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IHG has reported a 0.8% fall in UK revenue per available room (RevPAR) for the six months to 30 June 2025, trailing performance in other regions.
However, group revenue was up 8% to $2.51bn (£1.87bn), while operating profit grew 13% to $604m (£449.3m). Global RevPAR increased by 1.8%, led by a 4.1% rise in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEAA) region, offset by a 3.2% fall in Greater China.
The group also recorded a 1.4% increase in average daily rate and a 0.3 percentage point rise in occupancy.
In the Americas, first-half RevPAR rose 1.4%, with occupancy up 0.1 points and rate up 1.3%. Across EMEAA, first-half RevPAR rose 4.1%, with occupancy up 0.8 points and rate up 2.9%.
By market, RevPAR was up 5.1% in continental Europe, down 0.8% in the UK, up 5.0% in the Middle East, and up 5.6% in East Asia and the Pacific.
Growth in the latter was supported by strong inbound leisure travel from Greater China, which drove double-digit increases across several countries, building on last year’s sharp rise.
In Greater China, first-half RevPAR declined by 3.2%, with occupancy up 0.3 points and rate down 3.6%.
Additionally, the group opened 31,400 rooms (207 hotels) during the first half, a record level and a 75% year-on-year increase. It also surpassed one million open rooms globally across its 20 hotel brands in more than 100 countries.
A total of 51,200 rooms (324 hotels) were signed in the period, up 15% year-on-year excluding the Ruby Hotels acquisition in 2025 and NOVUM signings in 2024.
As at 30 June, IHG’s global pipeline stood at 338,000 rooms (2,276 hotels), up 4% since the start of the year and representing 34% of its current system size.
Looking ahead, the group stated that while geopolitical risk and economic uncertainty continue to present short-term challenges in some countries, the global outlook remains positive.
Growth is expected to be supported by stable employment levels, strong business activity and resilient economic conditions.
Elie Maalouf, chief executive, said: “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.
“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.”
He added: “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.”
IHG has reported a 0.8% fall in UK revenue per available room (RevPAR) for the six months to 30 June 2025, trailing performance in other regions.
However, group revenue was up 8% to $2.51bn (£1.87bn), while operating profit grew 13% to $604m (£449.3m). Global RevPAR increased by 1.8%, led by a 4.1% rise in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEAA) region, offset by a 3.2% fall in Greater China.
The group also recorded a 1.4% increase in average daily rate and a 0.3 percentage point rise in occupancy.
In the Americas, first-half RevPAR rose 1.4%, with occupancy up 0.1 points and rate up 1.3%. Across EMEAA, first-half RevPAR rose 4.1%, with occupancy up 0.8 points and rate up 2.9%.
By market, RevPAR was up 5.1% in continental Europe, down 0.8% in the UK, up 5.0% in the Middle East, and up 5.6% in East Asia and the Pacific.
Growth in the latter was supported by strong inbound leisure travel from Greater China, which drove double-digit increases across several countries, building on last year’s sharp rise.
In Greater China, first-half RevPAR declined by 3.2%, with occupancy up 0.3 points and rate down 3.6%.
Additionally, the group opened 31,400 rooms (207 hotels) during the first half, a record level and a 75% year-on-year increase. It also surpassed one million open rooms globally across its 20 hotel brands in more than 100 countries.
A total of 51,200 rooms (324 hotels) were signed in the period, up 15% year-on-year excluding the Ruby Hotels acquisition in 2025 and NOVUM signings in 2024.
As at 30 June, IHG’s global pipeline stood at 338,000 rooms (2,276 hotels), up 4% since the start of the year and representing 34% of its current system size.
Looking ahead, the group stated that while geopolitical risk and economic uncertainty continue to present short-term challenges in some countries, the global outlook remains positive.
Growth is expected to be supported by stable employment levels, strong business activity and resilient economic conditions.
Elie Maalouf, chief executive, said: “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.
“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.”
He added: “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.”
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