Articles tagged “ihg”

North American companies are investing more in incentive travel programs across Europe, so travel brands like InterContinental are attempting to capture that with compelling content, with varying degrees of success.

As this TripAdvisor-Priceline Group partnership takes off, observe it closely because it signals a new stage in earnest in travel bookings -- the real emergence of third-party sites such as TripAdvisor and perhaps Google at some juncture that were primarily media sites as real forces in travel transactions.

The tourism industry is starting to bounce back after Covid; for the big hotel brands, growth is on the agenda.

InterContinental Hotels goes on record to clear up yet another speculation surrounding the company.

The greatest challenge for travel brands is better understanding the nuanced differences that drive their customers' behavior.

The post-stay hotel survey is here to stay, but mobile makes it possible to gather guests' thoughts more instantaneously on things like a property's restaurant or keyless entry, and hotels also place increasingly greater stock in reviews on property sites as direct bookings become more desirable.

In partnership with the InterContintinental Hotels Group, Amadeus is trying to build a hotel industry reservations platform. Other players, including Sabre and other hotel groups, will definitely have something to say about that.

For those already wealthy, loyalty isn't about points. It's about feeling special.

IHG is building out its Rewards Club loyalty program with more experiential rewards for its very best customers and more quick reward options for those who are ambivalent about loyalty structures.

Will Kimpton be able to retain its boutique brand DNA within InterContinental Hotels Group? CEO Mike DeFrino is trying to reassure the masses that it will but Kimpton and IHG are moving slower than a stuck elevator to provide some proof.