SPECIAL REPORT
HOTELS
CONSIDERING THE MACRO-EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR , THE FACT THAT ROOM COUNTS OF THE INDUSTRY ’ S GIANTS ARE GROWING – ALBEIT MORE MODERATELY – IS A BIG WIN . IF A PANDEMIC CAN ’ T DESTROY INVENTORY , NOTHING EVER WILL .
by HOTELS EDITORS
Once again , HOTELS ranks the world ’ s biggest hotel companies based on room counts according to data as of December 31 , 2021 . We survey the world ’ s biggest hotel companies and report with the industry ’ s only true global list . In some cases where companies do not respond to our multiple queries , we estimate based on available information or , in a very few cases , must use the previous year ’ s data . Unfortunately , yet transparently , there are some inconsistencies in reporting due
to discrepancies in the reports made / provided by companies listed .
In reviewing the data , among the biggest gainers were Shanghai ’ s Huazhu Group Ltd ., which further penetrated into lower-tier cities in China , with roughly 200 new cities of coverage added during the year . At the same time , Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp , which added Apple Leisure Group to its portfolio , added more than 45,000 rooms to its portfolio .
Top 3 giants Marriott Internation , Jin
Jiang International and Hilton held up quite well in 2021 with Marriott adding more than 23,00 rooms , Jin Jiang adding more than 106,000 rooms and Hilton growing by some 46,000 rooms , according to our collected data . Also noteworthy , Highgate moved to 25th from 40th in the ranking , adding some 27,000 rooms .
Read the complete list of industry giants over the following pages and see who operates the biggest brands and has the most hotels worldwide .
32 hotelsmag . com July / August 2022