Articles tagged “ihg”

For today’s pod we look at Airbnb’s aggressive expansion approach, IHG’s good news in the U.S., and Melia’s equally good news about Mediterranean numbers.

IHG’s confidence in domestic U.S. travel and bullish outlook on China suggest it’s more focused on geographic diversification than short-term headwinds. Its message: the turbulence is real, but not enough to stop the long-haul growth.

It turns out that, in a choppy economic environment, you get choppy hotel earnings reports.

IHG is seeing the same soft trends as other hotel groups, but it's holding onto its profit target.

Post-Covid, hotel chains in India were playing catch up with unprecedented surge in demand. That done, the industry is back to anticipatory expansion, but in unexplored regions this time.

The message from this week’s hospitality announcements is unambiguous: India is no longer a “potential” market, it is “the” market.

Global travel stocks are being battered once again on Monday, with some of the industry's biggest names reporting double-digit same-day declines.

CEO compensation is increasingly tied not just to financial metrics but also to softer targets like employee satisfaction scores and guest recommendation rates.

On today’s briefing we discuss Vrbo needling Airbnb with new billboards, Sonesta’s upbeat take on its opportunities, and IHG’s new net-zero hotel in the UK.

IHG’s net zero hotel is a step forward, but the reality is that not every region or hotel owner can follow suit just yet. Access to renewable energy, sustainable materials, and even willing investors varies wildly, meaning true industry-wide change depends as much on local infrastructure as it does on big-brand ambition.