We operate hotels in three different ways – as a franchisor, a manager and on an owned and leased basis.
Our business model focuses on managing and franchising hotels, whilst our business partners own the bricks and mortar. We have approximately 2,000 business partners – hotel owners – throughout the world.
Franchising
This is the largest part of our business: over 3,700 hotels operate under franchise agreements.
Managing
We manage 614 hotels worldwide.
Owning
We own 17 hotels worldwide (less than 1% of our portfolio).
| Brand | Marketing and distribution | Staff | Ownership | Capital | IHG income | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | IHG | IHG | IHG | IHG | High | All revenue |
| Managed | IHG | IHG | IHG supply general managers as a minimum | Third party | Low / none | Fee % of total revenue plus % of profit |
| Franchised | IHG | IHG | Third party | Third party | None | Fee % of rooms revenue |
Last updated 10 November 2009
