IHG Launches Apple AirPlay Throughout North American Properties

Guests at IHG Hotels & Resorts now have even more options for in-room entertainment content.

The global hospitality company announced today that it has launched the first phase of adding AirPlay to hotel rooms, which will allow guests to stream content from their personal iPads or iPhones to their hotel room television.

AirPlay is now available at more than 60 hotels locations throughout North America, including the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Hotel Indigo NYC Downtown – Wall Street and Holiday Inn & Suites Ottawa Kanata.

IHG says it’s the first hospitality company to offer AirPlay as part of in-room entertainment. To use the new feature, guests just scan a QR to the hotel’s Wi-Fi network and begin streaming.

And for those worried about security, each QR code will be unique in order to ensure that guest content remains private and streams only to the TV in your room.

IHG guests can now stream content on Apple AirPlay. (Photo Credit: Courtesy IHG Hotels & Resorts)

"When people travel, we know they want to take some of the comforts of home with them – whether that’s watching their favorite shows or finishing a movie they started,” Jolie Fleming, Chief Product & Technology Officer at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said in a statement.

Apple made its own announcement today about the new partnership with IHG as well, noting that guests at select properties from IHG Hotels & Resorts, including Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo, Candlewood Suites, and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, will be able to use AirPlay.

The AirPlay feature in hotel guest rooms can also be used to access other popular streaming activities including listening to personal playlists on Apple Music or other platforms, viewing vacation photos, practicing a presentation, or playing games on Apple Arcade, Apple said.

Earlier this month, IHG Hotels & Resorts announced another new high-tech partnership. It is teaming with Google Cloud to launch a generative AI-powered planning capability that can help travelers plan their next vacation directly in the IHG One Rewards mobile app.

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