InterContinental Hotels Group Plc reports news across a global hotel-brand system spanning luxury, lifestyle, premium, essentials and midscale lodging. Recurring updates cover brand openings, owner-development opportunities, loyalty initiatives through IHG One Rewards, and guest-experience programs tied to InterContinental, Kimpton, Ruby and other IHG Hotels & Resorts brands.
Company news also highlights the expansion of urban and conversion hotel formats, food-and-beverage programming, cultural and seasonal packages, and regional growth across major hospitality markets. IHG’s operating model is centered on a broad brand portfolio and a hotel system that is primarily managed and franchised rather than owned.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced significant growth in its luxury and lifestyle offerings in Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with five new openings in 2024 and 32 properties in the pipeline. The expansion includes brands like Six Senses, InterContinental, Kimpton, Vignette Collection, and Hotel Indigo. Six Senses debuted in Grenada and plans additional openings in Grand Bahama and Xala by 2026. InterContinental will open in Monterrey, Mexico, in late 2024 and Grenada in 2025. Kimpton launched properties in Roatán, Mexico City, and Todos Santos, with future openings in Santo Domingo and Riviera Maya. The Vignette Collection will enter the Yucatán Peninsula in 2025. Hotel Indigo launched in Grand Cayman, La Paz, with Tijuana expected later this year. IHG also announced three resort signings in Turks & Caicos, marking its debut on the island.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) announced the purchase of 39,315 of its ordinary shares on May 29, 2024. The transaction, conducted through Goldman Sachs International, follows shareholder authorization from the AGM held on May 3, 2024. The shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at prices ranging from £76.80 to £78.24, with an average price of £77.27. The total number of shares now stands at 162,153,511, excluding 7,006,782 treasury shares. The company plans to cancel the purchased shares.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Pickle, a peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace, to launch 'The Festival Closet'. This collaboration offers festivalgoers complimentary fashion rentals through the Pickle app or at a pop-up showroom at Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York. The service will be available from May 29, 2024, to June 9, 2024, and again from July 27, 2024, to August 4, 2024.
Guests can rent curated festival outfits, including items from brands like Chanel and Cult Gaia, for free, promoting sustainable fashion. The initiative also allows IHG One Rewards members to redeem points for exclusive festival experiences. Additionally, an invitation-only event will be held on June 1, 2024, at Mr. Purple in NYC.
On May 29, 2024, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the purchase of 37,503 of its ordinary shares at an average price of £78.4434 per share. The transaction, conducted through Goldman Sachs International (GSI) on May 28, 2024, follows the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares, reducing the total number of shares in issue to 162,192,826, excluding 7,006,782 treasury shares.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the repurchase of 36,078 ordinary shares on May 23, 2024, through Goldman Sachs International, as part of a shareholder-approved buyback plan. The shares were bought at prices ranging from £78.70 to £79.50, with an average price of £79.059 per share. Post-transaction, IHG's total shares in issue stand at 162,270,185, excluding 7,006,782 treasury shares. The repurchased shares will be canceled, reducing the company's share count and potentially increasing shareholder value. This move follows a February 20, 2024, directive, reaffirmed at the May 3, 2024, Annual General Meeting.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the repurchase of 60,000 of its ordinary shares on May 22, 2024, through Goldman Sachs International. The shares were bought at prices ranging from £77.60 to £78.56, averaging £78.08 per share.
The buyback was conducted under the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024.
Following this transaction, IHG has a total of 162,306,263 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 shares held in treasury.
On 21 May 2024, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the repurchase of 54,409 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange through Goldman Sachs International. The shares were bought at prices ranging from £78.30 to £79.52, with an average price of £78.95 per share. This repurchase was authorized by shareholders during the Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2024 and follows instructions issued on 20 February 2024. Post-transaction, IHG has 162,405,461 ordinary shares in circulation, excluding 7,006,782 shares held in treasury. The company intends to cancel the repurchased shares.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) announced the repurchase of 59,849 of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange on May 17, 2024. The shares were bought at an average price of £78.0589 per share, with the lowest price being £77.92 and the highest at £78.28. This transaction follows the authority granted by shareholders during the company's Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024. The repurchased shares will be canceled, bringing the total number of shares in issue to 162,459,870, excluding 7,006,782 treasury shares. The shares were bought through Goldman Sachs International. Detailed transaction data is available for review.
On May 16, 2024, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the repurchase of 36,557 of its ordinary shares on May 15, 2024. The shares were bought at prices ranging from £77.7000 to £78.3800, with an average price of £78.0711 per share. This buyback was executed through Goldman Sachs International, authorized by shareholders at IHG's Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024. Post-transaction, IHG has 162,568,472 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury. The company intends to cancel the repurchased shares. Further details can be found on the London Stock Exchange's website.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the purchase of 91,014 of its ordinary shares on May 13, 2024, through Goldman Sachs International. The lowest price paid per share was £78.8200, the highest was £79.3800, with an average price of £79.2279. This transaction follows the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2024, and instructions issued on February 20, 2024. Post-transaction, IHG has 162,664,109 ordinary shares in issue, excluding 7,006,782 held in treasury. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares.