Elong Brand Family Marks Five Years of Self-Incubated Quality Scale
On September 16, 2026, Elong Hotel Technology held its Elong brand family showcase in Shenzhen. Five brands span high-end, upper-midscale, midscale and niche segments, with over 500 signed and more than 250 opened properties. Elong Hotel has nearly 200 signed and nearly 100 opened, with 2025 RevPAR 8.4% above the industry upper-midscale tier and OCC 4.9 percentage points ahead. Elong ranked 7th among domestic hotel groups and 17th globally in 2026. Overseas, nearly 20 properties are signed across seven countries.
Impact and considerations
Elong's self-incubated brand matrix spans domestic and overseas tracks; its ranking gains, RevPAR lead and overseas 2.0 model give readers tracking China's hotel supply landscape and corporate lodging options quantified benchmarks.
Key points
- The five core brands have signed over 500 properties and opened more than 250, spanning high-end landmarks to niche segments.
- Elong Hotel has nearly 200 signed and nearly 100 opened; 2025 RevPAR was 8.4% above the industry upper-midscale tier and OCC led by 4.9 percentage points.
- Shanghai Elong Hotel remains on an upward trend five years after opening, with 2025 RevPAR near RMB 900, a single-day peak of RMB 1,800 and over 60% foreign guests.
- The Elong Hotel 2.0 product cut unit construction cost from RMB 130,000 to 105,000 and raised development efficiency 30%; over 80 new-generation properties are signed.
- Elong Anyue Hotel has signed over 150 and opened over 100; Elong Yitang Hotel has signed over 80, with its Harbin property hitting a single-day OCC of 101.8% and RevPAR above RMB 999.
- Hangzhou Elong E-sports Hotel generated annual revenue of RMB 4.96 million, with 90% annual occupancy and RevPAR of RMB 382.
- Elong ranked 7th among domestic hotel groups and 17th globally in 2026.
- Nearly 20 overseas properties are signed across seven countries including Indonesia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Africa; the Jakarta debut hotel holds occupancy above 90% with average room rates over RMB 550.
Sources and time
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- 环球旅讯
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- First source publication
- 20 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 20 Sept 2026, 18:03
- Last updated
- 20 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- TravelDaily China:艺龙品牌家族品鉴会成功举办,五年自主孵化交出“有品质的规模”答卷 - 环球旅讯 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 20 Sept 2026, 08:00