| Service Types | Short-term home and room rentals, Experiences, Services (e.g. chefs, photographers); 2026 additions incl. car rentals, grocery delivery, airport pickups and boutique hotels | Hotels, resorts, beachfront all-inclusive (Iberostar), extended-stay, wellness resorts (Six Senses), vacation club (Holiday Inn Club Vacations) | — | — |
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| Brand Portfolio | — | 21 brands incl. Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, voco, Ruby, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Garner, avid, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites | — | — |
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| Network / Destinations | 9M+ active listings from 5.5M+ hosts in 220+ countries and regions and 150,000+ cities and towns | About 7,186 hotels (over 1 million rooms) in more than 100 countries | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Varies by listing, from budget rooms to luxury homes; prices set by individual hosts | Luxury & lifestyle, premium, essentials (midscale) and suites/extended-stay tiers | — | — |
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| Loyalty Programme | — | IHG One Rewards (free); Milestone Rewards from 20 nights (suite upgrades, lounge access, F&B credit); 4th reward night free with select US co-brand cards | — | — |
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| Loyalty Tiers | — | Club Member, Silver Elite (10 nights), Gold Elite (20 nights/40,000 pts), Platinum Elite (40/60,000), Diamond Elite (70/120,000); paid InterContinental Ambassador | — | — |
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| Price Guarantee | — | Best Price Guarantee: claim within 24 hours of direct booking and 24+ hours before check-in; matches lower rate plus 5x points on room rate (max 40,000); excludes Greater China | — | — |
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| Cancellation Policy | Chosen by each host (separate policies for short- and long-term stays); refund depends on the policy and timing; shown under Things to know on each listing | Varies by hotel and rate type; changing or cancelling after a validated price claim voids its benefits | — | — |
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| Booking Channels | Airbnb website and mobile app | IHG direct channels: IHG.com, IHG One Rewards app, call centres; travel agents | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | — | — |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Windsor, England, UK | — | — |
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| Property Types | Entire homes, private rooms, apartments, villas, cabins, unique stays and boutique hotels; Guest Favorites collection of top-rated homes | — | — | — |
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| Guest Protection | AirCover for guests (booking protection introduced 2022); AirCover for hosts | — | — | — |
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