Connor Foote

🏨 Accor operates over 180 hotels across five collections, with 125 more projects on the way, marking a 65% growth. Emblems Collection targets 60 properties by 2032, while MGallery grew 30% since 2022. Handwritten Collection has opened in 40 locations since 2023, planning 45 more. Collection brands make up 3% of Accor’s listings and 8% of its pipeline. Upcoming openings include properties in Greece and Thailand.

🏨 Blue Flag Capital is set to open four boutique hotels in 2026, including three in New York and one in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Hotel Corduroy (29 keys) opens in Montauk in May, Oyster Estate (34 rooms) in Greenport in September, and both Faraway Sag Harbor (67 rooms) and Faraway Jackson Hole (90 rooms + 48 residences) in June. Faraway Jackson Hole will feature a 2028 expansion with additional amenities. The new hotels nearly double Blue Flag’s portfolio from five to nine properties.