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NEW YORK – September 15, 2026 – THE GRiD today announced the launch of its initial 20-hotel network across the United States, Mexico and Colombia, creating a new hospitality and club experience for today's global professionals to work, stay, meet and play.
THE GRiD offers hotel rooms, work and meeting spaces, dining, wellness, and professional and social experiences in one AI-connected network. Built for the global technology and professional community, THE GRiD connects its members through a physical and digital network designed around how the community lives, works and travels.
“We're excited to welcome the first 20 hotels to THE GRiD, giving our On THE GRiD members access to more locations worldwide while hotels gain access to our global network of professionals,” said Shani Peled, Founder and CEO of THE GRiD. “Together, we're building a smart global home for professionals to work, stay and meet wherever they are.”
This initial GRiD hotel footprint includes New York, Miami, Mexico City and Bogotá, where participating hotels become smart professional hubs and places where members can stay, work, meet, connect and experience the city around them.
THE GRiD integrates with participating hotels' existing facilities, technology and operating systems to create a smart, connected hospitality experience across each property. Public spaces can be activated for coworking, meetings, professional events, wellness, culinary and cultural programming, and social experiences.
The network also extends to Off THE GRiD destinations in Tulum, San Miguel de Allende, Mazunte, Ixtapa, Baja California Sur, and Palomino, creating destinations for company offsites, team retreats and professional escapes.
THE GRiD creates a personalized and increasingly familiar hospitality experience that travels with each member.
Through biometric access and smart-room technology, members can stay at participating properties, unlock their rooms, order services and personalize their environment – from temperature, lighting and sound to bedding, room setup, food and beverage, and wellness.
Each member’s personal preferences travel securely across the network, creating familiar and personalized experiences wherever members go: a place that increasingly knows who they are, what they like and what matters to them.
GRiD members can receive up to $10,000 in GRiD Credits based on their professional impact, contribution and engagement, creating a dynamic rewards system beyond traditional hospitality industry loyalty programs which are based primarily on spend or nights stayed.
GRiD members have one identity and one personalized experience, consistently across the network.
At the center of the experience is MiLA, The GRiD's Human-Centric AI.
MiLA understands who each member is, what they want to achieve and what matters to them, using their secure profile, personality, goals, interests, preferences and activity to personalize their experience.
It can identify relevant people, companies, customers, investors, talent and business opportunities, as well as the clubs, workspaces, events and experiences most relevant to each member.
For hotel operators, joining THE GRiD’s club and hotel network provides access to an identified global technology and professional community, built-in distribution, AI-powered technology and a white-label digital experience for professional guests.
THE GRiD integrates with existing hotel systems, combining real-time property and member data to help operators better understand and optimize their properties. Operators gain visibility into occupancy, inventory, public-space utilization, member and guest activity, programming and demand, helping them optimize operations, reduce costs, improve utilization and identify new revenue opportunities.
THE GRiD also creates a direct digital relationship between hotels and professional guests, enabling faster booking, personalized experiences and greater engagement. By activating rooms, public spaces and hotel facilities around the professional community, participating properties can increase revenue per guest and per square foot, deepen guest relationships and become part of a global professional network, helping hotels move from room revenue to relationship reven
THE GRiD is structured to scale across hospitality, technology and real estate.
THE GRiD Hotels brings independent properties and management companies into the global club and hotel network.
THE GRiD AI provides the personalization, orchestration and data layer connecting members, properties, spaces, experiences and opportunities.
THE GRiD Assets is a GRiD-sponsored real estate investment vehicle focused on acquiring and repositioning hospitality assets within THE GRiD’s club and hotel network.
THE GRiD is actively pursuing additional hotel operator and destination partnerships as it expands its global network beyond the initial 20 hotels.
ABOUT THE GRiD
THE GRiD is the smart club powered by Human-Centric AI that connects members, spaces and experiences. Backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, THE GRiD is purpose-built for the global technology and professional community. For more information, visit onthegrid.club.
Investor Contact
Joe O’Brien
ICR Capital
joe.obrien@icrcapital.com
Media Contact
Chuck Dohrenwend or Chris Mancini
ICR
chuck.dohrenwend@icrinc.com / chris.mancini@icrinc.com
said Shani Peled, Founder and CEO of THE GRiD.
