| Service Types | Hotels, resorts, beachfront all-inclusive (Iberostar), extended-stay, wellness resorts (Six Senses), vacation club (Holiday Inn Club Vacations) | Hotels, resorts, all-suite and extended-stay hotels, apartment-style stays, timeshare (Hilton Grand 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 | About 26 hotel brands incl. Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR, NoMad, Signia, Canopy, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection, Graduate, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru, Spark, Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites | — | — |
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| Network / Destinations | About 7,186 hotels (over 1 million rooms) in more than 100 countries | More than 9,400 properties (nearly 1.4 million rooms) in 144 countries and territories | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Luxury & lifestyle, premium, essentials (midscale) and suites/extended-stay tiers | Luxury to economy; luxury (Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR), full-service, focused-service and 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 | Hilton Honors (free; 260+ million members); Fifth Night Free on all-points reward stays, Points & Money, points pooling, no blackout dates | — | — |
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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 | Member, Silver, Gold (25 nights), Diamond (50 nights), Diamond Reserve (80 nights + US$18,000 eligible spend, from 2026) | — | — |
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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 | Price Match Guarantee: claim within 24 hours of booking direct and before check-in; Hilton matches lower public rate plus extra 25% off the room rate | — | — |
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| Cancellation Policy | Varies by hotel and rate type; changing or cancelling after a validated price claim voids its benefits | Varies by hotel and rate type; cancellation terms shown with each rate at booking | — | — |
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| Booking Channels | IHG direct channels: IHG.com, IHG One Rewards app, call centres; travel agents | Hilton.com, Hilton Honors app (digital check-in, room selection, Digital Key), phone, travel agents | — | — |
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| Parent Company | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | — | — |
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| Headquarters | Windsor, England, UK | McLean, Virginia, USA | — | — |
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