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IHG launches Voco Hotel Brand – another conversion brand enters the fray…

International Hotels Group (IHG) is continuing to grow their portfolio. After acquiring the Regent brand in the luxury segment and buying a number of upscale hotels in the UK, IHG is now launching the voco upscale soft brand, focusing on hotel conversions. Several of the new UK properties will become part of voco and the […]

Better sleep, less flashy: Crowne Plaza Hotels brand experience

Crowne Plaza is an upscale hotel brand in the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) with over 400 properties around the world. Crowne Plaza is one of the most globally distributed brands of IHG and focused on business travelers. You’ll find them in big cities and airport locations. They are not flashy, but they get the job

Modern Midscale Hotels – Wyndham Garden Brand Experience

Wyndham Garden Hotels are a sub-brand of Wyndham Hotels with over 100 properties, mostly in North America! While the main Wyndham brand is considered upper upscale and focuses on city locations, Wyndham Garden offers simpler hotels in suburban and airport locations. They are not that common, so find out more about who they are and what

A mid-scale hotel brand of greatly varying quality: Ramada Hotels by Wyndham

Ramada is the third largest brand of Wyndham Worldwide, with 866 hotels worldwide and more than half of the rooms in Europe and Asia! Hotels in the US and the rest of the world are operated by two different companies, use different sub-brands and follow different standards, resulting in different experiences depending on the location

IHG introduces avid hotels – a modern, midscale brand!

Midscale hotels in the US with an average price around $90 are a pretty miserable experience: You find a lot of old motels with exterior corridors that haven’t seen a renovation in decades, offered by budget chains and independent hotels that can’t meet even the most lenient brand standards. Now, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is

Travel News: Holiday Inn Hotels gets a new, modern look!

I like a modern look in hotels and fortunately, they are becoming more common these days. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is rolling out a new H4 design for their Holiday Inn brand, with a freshened up decor, new features like a welcome nook and trundle beds and – yay – better coffee makers!

Travel News: First Tru by Hilton Hotel scheduled to open next month!

Last year Hilton announced the launch of a new hotel brand, Tru, and now the first hotel is scheduled to open next month in Oklahoma City. While their is a dizzying number of hotel brands out there already, this is one brand I’m excited about: It’s a mid-scale, select service hotel brand that is much

Travel News: And the award for the largest hotel company goest to…. Marriott!

Fortunately, Hotel News Now’s infographics for the largest hotel company and hotel chain are much better than the info cards at the Oscars, so I didn’t mess up the announcement! Like in any other industry, being “the biggest” gives you some bragging rights, so Hotel News Now has compiled the data for the largest hotel chains

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