IHG reaches one million open rooms

On 07/08/2025, IHG Hotels & Resorts announced that it had surpassed one million open hotel rooms worldwide, reaching a new scale for its global portfolio. At the time of the announcement, IHG operated more than 6,700 hotels across over 100 countries, supported by a portfolio of 20 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, which had more than 145 million members. The million-room threshold followed a period of accelerated hotel openings. During the first half of 2025, IHG opened 31,400 rooms across 207 hotels, a record for the company and 75% higher than the corresponding period a year earlier. At 30/06/2025, its global estate stood at approximately 999,000 rooms across 6,760 hotels, meaning the one-million-room mark was crossed in the weeks that followed. IHG also signed another 324 hotels into its development pipeline during the first half of the year. IHG used the achievement to highlight the role its hotels play in everyday travel and life events under its purpose of "True Hospitality for Good." The company pointed to occasions taking place across its properties, ranging from family weddings and reunions to business meetings and international diplomacy. CEO Elie Maalouf said the one-million-room total reflected the confidence of guests, hotel owners and investors, while also recognizing the colleagues serving guests throughout the company's global network. The milestone came during a year in which IHG was expanding across several markets. By August 2025, the company had reached 4,000 open hotels in the United States and 800 in Greater China, where it was also celebrating 50 years since entering the region. IHG reported a development pipeline of more than 2,200 hotels, representing substantial additional capacity planned across its global system. Its brand portfolio had also doubled to 20 brands over the preceding decade, including the acquisition of Ruby earlier in 2025. IHG continued expanding after crossing the threshold. Its 2025 Annual Report later recorded 443 hotel openings during the full year, taking the global estate beyond 6,900 hotels. The company signed 694 hotels during 2025 and ended the year with a development pipeline of 2,292 properties. Why This Moment Matters Reaching one million open rooms provided a measurable marker of IHG's global scale. From 999,000 rooms at the end of June to more than one million shortly afterwards, the threshold was reached during a record year for hotel openings and alongside continued expansion of IHG's development pipeline.