A handful of companies hold the keys to millions of hotel rooms globally, but the list of hotel brands that those companies own is legion. Marriott owns Fairfield, TownePlace and Moxy; Hilton owns Curio, DoubleTree and Hampton; Intercontinental owns Holiday Inn, Candlewood and Hotel Indigo, to name a few. With a $12.2 billion merger of Marriott and Starwood in the works, here’s a brief rundown, in order of total rooms controlled, of who owns what.
Marriott International Inc.-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
Brands: The Ritz-Carlton, BVlgari, EDITION, JW Marriott, Autograph Collection Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Delta Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Executive Apartments, Marriott Vacation Club, Gaylord Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, TownePlace Suites, Protea Hotels, and Moxy Hotels, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft, and Element.
Properties: 5,397.
Rooms: 1,068,990.
Revenue per Available Room: $123.08 (Starwood) to $128.88 (Marriott).
Revenue: About $15 billion combined.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio -A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.
Properties: 4,322.
Rooms: 715,062.
Revenue per Available Room: $105.63.
Revenue: $10.5 billion.
Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc.
Brands: InterContinental, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites, EVEN, and Kimpton.
Properties: 4,864.
Rooms: 701,522.
Revenue per Available Room: Not Available.
Revenue: $1.89 billion.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
Brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Wingate by Wyndham, Microtel Inns & Suites, Tryp by Wyndham, RCI, Landal GreenParks, Novasol, Hoseasons, cottages4you, James Villa Holidays, Wyndham Vacation Rentals, Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Shell Vacations Club, and WorldMark by Wyndham.
Properties: 7,848.
Rooms: 684,470.
Revenue per Available Room: $37.57
Revenue: $5.28 billion.
Choice Hotels International
Brands: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria hotels & suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands.
Properties: 6,379.
Rooms: 505,278.
Revenue per Available Room: $45.80.
Revenue: $758 million.
Accor S.A. (France)
Brands: Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, Adagio Access, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, hotelF1, and Thalassa.
Properties: 3,711.
Rooms: 495,766.
Revenue per Available Room: Not Available.
Revenue: $5.45 billion.
Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Brands: Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Hyatt Residence Club, Hyatt Gold Passport, and Hyatt Resorts.
Properties: 587.
Rooms: 155,265.
Revenue per Available Room: $168.
Revenue: $4.42 billion.
Sources: STR, Securities & Exchange Commission.
This chain of more than 2,330 properties is part of Hilton Worldwide. The hotels offer comfortable, well-equipped rooms in the midprice range. Hampton Inn & Suites presents itself as especially accommodating to large groups such as wedding parties and sports teams.
Guests can expect a number of complimentary services, including a breakfast bar, local calls, an in-room movie channel. Coffee and tea are served round the clock in the lobby, and messaging and fax services are always available at the front desk. All rooms have coffeemakers and irons and ironing boards.
Guests who stay at Hampton Inns & Suites can join the Hilton HHonors guest rewards program. A partnership between Hilton Hotels and numerous airline companies allows members to earn hotel points and airline miles simultaneously. Members can redeem their Points for free nights, premium merchandise, items on Amazon Shop with Points; make charitable contributions or gain access to unique events through the Hilton Honors auction platform (hiltonhonors.com/auctions).
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