IHG earned US$1.9 billion in hotel revenue from China last year, nearly doubling from US$1 billion in 2009, Mr. Solomons said, adding that China accounts for 10% of IHG’s profits and 28% of new hotels planned. The company’s operating profit in Greater China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, jumped to US$67 million in 2011, up 24% from a year earlier.