InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, leases, manages or owns nearly 5,800 hotels with approximately 865,000 guestrooms in more than 100 countries, with over 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. Its brands include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and Hotel Indigo. This year, the group made headlines with its acquisition of luxury wellness brand Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spa.