02 March 2026
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) has been notified that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into a number of hospitality groups, including IHG, and a hotel data analytics provider, regarding suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains. IHG will co-operate fully with the CMA’s inquiries. The CMA noted that no assumptions should be made about whether competition law has been infringed. IHG will not be making any further comment at this time.
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