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InterContinental Hotels Group

The World’s 5 Biggest Hotel Chains Lose $25.2bn in Market Cap

2020-09-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wyndham International

Five of the biggest hotel groups lost in excess of $25 billion in market cap up until now. Experts say recovery is years down the road.

Tags: Choice Hotels International, COVID-19, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriot International, StockApps, Wyndham Worldwide

How Airbnb Fares Against Marriott, Hilton, and Intercontinental in the U.S.

2019-08-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb

Here is the latest date on how Airbnb stacks up against key hotel competition from an article posted on trends.edison.tech.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb stays, Airbnb valuation, cost per night, Edison Tech, Hilton Worldwide, hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, rentals, vacation rentals, vacation stays

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 200 Captivating Destinations

2018-11-12 by Argophilia Travel News

InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts

Leading luxury hotel brand InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts has partnered with London-based contemporary artist Alexander Hall, also known under the alias Haut de Gamme©, to create a stunning art installation, commemorating 200 properties around the world.

Tags: Alexander Hall, Designer hotels, destinations, Ginger Taggart, InterContinental, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, World hotels

Holiday Inn Diyarbakir – City Center to Open in 2015

2013-09-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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An existing building in Diyarbakir, with a café famous among both locals and travelers, will be converted into a 161-room hotel, the first property of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in this city. Holiday Inn Diyarbakir – City Center shows the continuous expansion of the company that has, at the present moment, 15 hotels in Turkey […]

Tags: Diyarbakir, Holiday Inn Diyarbakir - City Center, IHG, InterContinental Hotels Group, Turkey

InterContinental Hotels Plans Russian Expansion

2011-09-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

IHG expansion

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signaled its intention to expand into emerging markets in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, with the announcement of plans to open 100 hotels in the region by 2020.

Tags: Angela Brav, Aron Libinson, CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Crocus Group, expansion, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, IHG, InterContinental Hotels Group, moscow, Russia

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