IHG Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental Hotels Group: ~6,000 properties across 19 brands. UK-listed, operationally headquartered in Atlanta and Denham. The single largest mainstream hotel chain by midscale footprint.

Tiers (rough hierarchy)

• Luxury & Lifestyle: Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, Mr & Mrs Smith
• Premium: voco, Crowne Plaza, Even, HUALUXE
• Essentials: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Garner, avid
• Suites: Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood Suites
• Exclusive Partners: Iberostar Beachfront Resorts (loyalty integration only)

The 2022 Six Senses acquisition pushed IHG into ultra-luxury for the first time. Regent is the rebooted heritage luxury brand (Regent Hong Kong reopened 2023).

Loyalty: IHG One Rewards

Base 10 points / USD. Status tiers: Club (free), Silver (10 nights), Gold (20 nights), Platinum (40 nights), Diamond (70 nights). Top-tier comes with a confirmable suite-night benefit, milestone rewards every 20 nights, and a guaranteed late-checkout.

The earning is generally good; the redemption side is hit-or-miss thanks to fully dynamic award pricing since 2022. Best-value redemptions are mid-tier Holiday Inn Express stays, where the cost-per-point pencils out better than competitor programs.

Notes

• Holiday Inn Express breakfast is the most reliably included breakfast

of any major US brand. Bagged international rollout is patchier.

• voco is the most actively expanding brand — picks up converted

4-star independents. Quality varies; check recent reviews on each.

• Kimpton properties are still distinctive after the IHG acquisition,

particularly in the US — quirky design, evening wine hour, pet-friendly in a way that's not just marketing.

• Crowne Plaza is being phased out / rebranded in some markets. Worth

checking property history before a long booking.