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Does InterContinental Hotels Group support Israel?
Yes — InterContinental Hotels Group has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Hotels & travel companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
IHG is a British group that owns very few of its hotels; almost its entire estate is franchised or managed for third-party owners. In Israel that means the visible IHG presence — seven hotels across Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and the Negev — is Israeli-owned real estate carrying IHG brands, with Africa Israel Hotels holding the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn franchise. IHG kept its Israel brands, bookings and country page running through the 2023-25 war and did not announce any withdrawal. No corporate donation by IHG plc to an Israeli organisation was found in this pass; the support that is documented is commercial and operational.
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations in Israel | 2026 | — | Israel operations (seven IHG-brand hotels in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and the Negev) IHG markets seven hotels in Israel on its own booking site: InterContinental David Tel Aviv, InterContinental Jerusalem, Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach, Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv City Center, Crowne Plaza Haifa, Hotel Indigo Tel Aviv - Diamond District and Six Senses Shaharut in the Negev Desert. IHG is a brand and franchising group rather than a hotel owner: the properties belong to Israeli owners, and IHG supplies the brand, reservation system and standards. The Israel country page stayed live and bookable throughout and after the 2023-25 war. | |
| Franchisee action | 2016 | — | Africa Israel Hotels (TASE: AFHO), Israeli franchisee of the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn brands The Israeli operator of IHG's mid-market brands is Africa Israel Hotels, which Globes reported "has a franchise to operate the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotel chains in Israel" — it owns the buildings in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat, Haifa, Ashkelon and the Dead Sea, while IHG licenses the brands. The company was originally controlled by Lev Leviev's Africa-Israel Investments in partnership with Netz Group, and the Dayan family agreed in July 2017 to acquire it outright for NIS 413 million. The distinction matters: the hotel businesses and their wartime decisions are Israeli-owned, and IHG's stake is the brand licence and fee stream, not the property. | |
| Investment / program | 2021-08 | — | Six Senses Shaharut, Arava Valley / Negev Desert, Israel Six Senses Shaharut opened in the Arava Valley south of the Negev Desert in August 2021, two years after IHG bought the Six Senses brand — making Israel one of the first markets IHG chose for its newly acquired luxury flag. The resort is operated under the Six Senses name and sold through IHG's system; the property itself is an Israeli development, not IHG-owned real estate. |
Frequently asked questions
Did InterContinental Hotels Group donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but InterContinental Hotels Group has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel, Franchisee action, Investment / program). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 8 distinct sources are cited for InterContinental Hotels Group. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-30
- IHG — Israel hotels ihg.com
- IHG — Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach ihg.com
- IHG — Negev Desert hotels ihg.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Hotel Management hotelmanagement.net
- Africa Israel Hotels — Crowne Plaza hotels afi-hotels.com
- Six Senses (IHG) — Shaharut sixsenses.com
- The Hotel Journal thehoteljournal.com