By Lars Mucklejohn Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported an increase in revenue as the tailwinds that turbocharged its profits last year roll over into 2024. The FTSE 100 firm said in a trading update on Friday that its global revenue per available room rose 2.6 per cent in the first three months of 2024 from the same period last year. It saw a 0.3 per cent decrease in its Americas business, which the firm pinned on “some adverse calendar timing”. However, this was more than offset by an 8.9 per cent jump in its Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia divisions. G…