IHG Hotels & Resorts has surpassed one million open rooms across the globe.
“Reaching one million rooms reflects the deep trust and confidence our guests, owners and investors place in IHG and our brands,” said Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Hotels & Resorts. “But more than that, it’s a celebration of our colleagues, who help millions of guests live their best lives every single day—be it with a warm welcome the minute they walk through our doors or helping make memories in life’s big events. If it matters in life, it happens in our hotels.
To mark the achievement, Maalouf said IHG is celebrating these special moments as part of its enduring promise to provide “True Hospitality for Good.”
“We’re all excited about the many more special moments our hotels will be a part of in the years ahead,” he said. “With a strong, growing development pipeline spanning world-famous beloved heritage brands and rapidly growing new brands, the future is bright for IHG.”
The company opened a record number of rooms in the first half of 2025 and has celebrated several key achievements in the past year, including reaching 4,000 open hotels in the US, its 800th open hotel in Greater China as it commemorates its 50th anniversary in the region and record levels of openings and signings in EMEAA. The company has a development pipeline of more than 2,200 hotels.
Recent openings include:
Kimpton Mas Olas Resort & Spa, Mexico: A coastal retreat in Todos Santos, just north of Los Cabos, the hotel offers 103 guestrooms and 12 oceanfront villas with private plunge pools and immersive natural surroundings. Guests can enjoy panoramic views, wellness amenities including a 25,000-sq.-ft. spa and locally inspired cuisine across three restaurants.
Holiday Inn Kyoto Gojo, Japan: This property brings the brand back to Kyoto half a century after the first Holiday Inn opened in this historic city. The hotel has 183 guestrooms, a Japanese public bath with views of Kyoto’s cityscape, a gym, and a café and bar.
First-half results
The company also released results for the first half of the year. Highlights include:
- H1 global RevPAR +1.8%, with Americas +1.4%, EMEAA +4.1% and Greater China -3.2%
- ADR +1.4%, occupancy +0.3%pts
- Total gross revenue1 $16.7bn, +4%
- Gross system growth +7.7% YOY and net system growth of +5.4% YOY adjusting for the impact of removing rooms previously affiliated with The Venetian Resort Las Vegas (net growth of +4.6% YOY on a reported basis)
- Opened 31.4K rooms (207 hotels) in H1, a record level, and up +75% YOY
- Global estate of 999K rooms (6,760 hotels) at June 30;
- Signed 51.2K rooms (324 hotels) in H1, +15% YOY excluding Ruby acquisition in 2025 and NOVUM signings in 2024
- Global pipeline of 338k rooms (2,276 hotels) at June 30, +4% YTD, and represents 34% of current system size
“Our momentum continued in the first half of 2025, with further achievements in accelerating the growth of our brands, expanding in key geographies, strengthening hotel owner returns, driving ancillary fee streams, delivering cost efficiencies and returning surplus capital to shareholders,” said Maalouf. “With thanks to our teams around the world, we’re pleased to report that these achievements propelled our adjusted EPS growth to +19%.
“We opened a record number of rooms in the half through the addition of 207 hotels, and signed another 324 properties into our pipeline as owner demand for our world-class brands continues to increase. In recent weeks, we’re very proud to have exceeded the milestone of one million open rooms across our global portfolio of over 6,700 hotels. As we look to the future, our pipeline of more than 2,200 hotels is equivalent to further system size growth of +34%.
“We remain on track to meet full year consensus profit and earnings expectations. While some shorter-term macroeconomic uncertainties remain, many are subsiding, and we are confident in the ongoing successful delivery of our growth algorithm, driven by the strength of IHG’s enterprise platform and our ability to further capitalise on our scale, leading positions, and the attractive long-term demand drivers for our markets.”
