H World International

H World International is the Europe-rooted hotel platform within H World. Its official heritage traces the company to 1930, when Albert Steigenberger took over the Hotel Europäischer Hof in Baden-Baden; IntercityHotel was launched in 1987, the Steigenberger Hotel Group became Deutsche Hospitality in 2016, H World took over the former Steigenberger Hotels AG in 2020, and Deutsche Hospitality became H World International in 2024. The official brand page presents eight brands under one roof: Steigenberger Icons, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, House of Beats, Jaz in the City, MAXX, IntercityHotel, Zleep Hotels and Ji Hotel. Positioning spans luxury grand hotels under Steigenberger Icons and heritage-oriented Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts through central, mobility-led IntercityHotel, essential-hospitality MAXX, and economy Zleep Hotels. H Rewards is described by the company as its global reward and loyalty program. For broader scale context, parent company H World Group reported 13,215 hotels with 1,303,563 rooms in operation across 21 countries as of March 31, 2026.