It’s hard to rank these in a particular order, however, our ranking takes into consideration number of hotels (both existing and in the pipeline), rooms, and brands under it’s umbrella. The data used to determine this was taken from reports from each company website.
10. Carlson Rezidor
With 7 brands and around 1,400 hotels in 115 countries under its belt, Carlson Rezidor is one of the largest hotel groups in the world as well as one of the most dynamic. With brands such as Raddison, Country Inns and Suites, and Park Inn, the Carlson Rezidor group has a hotel that fits the needs for anybody. Their hotels have plenty of stunning designs and are available widely across 115 different countries.
9. Homeinns Hotel Group
Homeinns Hotel Group was the first hotel group to be branded in China, and is currently one of the largest in the country. With locations in 355 Chinese cities, their presence in the country is overwhelming. While they only have locations in China currently (that’s 2,609 hotels, to be exacts), the group plans on expanding internationally in the near future.
8. Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Best Western is one of the best known hotel names throughout the United States, and has made its mark internationally, as well. Between their 7 brands, Best Western has properties in over 100 different countries, making up a current total of over 300,000 rooms and 4,195 hotels. The brand offers locations that give off more of a stereotypical hotel vibe, as well as modernized luxury resorts for those who want to live life to the fullest.
7. Accor Hotels
Accor Hotels is a French multinational hotel group that operates in almost 100 countries in the world with over 4,000 different hotels. Their 19 different brands offer an array of different lodging experiences, whether someone is looking for a chic urban location, or a fun tropical paradise.
6. Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels has a presence which spans across 40 countries with more than 500,000 rooms globally. The Group projects about 638 hotels in its pipeline, according to Hotel News Now.
5. Jin Jiang International
Although not much information can be found on the largest Chinese hotel company, Hotel News Now reported that after its merger with Plateno in Fall of 2015, the company boasted a whopping 3,090 locations. The 80-year-old group has its star hotel Shanghai Jinjiang Hotel which is known for its European-style architecture.
4. Wyndham Hotel Group
Although Wyndham has a whopping 8,000 open hotels, more than any group ranking higher, the group spans a mere 73 countries and 16 brands, including Dolce, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Days Inn and more.
3. Hilton Worldwide Holdings
Hilton is the third largest hotel group in the world, comprised of 788,864 rooms and 4,820 hotels throughout 104 countries and territories. The group boasts 13 diverse brands such as Curio, Waldorf Astoria, Canopy, and the newly introduced Tru.
2. InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group comes in at #2 on our list due to it’s impressive 5,099 existing hotels with an additional 1,461 in the pipeline. The 11 brands are seen worldwide and reported a 2015 revenue of $1,803MM, mostly stemming from the Americas.
1. Marriott International / Starwood Hotels & Resorts
It’s been the merger of the year, making Marriott International the LARGEST hotel croup in the world.With 5,456 existing hotels and 2,101 in the pipeline, it’s no wonder the gigantic company is taking our #1 spot. Back in September of this year, Marriott dished out a mere $13 Billion to acquire Starwood which added brands such as Sheraton, Westin, W and St. Regis under its ownership, creating an umbrella of 30 brands total.
This is an update from our original post which was published in 2012.
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