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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2023
Holiday Inn owner cuts jobs after first-half profit slump

Global Economy

Reuters
11 August, 2020, 07:10 pm
Last modified: 11 August, 2020, 07:12 pm

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Holiday Inn owner cuts jobs after first-half profit slump

In line with other major hotel operators, IHG's revenues dropped 52 percent to $488 million and adjusted operating profit was $74 million, down from $410 million a year earlier, as the group strove to cut costs and get hotels up and running again

Reuters
11 August, 2020, 07:10 pm
Last modified: 11 August, 2020, 07:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Holiday Inn hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
FILE PHOTO: A Holiday Inn hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

InterContinental Hotels will reduce staff by 10 percent at the corporate level, its chief executive said on Tuesday, after the Holiday Inn-owner's revenue more than halved and profit slumped 82 percent in the first half of 2020.

IHG, whose other brands include the Crowne Plaza, Regent and Hualuxe hotel chains, also underlined that it had limited visibility on when the travel market would recover after six months that have seen billions in business travel and holidays cancelled due to the pandemic.

The job cuts, announced internally in July, follow similar moves by major hotel operators, including Europe's biggest hotel group Accor, Premier-inn owner Whitbread and Hyatt Hotels as they battle one of the worst downturns in the hotel industry.

"The impact of this crisis on our industry cannot be underestimated, but we are seeing some very early signs of improvement as restrictions ease and traveller confidence returns," CEO Keith Barr said.

In line with other major hotel operators, IHG's revenues dropped 52 percent to $488 million and adjusted operating profit was $74 million, down from $410 million a year earlier, as the group strove to cut costs and get hotels up and running again.

However, it said there were "small but steady" improvements in hotel room revenues (RevPAR) - a key performance indicator for the industry - with July RevPAR seen down 58 percent after a near 75 percent slump in the second quarter.

Shares in the company, which have fallen around 20 percent this year, were up 4 percent by 1133 GMT.

IHG, which employs around 400,000 people globally, said it was on track to reduce costs in its fee business by about $150 million this year.

"As ever is the delicate balancing act, and as with many companies, this necessary reduction in cost has sadly had to involve looking at headcount across the business," Barr said in a call with analysts.

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