InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported a 28% increase in total operating profits for the first six months of 2008.
Its profits rose from $291m for the six months to the end of June compared to $228m for the same period in 2007.
In the EMEA region, the hotel chain said that its total operating profits rose sharply by 85% from $47m to $89m.
Andrew Cosslett, IHG's ceo, described the results as "good" with growth in both revenue per available room (revPAR) and in the number of hotel the group runs.
IHG said that during the six months, it had added 13,071 rooms, 6% more than in the same period in 2007.
It brought IHG's total to 598,1`65 in 4,046 hotels.
There were also 242,349 rooms (1,788 properties) in the pipeline. The hotel group said it had exceeded its three year planned expansion by six months with 60,490 rooms added since June 2005.
In the EMEA region, IHG said revPAR had increased by 8.1%, mainly through a 7.2% increase in rates.
RevPAR in the Middle East rose by 27.1% while in increased in the UK rose by 4.1%, France by 9.1% and Germany by 8%.
Revenues in the region grew by 25% to $271m including a 35% growth in revenues from managed and franchised properties.
Profits from leased and owned properties rose from $16m to $19m, mainly due to increased revenues from the re-furbished and re-opened InterContinental London Park Lane.
Mr Cosslett added: "Growth looks set to continue as we have been signing two hotels a day into our development pipeline, which now stands at almost 1,800 hotels.
"The $1 billion relaunch of Holiday Inn is progressing well and early feedback from our franchisees and our guests is encouraging."
* IHG has announced the death of Steve Porter, 53, its president of the Americas after a short illness. Group finance director Richard Solomons will take over the role on an interim basis.