H World Group Launches Premium Brand Grand Ji Hotel

Key points

• H World Group launched Grand Ji Hotel, a premium brand built around a distinctly Chinese approach to design, comfort and hospitality, emphasizing privacy, calm and service.
• As of end-June, two Grand Ji Hotels were open with 441 rooms, and 18 more properties were in the pipeline.
• H World operates more than 13,000 hotels globally, with a portfolio including JI Hotel and Hanting.
• The brand is anchored in five elements — water, clouds, tea, pine and stone — integrating cultural meaning into the experience rather than mere decoration.
• Technology is designed to fade into the background, including phone or room-card access, voice-controlled room functions and robot delivery of items.
• Modular design allows more elements to be manufactured in factories before delivery and installation, improving consistency and simplifying maintenance.
• H World follows a 'one brand, one design' philosophy so that a JI Hotel in Harbin and one in Sanya still feel like the same brand.
• As of June 30, H World operated 13,539 hotels and more than 1.3 million rooms globally, with another 3,089 hotels in its pipeline.