# IHG

IHG is a Hospitality based in Bluffton, United Kingdom.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Hospitality
- **Headquarters:** Bluffton, United Kingdom
- **Region:** Europe
- **Address:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founded:** 1777
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** ihgplc.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ihg

## Regulatory record

- **CRD number:** 329841
- **SEC file number:** 802-129753
- **Registration status:** Registered
- **Reports private funds:** Yes
- **IAPD record:** https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/329841

## About

IHG operates over 7,000 hotels across more than 100 countries. It follows an asset-light strategy focused on high-growth markets and segments. Its portfolio includes the brands InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Six Senses.

## Sectors

- Hospitality

## People

- Elie Maalouf — Chief Executive Officer

## Questions

### How is IHG related to the old InterContinental Hotels chain?

InterContinental Hotels became one of IHG's luxury brands after the corporate restructuring. It originated with Pan American World Airways in 1946, was sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1981, and passed to Bass in 1998. When Bass demerged its hotel group in 2003, InterContinental became the namesake of the new company.

### Does IHG own the hotels it operates?

Almost none. IHG owns just a handful of properties — roughly 23 hotels globally as of 2023 — and carries that real estate at less than 1% of total system rooms. The rest are franchised or managed on behalf of third-party owners, from individual families to large institutional real estate funds. This capital-light structure was deliberately built over the past two decades.

### What investment stages does IHG typically target?

IHG does not make venture-style investments in external startups. Its growth comes from signing franchise and management contracts with hotel owners at all stages — new-build developments, conversions of existing hotels, and rebrandings of independent properties. For owners, this means IHG provides the brand, reservation system, and loyalty network.

### Which sectors does IHG explicitly avoid?

IHG does not invest in non-hospitality real estate, nor does it operate outside the lodging sector. Unlike some competitors, it has no significant owned real estate portfolio, no timeshare division, and no cruise ship or casino operations. The firm has also stated it does not plan to build a major presence in the budget-motel segment below the Holiday Inn Express tier.

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