Is IHG and Intercontinental the same?

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), marketed as IHG Hotels & Resorts, is a British multinational hospitality company headquartered in Windsor, England.



No, IHG and InterContinental are not the same, but they are fundamentally linked: IHG Hotels & Resorts is the "parent company" (the corporate brand), while InterContinental is the flagship "luxury brand" within that company's portfolio. Think of IHG as the "umbrella" that owns and operates 19 different hotel brands, including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, and Hotel Indigo. InterContinental was the founding brand of the company and remains its premier "five-star" offering. In 2026, when you join the IHG One Rewards loyalty program, you earn points that can be redeemed across any of these brands. While people often use the names interchangeably, a high-value distinction is that "IHG" refers to the global hospitality giant with over 6,000 hotels, while "InterContinental" refers specifically to their high-end, upscale properties found in major world capitals and resort destinations.

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