniversary Free Night with a 60,000-point redemption cap, up to 28X total points on IHG stays, automatic Platinum Elite status and 20 Elite Night Credits each calendar year. The three updated cards are the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card at a $150 annual fee with over $700 in first-year value, the no-annual-fee IHG One Rewards Credit Card formerly known as the Traveler Card, and the IHG One Rewards Business Credit Card at a $200 annual fee with over $750 in first-year value. Existing cardmembers will be notified in October about the new and enhanced benefits and each update's effective date, with annual fees adjusted in 2027. Through November 18th, limited-time launch offers let new Premier Select cardmembers earn 200,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months, while the Premier, Credit Card and Business versions offer 180,000, 125,000 and 190,000 bonus points respectively.
IHG · Demand · Positive IHG launches a new co-branded Premier Select card and refreshes its whole IHG One Rewards card portfolio, expanding loyalty-card offerings tied to its hotels.
JPM · Demand · Positive JPMorgan's Chase launches a new IHG co-branded credit card and refreshes its four-card portfolio, expanding its card product lineup and customer acquisition offers.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced that on 7 September 2026 it purchased 34,040 of its ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, as part of its ongoing buyback program. The shares were bought at prices ranging from $156.40 to $159.90, with an average price of $157.9989 per share. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, reducing its total shares in issue to 147,809,717, excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury. This transaction follows the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 and instructions issued on 17 February 2026.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced that on 02 September 2026 it purchased 115,714 of its ordinary shares through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange, as part of its ongoing buyback program. The shares were bought at prices ranging from $158.30 to $161.65, with an average price of $160.4319 per share. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, reducing its total shares in issue to 147,959,684, excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury. This transaction follows the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 and instructions issued on 17 February 2026.
InterContinental Hotels Group Buys Back 1,000 Shares
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC purchased 1,000 of its ordinary shares on 18 August 2026 through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The shares were bought at prices ranging from $158.5000 to $161.1500, with an average price of $159.6484 per share. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares. Following the transaction, InterContinental Hotels Group has 148,558,978 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury.
Intercontinental Hotels Group reported higher revenue, operating profit and earnings per share for the first half of 2026, supported by global hotel demand, margin expansion and record development activity. Global RevPAR rose 4.1%, fee revenue increased 7%, operating profit grew 10%, and adjusted EPS climbed 13% to 274.7 cents. IHG raised its interim dividend 10% to 64.5 cents per share and expects to return more than $1.2 billion to shareholders in 2026. The company opened 197 hotels and signed 352 more in the first half, producing 5% net system growth, with a pipeline of 2,400 hotels representing potential future room growth of 33%. Americas RevPAR increased 4.8%, while EMEAA and Greater China grew 3% and 3.1%, respectively, and group travel was the strongest global demand segment with revenue up 6%.
World Cup boost helps Holiday Inn owner IHG offset Iran war hit
InterContinental Hotels Group reported that a World Cup-driven demand boost helped offset the impact of the Iran war on its Middle Eastern business. Revenue per available room rose 4.8% in the Americas over the half-year, with second-quarter growth of 5.4% aided by World Cup match locations adding about 1% to growth. Underlying revenues increased 6% to 1.26 billion US dollars and operating profit rose 10% to 665 million dollars for the six months to June 30, though statutory pre-tax profit fell 9% to 578 million dollars. Global RevPAR grew 4.1% in the first half but slowed to 3.5% in the second quarter, as Middle East RevPAR, which accounts for 5% of IHG's system size, slumped 19% in the second quarter following a 2% drop in the first quarter. Chief Executive Elie Maalouf said ongoing impacts from the Middle East conflict are expected to be fully offset by growth in demand elsewhere.
InterContinental Hotels Group buys back 1,000 shares at average $156.9146
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC purchased 1,000 of its own ordinary shares on 10 August 2026 through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The shares were bought at prices ranging from $155.4500 to $158.2500, with an average price of $156.9146 per share. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving 148,580,144 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares. The buyback was conducted under authority granted at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and pursuant to instructions issued in February 2026.
