FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / IHG Hotels & Resorts / 8 October 2026
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+6.0 strongly positive
Coverage focused on new hotel signings, including Hotel Indigo Yogyakarta and voco Vrindavan, plus a new global sales chief and a Revolut and Visa co-branded card. The tone is mildly positive, reflecting pipeline growth and continued share buybacks.
What drove it
- new hotel signings
- global sales appointment
- Revolut/Visa debit card
The 16 stories
- +7.5 IHG, Revolut and Visa Launch Co-Branded Debit Cards with Hotel Rewards
Co-branded debit card with Revolut and Visa boosts loyalty. - +7.0 IHG Hotels & Resorts Signs Hotel Indigo Yogyakarta, Marking IHG Debut in the City
Hotel Indigo signing marks debut in Yogyakarta. - +7.0 IHG signs Hotel Indigo Yogyakarta in Indonesia
New Hotel Indigo signing extends Indonesian pipeline. - +7.0 IHG Signs Hotel Indigo in Yogyakarta
New Hotel Indigo signing in Yogyakarta. - +6.7 Hotel Indigo Yogyakarta in Indonesia Signed for 2029 Opening
Hotel Indigo signing with 2029 opening. - +6.7 Vrindavan’s Hospitality Landscape Gets a Premium Push with voco Vrindavan
New voco hotel signing expands India presence. - +6.7 IHG strengthens its footprint in North India with signing of 130-key voco Vrindavan
Expands North India footprint with voco signing. - +6.7 IHG Hotels & Resorts signs ‘voco Vrindavan’, a 130 key hotel in Vrindavan
130-key voco hotel signing in India. - +5.8 voco Vrindavan Planned to Open Q1 2031 in India
voco Vrindavan planned opening adds to pipeline. - +5.0 IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio recognised by readers around the world
Brand portfolio recognised in reader awards. - +4.2 Why Is FTSE 100 Hotel Group IHG (LSE:IHG) Still Buying Back Shares After Its Interim Dividend Payment?
Continued share buybacks after interim dividend. - +3.3 IHG Hotels and Resorts appoints Leanne Harwood as Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Senior sales appointment, routine leadership hire. - +3.3 IHG Hotels & Resorts Appoints New SVP, Global Sales
Senior sales appointment, routine leadership hire. - +3.3 Leanne Harwood has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Sales at IHG Hotels & Resorts
Global sales leadership appointment. - +3.3 Leanne Harwood moves into global sales role at IHG
Global sales role appointment. - +3.3 Harwood is IHG SVP for global sales
Global sales leadership appointment.
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