Top 10 Countries
RANK |
COMPANY NAME |
COUNTRIES |
1 |
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL |
100 |
1 |
IHG ( INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP ) |
100 |
3 |
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE |
96 |
4 |
ACCOR |
93 |
5 |
HILTON WORLDWIDE |
91 |
6 |
CARLSON REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP |
85 |
7 |
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL |
72 |
8 |
WYNDHAM HOTEL GROUP |
70 |
9 |
HYATT HOTELS CORP . |
48 |
10 LOUVRE HOTELS GROUP |
47 |
ABOUT THE RANKINGS
Data for HOTELS ’ 325 is gathered through an online survey completed by hotel company contacts . Individuals are asked to report the number of guestrooms and hotels in operation systemwide as of December 31 , 2013 . Companies that do not respond are subject to an estimate through public records , previous years ’ data , industry sources and independent research .
In some cases , rooms and hotels are counted more than once because HOTELS chooses to separately report data from owner-operators , managers and franchisors on the same list . Thus , a single property that is owned by one party , managed by another and branded by a third would be counted three times . Furthermore , this ranking omits companies that exclusively or overwhelmingly own hotels ; only companies that also manage or franchise hotels are included . That is why REITs and private equity companies are excluded . Noteworthy changes :
• Emerging Chinese companies such as 99-Inn Management Co ., Shandong Inzone Grace Inns and Shijiazhuang Guoda Hotel Management Co . are included on the list this year .
• Among the consortia , Keytel has been merged with Hotusa Hotels , while InnDependent Boutique Collection Hotel has been added .
• Among companies discovered or rediscovered : Princess Hotels & Resorts
( 130 ), Redefine BDL Hotel Group ( 215 ), CSM Lodging Services ( 238 ).
• Big dropper : Swiss-Belhotel International , from rank 100 to 213 .
• Big gainers : Narada Hotels Group , from 8,395 to 14,927 guestrooms ; Centara Hotels & Resorts , from 7,271 to 13 , 000 guestrooms .
Special thanks to the following companies and individuals who helped
HOTELS collect data :
• Beijing International Studies University
• Horwath HTL
• HVS
• PHG Hotels & Resorts
• Chris Scott , freelance contributor
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