TITLE confident in second-half growth, riding Phuket high season, targets 6 billion baht revenue in 2026
Rompho Property Public Company Limited, or TITLE, is confident that the second half of the year will continue to grow, supported by Phuket's tourist season, and has set a revenue target of 6 billion baht for 2026. In the first half, total revenue reached 2.004 billion baht, up 377 percent from the same period last year, with net profit of 293 million baht, a growth of 1,358 percent. A key driver was revenue recognition from the newly completed project, The Title Serenity Nai Yang, valued at 4 billion baht. In the second half, the company will continue to gradually hand over this project, while beginning transfers of major projects such as The Title Heritage Bangtao, valued at 6 billion baht, and The Title Cielo Rawai, valued at 1.2 billion baht. It also prepares to recognize revenue from its first luxury villa project, The Title Villa Estella Nai Yang, valued at 500 million baht, which is already sold out. Additionally, the company has a sales backlog as of the end of the second quarter of 2026 worth over 22.981 billion baht, to be gradually recognized through 2028, and is expanding its recurring income portfolio through the hospitality business, preparing to open its first beachfront restaurant and develop three new hotel projects in partnership with IHG Hotels and Resorts.
IHG partners with Chokdeesuk to launch first Holiday Inn Express in Krabi
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Chokdeesuk Company Limited to launch Holiday Inn Express Krabi Ao Nang, a rebranding of an existing hotel with 158 rooms, scheduled to open by the end of 2026. This hotel will become the first Holiday Inn Express in Thailand to feature the Generation 5 design and the second in Southeast Asia, ahead of its official opening later this year. The signing builds on the existing partnership between the two parties, which developed the nearby Holiday Inn Resort Krabi Ao Nang Beach. IHG currently has 42 hotels in Thailand across 11 brands, with another 39 properties in the development pipeline.
The FTSE 100 underperformed European peers on Monday as a 9% slump in AstraZeneca, the index's second-largest company by market value, outweighed broader gains spurred by falling oil prices. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.1% at 10,857.70, while the FTSE 250 rose 1.0% and the AIM All-Share added 0.8%. AstraZeneca's drop followed a Financial Times report that it held merger talks with US peer Bristol-Myers about a potential 400 billion dollar deal, which analysts at Jefferies and Bank of America viewed with skepticism. Brent oil fell to 83.92 dollars a barrel after President Trump said he was holding off on new attacks on Iran, easing inflation fears and pushing US 10-year Treasury yields down to 4.69%. Among other movers, Clarkson surged 9.0% to an all-time high after forecasting full-year performance materially ahead of expectations, while InterContinental Hotels Group fell 2.2% after mixed results from US peer Marriott.
InterContinental Hotels Group Buys Back 1,000 Shares at Average $153.3945
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC purchased 1,000 of its own ordinary shares on 23 July 2026 through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The lowest price paid per share was $152.4500, the highest was $154.6500, and the average price was $153.3945. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving 148,606,282 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury holdings.
TITLE advances development of THE TITLE District of Naiyang, propelling Nai Yang Beach to a world destination
TITLE is advancing the development of THE TITLE District of Naiyang, a landmark for comprehensive living and lifestyle on Nai Yang Beach in Phuket province. Currently, the company has residential projects in the area totaling over 2,000 units, with a combined value exceeding 11.247 billion baht. It is accelerating the development of a community mall, hotel, beach club, and various facilities, alongside upgrading public areas and the surrounding landscape, to sustainably propel Nai Yang Beach from a hidden gem to a world destination. Most recently, it launched The Olive project worth 1.4 billion baht and THE TITLE Serenity Naiyang project worth 4 billion baht, which has already achieved over 80% bookings. In addition, it has partnered with IHG Hotels and Resorts to develop the Hotel Indigo Phuket Nai Yang Beach with over 170 rooms, scheduled to open in 2030, and is preparing to open The Salute beach club within this year.
InterContinental Hotels Group Buys Back 1,000 Shares at Average $158.56
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC purchased 1,000 of its own ordinary shares on 15 July 2026 through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The lowest price paid per share was $156.6000, the highest was $160.1000, and the average price was $158.5597. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving 148,612,282 ordinary shares in issue excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury. The buyback was conducted under authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 and pursuant to instructions issued on 17 February 2026.
InterContinental Hotels Group Buys Back 40,000 Shares for Cancellation
InterContinental Hotels Group purchased 40,000 of its own ordinary shares on 1 July 2026 through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. The shares were bought at prices ranging from $167.10 to $171.05, with an average price of $168.7425. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, leaving 148,933,971 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 5,431,782 held in treasury. The buyback was conducted under the authority granted at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and follows instructions issued in February 2026.
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