IHG Luxury & Lifestyle Portfolio Earns 2026 MICHELIN Key Recognition
IHG Hotels & Resorts announced broad recognition across its Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio in the 2026 MICHELIN Key selection, with 51 properties awarded across four brands: Six Senses, InterContinental, Regent and Kimpton. Six Senses London earned its first MICHELIN Key in its opening year, Six Senses Zighy Bay was elevated to Two Keys, and four Regent properties were recognised. The business now spans more than 600 hotels worldwide across six brands.
Impact and considerations
MICHELIN Keys provide third-party quality validation that can inform corporate travel sourcing in the luxury and lifestyle segment, shaping hotel selection and negotiation benchmarks for premium business travel and incentive programmes.
Key points
- 51 IHG Luxury & Lifestyle properties were awarded in the 2026 MICHELIN Key selection.
- Recognition spans four brands: Six Senses, InterContinental, Regent and Kimpton, across global destinations.
- Six Senses London earned its first MICHELIN Key in its opening year, marking the brand's first UK property and newest urban hotel.
- Six Senses Zighy Bay was elevated to Two Keys, and four Regent properties were recognised.
- IHG's Luxury & Lifestyle business now encompasses more than 600 hotels worldwide across six brands.
- IHG overall has 21 hotel brands, more than 7,000 hotels and over one million rooms, with a development pipeline of 2,400 properties.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Other sources
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- First source publication
- 22 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 23 Sept 2026, 03:20
- Last updated
- 22 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- IHG Newsroom：IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrates extensive 2026 MICHELIN Key recognition across its Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 22 Sept 2026, 08:00