Marriott and Starwood have clear luxury brands. Hotels that are five star rated, yet IHG claims that Intercontinental is a luxury brand, but none of the hotels within that brand have a Five Star Mobil rating. Is Intercontinental supposed to compete with Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, and St. Regis? IHG seems to do a good job with the economy level lodgings but part of the reason I am not loyal to IHG is because I find that the Intercontinental hotels I have stayed at to be no different than a Marriott, maybe JW Marriott hotel.

Did IHG lose their focus or are they not interested in luxury?