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Elong Brand Family Shifts from Scale-Driven to Product-Driven

Tongcheng Travel's Elong Hotel Technology held its Elong brand family showcase in Shenzhen on September 16, presenting five brands: Elong International Hotel, Elong Hotel, Elong Anyue Hotel, Elong Yitang Hotel and Elong E-sports Hotel. The five core brands have signed over 500 properties and opened more than 250. The Elong Hotel 2.0 product cut construction cost from RMB 130,000 to 105,000 per unit and raised development efficiency by 30%. Four hotel PMS systems have integrated AI large models, lifting labor efficiency by 50%, while platform procurement cuts hotel purchasing costs by 30%.

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Impact and considerations

Elong's shift to platform-enabled, product-driven growth offers hotel investors and corporate lodging buyers a reference return model through cost optimization, AI-driven labor efficiency and centralized procurement.

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 targets the upper-midscale light-luxury segment with nearly 200 signed and nearly 100 opened; Shanghai Elong Hotel posted 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% via modular assembly; 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.
  • Four hotel PMS systems have integrated AI large models, lifting labor efficiency by 50%; platform procurement cuts hotel purchasing costs by 30%.
  • Elong Club has over 35 million quality business-travel members with a 52% repurchase rate; the platform works with more than 20 financial institutions.
  • 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.

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First source publication
20 Sept 2026, 08:00
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20 Sept 2026, 18:03
Last updated
20 Sept 2026, 08:00
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