Global Hotel Alliance celebrates excellence at 2026 GHA Awards

The 2026 GHA Awards celebrated excellence across the Global Hotel Alliance’s portfolio, with winners announced during the alliance’s first-ever CEO conference held at sea aboard Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Splendor on 5 July 2026.

Major Winners
- Best Brand Performance Award: Wharf Hotels (for outstanding overall performance in GHA DISCOVERY).
- Runners-up: Kempinski Hotels and Outrigger Resorts & Hotels.
- Hotel of the Year: Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas (top-performing hotel based on member room nights).
- Best New Hotel: Lanson Place Parliament Gardens, Melbourne.
- Best Cross-Brand Contribution: Cheval Collection.
- Best Member Recognition: Wharf Hotels (second award of the evening).

Innovation & Engagement
- Web & App Hotel of the Year: Hotel Groove Shinjuku, A PARKROYAL Hotel (Tokyo).
- Marketing Excellence: JA Resorts & Hotels.
- Best Enrolment Performance: Minor Hotels.
- Best Use of Technology: Rotana Hotels & Resorts.

Brand-Level Recognition
- Most Improved Brand Performance: The Doyle Collection.
- Best New Brand Performance: SAii Hotels & Resorts.

Sustainability & Luxury
- Green Collection Exceptional Engagement: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore.
- Ultratravel Collection Hotel of the Year: Capella Bangkok.

Long-Standing Members Honoured
- 20 years: The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts; Marco Polo Hotels.
- 15 years: Lungarno Collection; Shaza Hotels.
- 10 years: Outrigger Resorts & Hotels.

Keynote Highlight
French freediving world champion Arthur Guérin-Boëri delivered a keynote on discipline, resilience, and peak performance—drawing parallels between elite sport and hospitality leadership.

This year’s awards not only spotlighted operational excellence and guest satisfaction, but also emphasized innovation, sustainability, and cross-brand collaboration, reinforcing GHA’s role as the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands.