InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of the world's largest hotel companies with over 5,000 hotels and 750,000 rooms across nearly 100 countries. IHG was founded in 1946 and has grown significantly over the decades through acquisitions and expansion of its brands such as Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and InterContinental. IHG operates hotels through franchising, management agreements, and ownership, and provides support to hotels through regional offices around the world while balancing regional and local operations.