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IHG Just Hit 200 Hotels in Canada. The Owners Who Got Them There Have Questions.

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IHG Just Hit 200 Hotels in Canada. The Owners Who Got Them There Have Questions.

Two hundred flags flying across Canada sounds like a brand triumph, but the real tension lives in the gap between IHG's portfolio ambitions and the owners calculating whether loyalty contribution justifies the cost of admission.

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Elena Voss 4 min read · 1h ago