IHG Hotels and Resorts Fuels Americas Growth with Strong Development Momentum

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) continues to see strong momentum in the Americas region – the company’s largest – across its entire brand portfolio. In addition to 24 hotels opening in the first quarter, IHG added 65 more hotels and nearly 6,000 rooms to its Americas development pipeline, underlining growing owner demand for its brands.

Development Momentum
- 24 hotel openings in Q1 across the Americas.
- 65 new pipeline additions, adding nearly 6,000 rooms.
- Pipeline signings up 30% YoY, reflecting strong owner demand.
- Growth driven by business, group, and leisure travel segments.

Essentials & Suites
- Holiday Inn brand family: 23 signings.
- Suites brands (Staybridge, Candlewood, Atwell Suites): 22 signings, including Atwell Suites debut in Puerto Rico.
- Garner conversion brand: 14 signings, 8 openings (including Mexico debut).
- avid hotels pipeline: ~120 properties, set to double current reach.

Premium Brands
- voco hotels: fastest-growing premium brand.
- Openings: voco Times Square – Broadway, voco Sandpiper (Port St. Lucie, first all-inclusive).
- Signings: voco Honolulu (Hawaii debut).
- Ruby Hotels: U.S. debut in Chicago.

Luxury & Lifestyle
- 4 new openings in Q1, expanding a six-brand portfolio.
- Kimpton: New York City, Scottsdale, Pacific Grove.
- Hotel Indigo: Turks & Caicos Grace Bay (first IHG property on the island).
- Six Senses: signed resort in Utah desert (Camp Korongo).
- Americas portfolio: nearly 300 open and pipeline hotels in luxury & lifestyle.

Scale
- IHG Americas system: 4,600+ open hotels.
- Pipeline: nearly 1,100 properties.