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IHG’s Garner Reaches 100 Hotels, Becomes Company’s Fastest-Scaling Brand

A conversion-first model fuels rapid growth with nearly 80 more hotels in a 12-country pipeline.

Overview

  • Garner hit 100 open properties just 16 months after its August 2023 launch, the quickest scale-up for any IHG brand.
  • The pipeline includes nearly 80 additional hotels across 12 countries, following 2025 first entries in Mexico, Italy, Türkiye, the UK, Japan and Southeast Asia.
  • Conversion-led development reshaped IHG’s openings mix, with conversion properties representing 52 percent of 2025 room additions.
  • In EMEAA, Garner opened 43 hotels in 2025, supported by initial transitions tied to NOVUM Hospitality toward an eventual 56 hotels in Germany.
  • In the Americas, the brand logged 32 signings and 23 openings in 2025, then began 2026 with debuts near suburban Boston and the greater New York City area.