IHG eyes 400 India hotels by 2030, pivots to luxury and airport-led growth with Adani
IHG plans to nearly 8x its India footprint to 400 properties by 2030 from 52 today, with 98 in pipeline. Strategy shifts beyond Holiday Inn into InterContinental, Kimpton and Six Senses luxury, plus Garner franchise conversions. Adani Airport tie-up adds 1,500 rooms across five hotels in Jaipur, Navi Mumbai, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram.
What happened
IHG Hotels & Resorts · IHG targets 400 India properties by 2030, pivoting beyond Holiday Inn into luxury (InterContinental, Kimpton) and franchise conversions
Key facts
- 400 properties by 2030
- 52 operating hotels in 2025
- 98 in pipeline
- 1,500 rooms with Adani
- 5 properties
- 70% occupancy
- 35 Holiday Inn hotels
- 10 luxury pipeline
Why this matters
The Adani tie-up is the template—expect more asset-light franchise and management deals with Indian infrastructure conglomerates, making land-banked airport and mixed-use developers the most valuable JV targets over the next 24 months.