Tag: IHG
How to get a premium status for cheap on a loyalty program?
Getting premium status on a loyalty program and the benefits that go with it is often seen as an impossible quest. And more often than not it is. But there are tricks to achieving status without too much effort.
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How far can you go to build loyalty among business travelers?
Some hotel groups are working hard to attract business travelers from their corporate clients.
For a hotel group, contracts with large businesses whose employees travel a lot are quite juicy. Technically speaking employees will benefit from a discount in the...
IHG acquires Six Senses and strengthens its position in the luxury segment
International Hotel Group (IHG) has announced the acquisition of the Six Senses luxury hotel chain.
Six Senses currently manages 16 hotels and resorts, with 18 signed management contracts in its pipeline, and more than 50 other transactions under discussion. With...
Regent Hotels joins IHG Rewards Club
Intercontinental Hotels Group announced last year that it was taking a majority stake in Regent Hotels. Although Regent hotels previously appeared in search results on the hotelier's website, they were not eligible to earn or use points in the...
Robots won’t steal hospitality jobs. Or not all
There is no industry where we are not promised that robots will eventually replace humans. For the (presumed) happiness of customers and to the great despair of employees in the sector who are legitimately afraid of losing their jobs...
Smart rooms at Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Intercontinental Hotels Group wants to reinvent the customer experience by putting artificial intelligence at the heart of its rooms.
IHG launches AI Smart Room
Developed in partnership with Chinese internet giant Baidu, the "AI Smart Room" aims to revolutionize interactions between...
Intercontinental Bordeaux: finally a hotel that meets the city’s standing
Since its revival some fifteen years ago, the attractiveness of Bordeaux has not wavered. However, the city has long lacked a hotel worthy of its "little Paris" status. A few 4-star hotels with "provincial" standards, but nothing that meets...
Holiday Inn Riyadh Izdihar : Basic does not rhyme with economic…
For once, this review is a small infidelity to Starwood for IHG. Forced infidelity, since the customertakes in charge directly the costs related to this reservation, by paying the hotel on invoice.
So there's no need to talk about the...
InterContinental Geneva: a very attentive service
I booked in this hotel for a weekend in the capital of French-speaking Switzerland, just for one night.
If you follow us on TravelGuys, you will have noticed my recent ire for IHG following my stay at the InterContinental Tahitiregarding...