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IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a strategic alliance with Iberostar to add more all-inclusive resorts to its network in November 2022. As a result, IHG One Rewards members started earning points and enjoying on-property perks at participating Iberostar Beachfront Resorts properties in June 2023.

The Indian aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said Monday that it issued a decade-high of 1,622 commercial pilot licenses in 2023, up from 1,165 licenses in 2022. 

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo became the first Indian airline to transport 100 million passengers in a year. Celebrating its 17th anniversary this year, IndiGo has become one of the world’s largest airlines by passenger traffic.

All-inclusive resort getaways are even more attainable for IHG One Rewards members starting this month.

Winter brings plenty of holiday travel experiences, stocking stuffer ideas and travel contests to get you going, but there is other news in hospitality. These hotels and hospitality groups are adding promotions, upgrading their offerings and redesigning their look to encourage future bookings in 2024. Here’s what you need to know to get the year off to a great start.

IHG One Rewards members who hold Diamond Elite status or belong to IHG's Business Rewards program can now transfer up to 500,000 IHG One Rewards points per calendar year to other members without paying any transfer fees, as first reported by One Mile at a Time.

IHG Hotels & Resorts CEO Elie Maalouf has been on the circuit talking up his hotel group’s strategy for growth. One of his notable talking points has been on the company’s co-branded credit cards with Chase.

Even before Sri Lanka included India in the list of nations that will get free visas, it was among the most preferred destinations for Indian families, along with Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. A report from online travel agency Cleartrip chronicles what, how and which destinations were trending between July and September 2023. Domestically, Goa, Gurugram, and Chandigarh were the preferred non-metro destinations. 

IHG Hotels & Resorts is getting into the holiday spirit with the launch of a new experiential winter campaign at a selection of its American properties. 

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Amazon Web Services is having a conference all week in Las Vegas, and there have already been several reveals of next-generation offerings for the travel industry. 

Black Friday is here and there's no better time to shop — or plan for your next trip. Take advantage of the deals below to score a discounted hotel, flight, cruise, and more to make 2024 your best year yet.

The cobranded IHG One Rewards cards offer many valuable perks. One of the perks offered by both the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card and the IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card each year after your account anniversary is a free night certificate valid for a night costing 40,000 points or less. You can even use points from your IHG account to top off the certificate if you want to redeem for a night costing more than 40,000 points.

IHG is in talks to operate all three hotels on a man-made island that’s part of Dubai’s long-delayed tourism development: The Heart of Europe.

Hotel Indigo has launched a new program wherein residents in the US and UK who share a zip code, or postcode, with select Hotel Indigo’s are now able to “borrow” everyday essentials at no cost. 

When Ennismore launched a rewards program in July, the lifestyle hospitality joint venture with Accor said it wanted to stand apart from supposedly boring, generic loyalty programs — partly by adopting a paid subscription model instead. Ennismore on Monday introduced its latest twist.

IHG Hotels & Resorts recently rolled out a function that allows guests to find and book rooms based on certain attributes, a project it says has been years in the making.

IHG’s third-quarter results on Friday show the group is starting to benefit from the domestic travel resurgence in China, seeing improvements over 2019 for the first time in four years.

As we hurtle toward the end of 2023, many travelers are shifting their attention from planning holiday travel to next year's vacations. And savvy readers know how leveraging points and miles can be a key component in a strategy to save money as they look ahead to upcoming trips.

If you plan to stay at IHG hotels before the end of the year, you'll be happy to know that IHG One Rewards is currently offering a lucrative bonus points promotion.

As a frequent user of the IHG One Rewards program, I feared the worst when the program moved to dynamic award pricing in 2020. But although some of the most expensive IHG hotels and resorts often cost significantly more points now than before dynamic pricing, I'm still finding it easy to get excellent value when redeeming IHG points.